Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 9/13/1999
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of September 13, 1999
- Egyptian - Sudanese - Ethiopia project for joint use of Nile water Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 9/17/1999
- Khartoum: Communications with Ummah Party to motivate Sudanese reconciliation efforts
The secretary of the political department in the ruling National Conference Party in Sudan, Mohamed El-Hassan El-Amin, said yesterday in press statements that communications are currently being made with the opposition Ummah Party to arrange meetings between the two sides in the endeavors to achieve national reconciliation in Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 9/16/1999 - Fighting erupts in southern Sudan
A Sudanese military spokesman on Wednesday said that Sudanese forces deterred during the two past days an attack carried out by the southern rebel movement led by John Garang. Sudan, Politics, 9/16/1999 - More victims of floods in Sudan
The Sudanese dailies said on Wednesday that the floods resulted in making more than 50,000 persons homeless and cutting of electricity, water, and telephone lines in Danqala town in northern Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 9/16/1999 - Three kidnapped Sudanese teachers released in Yemen
It was announced in Khartoum on Wednesday that three Sudanese teachers were kidnapped in Yemen. The kidnappers released al-Ghazali Dafa Allah, Abdullah Hassan Fadel al-Moula and Saleh Suleiman, who were held by one of the Yemeni tribes in Soudah province in the province of Maareb just four days ago. Yemen-Sudan, Politics, 9/16/1999 - Death of Sudanese rebel leader confirmed
One of the rebels in southern Sudan, Kerobino Kawanin, was killed following a confrontation between warring groups in the southern part of the country. Kawanin's family confirmed his death on Wednesday. Sudan, Politics, 9/16/1999 - Sudanese opposition troops mobilizing to be ready for new fighting
The rebel People's Army for the Liberation of Sudan mobilized its fighters and obligatorily recruited other fighters to get ready for a new round of fighting. Sudan, Politics, 9/15/1999 - Egyptian, Sudanese FMs meet again to coordinate initiatives
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and his Sudanese counterpart Mustafa Othman Ismael on Monday in Cairo held a meeting in which they discussed the next move to coordinate the Arab and African initiatives to deal with the Sudanese problem. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 9/14/1999 - Floods cause displacement of 2,000 families in Sudan
Flooding of the Nile river took place in the Sudanese areas this week resulted in making more than 2,000 families homeless among the people of northern Sudan and its capital. Sudan, Local, 9/14/1999 - Sudanese Cabinet approves trade agreement with Yemen Sudan-Yemen, Economics, 9/13/1999
- Garang calls for delaying Sudanese opposition meeting in Cairo
Sudanese sources said yesterday that Colonel John Garang, the leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army decided not to come to Egypt on October 2 as scheduled to participate in the meeting of the leaders of the Sudanese opposition Democratic National Alliance. Sudan, Politics, 9/13/1999 - A preliminary meeting for Sudanese reconciliation
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael said at the conclusion of a closed-door meeting of the ministerial council of the Arab League council dedicated to discussing the Sudanese issue and "the foreign conspiracies against Sudan," that representatives of the government and the opposition in Sudan will meet during the second half of October in order to prepare for the national reconciliation conference. Sudan, Politics, 9/13/1999