Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 6/19/2000
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of June 19, 2000
- Torabi to declare establishing a new party soon Sudan, Politics, 6/24/2000
- All Sudanese jailed military men to be freed
A Sudanese official source said that Sudanese military men who were jailed after carrying out acts against the government will be freed very soon. Sudan, Politics, 6/24/2000 - Sudan's decision to release opposition members appreciated
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir released an unconditional amnesty for all opposition members to his government inside and outside the country and released all political detainees and prisoners. Sudan, Politics, 6/22/2000 - African countries urges the UN to lift sanctions from Sudan
The Organization of African Unity OAU has urged the UN Security Council to immediately lift the sanctions imposed on Sudan since 1996. Sudan, Politics, 6/22/2000 - Sudan opposition group rejects general pardon
Mansour Khaled, the advisor to the leader of the opposition group Sudan People's Liberation Army, expressed the rejection of his organization to the general pardon issued yesterday by Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir to all opposition members. Sudan, Politics, 6/22/2000 - Resuming peace negotiations between the Sudanese government and Garang movement soon
The rebel movement in south Sudan under the chairmanship of John Garang said that it will resume peace negotiations with the government soon in Nairobi. Sudan, Politics, 6/21/2000 - Egyptian assistant FM: No merger between I.G.A.D and the Egyptian - Libyan initiative to solve the Sudanese crisis Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 6/19/2000