Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 1/24/2000
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of January 24, 2000
- El-Mahdi meets a British official in Cairo
Former Sudanese Prime Minister El-Sadek El-Mahdi, head of the opposition Ummah Party, is to meet Derek Belmbli, manager of the Middle East and North Africa department in the British Foreign Office, tomorrow in Cairo. Sudan-UK, Politics, 1/29/2000 - Break-in in Sudanese Islamic front office
Unknown people broke into the office of Ossman Khaled Medwi, a member of the executive leadership council of the Sudanese Islamic Front, as they hit the guard of the commercial company owned by Khaled Madwi. Sudan, Local, 1/29/2000 - Sudanese President in Muscat today
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has asserted that peace and national reconciliation are the top priority of the new Sudanese government in the coming phase, on the ground of the Egyptian- Libyan initiative. Oman-Sudan, Politics, 1/28/2000 - Sudanese minister of culture to visit Cairo soon Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/27/2000
- Mubarak assures adherence to Sudan's stability
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stated that Egypt adheres to achieving stability in Sudan and that it is for legitimacy and does not interfere in Sudan's internal affairs and that dealings with the legal authorities must be based on facts and principles that determine this cooperation. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/27/2000 - Southern leader accuses Turabi of removing Christians from ruling party's bodies
Southern Sudanese Lorans Lowal leader accused Hassan Turabi, secretary of the ruling National Congress Party, of making an attempt to remove the Christians from the leadership front and from the other party bodies. Sudan, Politics, 1/27/2000 - Sudan People's Liberation Movement withdraw all its leaders from regional capitals
Sources in the Sudan People's Libeartion Movement told ArabicNews.com that the movement took many important decisions in its recent public conference, the most serious of which is withdrawing all its leaders from regional capitals to southern Sudan to run the SPLM's political and military work from there and to keep a simple representation that does not exceed three persons in each country. Sudan, Politics, 1/26/2000 - Sudanese opposition refuses new ministerial formation
The Sudanese opposition dismissed the decision made by Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir to reshuffle the Sudanese government. Sudan, Politics, 1/26/2000 - New government in Sudan
On the eve of an important meeting for the ruling Sudanese National Congress Party, during which Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the secretary general of the party, Hassan Turabi, agreed on new proposals to share responsibilities, a matter which put an end to crisis between the two men which lasted for 6 weeks, Sudanese television said on Monday that President al-Bashir formed a new government in which the ministers of defense, foreign affairs and the interior as well as the information kept their posts. Sudan, Politics, 1/25/2000 - El-Merghany: We refuse any communications outside the Egyptian - Libyan initiative
Mohammed Ossman El-Merghany, head of the opposition Sudanese Democratic National Alliance, said after discussions yesterday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa that the Sudanese Democratic National Alliance supports and adheres to the Egyptian - Libyan initiative, which works on saving Sudan and achieving a comprehensive reconciliation as well as creating stability in Sudan. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/25/2000 - Arab Monetary Fund delegation visits Sudan
A delegation from the Arab Monetary Fund arrived in Sudan for a visit during which the delegation will hold discussions with specialists concerning cooperation between Sudan and the fund. Sudan-Regional, Economics, 1/24/2000 - Sudanese, UAE presidents meet in Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan met on Sunday in Abu Dhabi with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, currently visiting the UAE. United Arab Emirates-Sudan, Politics, 1/24/2000 - Sheikh Zayed called for an Arab summit during his meeting with al-Bashir
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has described his short visit held on Saturday to the UAE, during which he received the backing of his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, for the Sudanese national reconciliation efforts, as "successful." United Arab Emirates-Sudan, Politics, 1/24/2000 - Sudan, Eritrea open their joint borders
Sudan has announced that since Friday borders were opened with Eritrea on the eve of resuming diplomatic relations between Khartoum and Asmara. Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 1/24/2000