Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 5/31/1999
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of May 31, 1999
- Khartoum accuses Eritrea of launching attacks on its borders
The Sudanese government on Thursday accused Eritrea of continuing launching of attacks on the Sudanese borders, despite the reconciliation agreement reached by the two countries in Qatar in May. Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 6/4/1999 - Sudanese government calls for facilitating measures to authorize investment
In its recent periodic meeting under the chairmanship of President Omar El-Bashir, the Sudanese Cabinet gave instructions to specialized bodies to facilitate measures for providing authorization for investment and to work on achieving stability to attract local and foreign investment, in addition to expanding programs for promoting investment and setting up the map of investment in the country. Sudan, Economics, 6/3/1999 - Iraq to take part in Sudanese celebrations of pumping oil
Iraqi Minister of Petroleum Amer Mohammed Rashid is to pay a visit to Sudan to represent his country in Sudanese celebrations on the occasion of beginning the pumping of petroleum through a 1610 km pipeline to Port Sudan harbor. Iraq-Sudan, Economics, 6/2/1999 - Sudan pledges to combat terrorism
Sudan will endorse next week all the international agreements for combating terrorism, after it endorsed last week the Arab anti-terrorism agreement. Sudan, Politics, 6/1/1999 - Sudanese minister of justice: Sudan has no future without Egypt
Sudanese Minister of Justice and Attorney General Mohammed Othman Yassin, stated that Sudan has no future without Egypt, specifically in light of curren developments that witness a real threat to Sudan's identity. Sudan, Politics, 6/1/1999 - New pipeline for Sudanese petroleum
Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir opened yesterday a new 1600 kilometer pipeline, through which the Sudanese government hopes to export petroleum. Sudan, Economics, 6/1/1999 - 80,000 Sudanese students start military training Sudan, Military, 5/31/1999
- King Abdullah invited to visit Sudan Sudan-Jordan, Politics, 5/31/1999
- Sudanese opposition refuses to hold discussions with the government
The Sudanese opposition Ummah party refused to participate in the national discussion between the government and opposition at the beginning of July. Sudan, Politics, 5/31/1999 - Demonstrations in Khartoum call for trial of Nimeiri
Thousands of supporters of the Sudanese Ummah party demonstrated in Khartoum yesterday, in protest over the return of former Sudanese Prime Minister Jaafar Nimeiri to Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 5/31/1999