Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 1/11/1999
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of January 11, 1999
- Government and rebels extend cease-fire in Sudan for three months
The Sudanese government and the Sudanese People's Liberation Army decided yesterday to extend a cease-fire for three months in part of southern Sudan in order to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians suffering from famine and floods. Sudan-UN, Politics, 1/16/1999 - Garang, El-Mahdi agree on convening general conference of Sudanese opposition
The chief of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, John Garang, and former Sudanese prime minister and Ummah party chief El-Sadeq El-Mahdi agreed to host the general conference of the Sudanese opposition Democratic National Alliance Sudan, Politics, 1/16/1999 - Sudan's central bank to deal in the euro
Sudanese official sources said that the central bank of Sudan has begun to specify daily prices for the euro in comparison to the Sudanese pound. Sudan, Economics, 1/16/1999 - Libyan mediation between Khartoum and rebels
Diplomatic sources told the London-based al-Hayat daily that the visit of Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael and Sudanese Vice President Riak Mashar on Tuesday to Libya pertains to an initiative proposed by Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi in order to establish peace in Southern Sudan. Sudan-Libya, Politics, 1/15/1999 - UN - Sudan Sudan-UN, Economics, 1/14/1999
- National assemblage calls for solidarity with Sudanese people
The Sudanese Democratic National Alliance's leadership confirmed yesterday in its meeting with the Egyptian committee for solidarity its support for and solidarity with all people in Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 1/14/1999 - Sudanese officials arrive in Libya Sudan-Libya, Politics, 1/14/1999
- El-Bashir hopes Cairo approves his initiative
Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir expressed his deep concern with restoring relations with Egypt. Despite the Sudanese opposition's presence in Egypt and the Halauib triangle's issue, El-Beshir told reporters, "We hope the Egyptian government will approve my initiative calling for halting any hostile activity toward Egypt from Sudan and restoring Egyptian confiscated possessions." Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/13/1999 - Sudan denies involvement in assassination attempt against President Mubarak
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has denied reports that his country sheltered or cooperated with the three men who are accused of the assassination attempt against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Addis Ababa in 1995. Sudan-Egypt-Ethiopia, Politics, 1/13/1999 - Sudanese rebel force speaks of confrontation in Blue Nile province Sudan, Politics, 1/13/1999
- Sudan, Ethiopia for improving bilateral relations Sudan-Ethiopia, Politics, 1/12/1999
- Egyptian committee for solidarity to meet with Sudanese opposition leaders
The Egyptian solidarity committee is to hold a meeting tomorrow morning with leaders of the Sudanese Democratic National Alliance to discuss the current political developments in Sudan and the project of the alliance to reach a peaceful democratic solution for Sudan. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/11/1999