Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 10/5/1998
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of October 5, 1998
- Sudan wants a fact-finding mission concerning factory bombed by U.S.A
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismail stated today that his country continues to adhere to its request of the Security Council to send a fact-finding mission concerning the allegation of the US administration that El-Shifaa medicine factory, bombed by the US on Augustt 20, was producing chemical weapons. Sudan, Politics, 10/10/1998 - Rescue agencies praise cease-fire extension in south Sudan
In a joint press statement, international rescue agencies praised yesterday the decision of Sudanese rebels concerning unilaterally extending a cease-fire for another three months. Sudan, Politics, 10/10/1998 - Sudanese government asks for volunteers, rebels for cease-fire extension
the Sudanese minister added that Ugandan troops, who he accuses of helping in attacks on southern Sudan, received advanced training at the hands of Israeli and American experts, adding that the "weapons they used in their attacks against the Sudanese territories are advanced and sophisticated." Sudan, Politics, 10/9/1998 - Bashir canceled meeting with Museveni
Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir confirmed that he canceled his planned meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at the end of last month, after Sudan claimed that Ugandan forces launched an attack in the Sharq al Istiwa'iyah province adjacent to Uganda. Sudan-Uganda, Politics, 10/9/1998 - Khartoum asks Cairo for explanations on Mubarak' s statements over al-Shifaa
The Sudanese government intends to officially ask Cairo for explanations of statements made by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in which he said that al-Shifaa medicinal factory, which was destroyed by the US missiles on August 20, could have produced items used in the manufacture of chemical weapons. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 10/9/1998 - Sudanese Army: Heavy damages inflicted on Ugandan troops
A Sudanese daily said on Wednesday that the Sudanese forces inflicted heavy losses on Ugandan troops this week. The paper quoted Sudanese Army spokesman Abdul Rahman Serr al-Khatem as saying, "The Sudanese army repelled an attack by the Ugandan forces." Sudan-Uganda, Politics, 10/8/1998 - Egyptian, Sudanese Foreign Ministers meet in Cairo
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and his Sudanese counterpart, Mustafa Othman Ismael, held on Monday night a lengthy meeting after the latter arrived in Cairo in a sudden visit. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 10/7/1998 - Sudanese president threatens to expand war to Uganda
Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir has threatened to expand the scope of battles taking place in southern Sudan between government troops and southern rebels to cover the Ugandan territories. Sudan, Politics, 10/7/1998 - Sudan presents complaint to UN Security Council against Eritrea and Uganda
Sudan announced that it complained to the United Nations Security Council of an attack carried out by Ugandan and Eritrean forces taking place last month in southern Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 10/7/1998 - Sudanese official denies that Bashir refused Gaddafi's
A high-ranking Sudanese official denied that the Sudanese President Omar Bashir refused the initiative of Libyan leader Colonel Moammar Gaddafi to visit Libya and meet with the presidents of Uganda and Eritrea, within Libya's initiative to improve Sudanese relations with its neighbors, who Sudan has accused attacking it. Sudan-Libya, Politics, 10/6/1998 - Opposition warns international and Sudanese parties against investment in Sudan
At the conclusion of its meetings in Asmara, the opposition Sudanese Democratic National Alliance warned foreign and Sudanese parties against presenting any economic support for the war efforts of the Sudanese government or supporting its political program. Sudan, Politics, 10/6/1998 - Ferocious battles near Sudanese city of Juba
Yasser Erffan, the spokesman of Sudanese People's Army Liberation headed by John Garang, announced that SPLA forces are engaging in fierce battles with the Sudanese Army in the city of Tankalaa near Juba, the largest city in southern Sudan. Sudan, Military, 10/5/1998