Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 1/15/2001
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of January 15, 2001
- Sudan: seven opposition members face death penalty
The Sudanese News agency said on Wednesday that seven Sudanese opposition members, accused of leaking military information to foreign sides and the use of violence against the authorities are facing death penalty. Sudan, Politics, 1/18/2001 - Sudanese efforts to make reconciliation
The council of coordinating the southern provinces in Sudan banned groups signatories to the Khartoum peace agreement to have its members carrying weapons inside cities. Sudan, Politics, 1/16/2001 - More 630 Sudanese rebellions killed
Some 630 rebellions and more 1500 others were considered as wounded or missing, in the battles that took place in the recent days between the Sudanese army forces and rebellions from Southern Sudan led by John Garang in the areas of Kubra al-Loul; and the outskirts of Oeil city to the north of Baher al-Gazelle. Sudan, Politics, 1/16/2001 - Sudanese opposition leader to return back home
Well-informed Sudanese sources unveiled that the leader of the Sudanese opposition coalition abroad Muhammad Othman al-Meir Ghani is intending to return back to the country in the near future. Sudan, Politics, 1/15/2001 - Negotiations between the Sudanese government and the opposition
Well-informed Southern Sudanese sources have revealed that secret negotiations have been conducted between the government and Reyak Mashar in order to convince him to return back to Khartoum to occupy the post of the vice- President in addition to his former post at the presidium of the Southern provinces coordination council. Sudan, Politics, 1/15/2001