Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 3/6/2000
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of March 6, 2000
- Sudan brings back branch of Cairo University in Khartoum Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 3/11/2000
- Turabi attacks constitutional court, expects early presidential elections
Hassan Turabi, secretary general of the ruling party in Sudan, launched a strong attack yesterday on the constitutional court and accused it indirectly of being partial to President Omar El-Bashir. Sudan, Politics, 3/11/2000 - Algerian, Sudanese presidents agree to large scale cooperation
Algeria and Sudan on Wednesday ended the diplomatic crisis which characterized relations between the two states since the halt of the election process in Algiers in 1992 with an announcement made by officials in the two states that they put an end to settling suspended issues that prevented restoring relations to normalcy. Algeria-Sudan, Politics, 3/10/2000 - US requests from Khartoum
The US delegate to Khartoum, Harry Johnston, stated on Wednesday in Cairo that the US administration had asked the Sudanese government officially to stop bombarding the civilians in the south and to permit the resumption of humanitarian aid. Sudan-USA, Politics, 3/9/2000 - Bashir - Bouteflika discussions start Algeria-Sudan, Politics, 3/8/2000
- Verdict to be issued in Turabi's case against El-Bashir today
The Sudanese court said it will issue its final verdict today on the charge pressed by members of the national council (parliament) which was recently dissolved against resolutions of president Omar El-Bashir that were issued on December 12, 1999, according to which the national council, under the chairmanship of Hassan Turabi, was dissolved and a state of emergency case was established as well as the suspension of some items of the constitution. Sudan, Politics, 3/8/2000 - Washington denies supporting southern Sudan dissent, and assures its right to self-determination
Harry Johnston, the special U.S envoy to Sudan, said his visit to Sudan achieved great progress in the relations between the two countries. Sudan-USA, Politics, 3/8/2000 - Sudanese demonstrations support the US initiative
Hundreds of students who come from southern Sudan went out in a demonstration supporting the USA in Khartoum that coincided with the visit of Harry Johnston, the US envoy to Sudan. Sudan-USA, Politics, 3/8/2000 - Garang's advisor: We demand joining the national assembly to the negotiation team
Mansour Khaled, the political advisor for the head of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, John Garang, said he officially informed IGAD's envoy ambassador Amboya of demands to joining the opposition Democratic National Alliance coalition to the negotiation team in the government's negotiations with the SPLM. Sudan, Politics, 3/8/2000 - Al-Bashir meets US envoy
The Sudanese daily al-Anbaa said on Tuesday that President Omar Hassan al-Bashir informed a US delegate that Sudan wants to establish a dialogue with the US. Sudan-USA, Politics, 3/8/2000 - US sanction on Iran, Sudan unilateral action, Malaysia says
The United States' move to prohibit all foreign oil companies from investing in Iran and Sudan was a unilateral decision which did not have the blessing of the United Nations, Malaysian minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Bernard Dompok, said. Sudan-Iran-Malaysia, Politics, 3/8/2000 - Sudan to sell cheaper oil to Thailand
Sudan has offered to sell lower-price oil to Thailand which is seeking ways to cushion impact of rising world oil prices on its public and entrepreneurs, Thai news agency TNA said. Sudan-Thailand, Business, 3/8/2000 - El-Bashir arrives in Algeria
Sudanese President Omar Hassan El-Bashir arrived today in Algeria on a three-day official visit, during which he is meeting with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Algeria-Sudan, Politics, 3/7/2000 - Meetings of Sudanese Democratic National Alliance start
Meetings of the general leader organization of the Sudanese opposition, the Democratic National Alliance, started in Asmara today amid a pessimistic atmosphere. Sudan, Politics, 3/7/2000 - King Mohammed message to Sudanese president Morocco-Sudan, Politics, 3/6/2000