Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 5/14/2001
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of May 14, 2001
- Reconciliation among Sudanese groups expected Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/19/2001
- Al-Khartoum voices backing to Iraq
The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has renewed the stand of the Sudanese people in support of the Iraqis against the sanctions imposed on it. Sudan-Iraq, Politics, 5/18/2001 - Al-Mahdi: the Egyptian- Libya initiative is the best to settle the crisis
Leader of the opposition Sudanese nation's party al-Sadeq al-Mahdi has called for the revitalization of the Egyptian- Libyan initiative after its amendment. Sudan, Politics, 5/18/2001 - Sudanese opposition group maintains agreement with the government
One of the opposition Sudanese groups has reached an agreement with the government to halt its military operation to the east of the country on the Eritrean- Ethiopian borders and to contribute with the government to rebuilding the damaged areas. Sudan, Politics, 5/16/2001 - Bashir terms Sudanese -Egyptian ties as 100 percent normal
Bashir said that his talks tackled means of integration, as to be demonstrated in the export of Sudanese meat to the Egyptian market. Customs tariffs will be cut down, said Bashir, noting that many Egyptian products that reach the Sudanese market are tax-exempted. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 5/16/2001 - Egypt, Sudan defence ministers meet
Egyptian Minister of Defence and Military Production Field Marshal Mohammad Hussein Tantawi met Monday with Sudanese Minister of Defence Major General Bakri Hassan Saleh, who is now on a visit to Cairo. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/15/2001 - Al-Mahdi strongly criticizes Garang
The leader of the Sudanese al-Ummah party al-Sadeq al- Mahdi has launched a strong attack against the rebellion movement led by John Garang. He said that this movement complies to the foreign pressure groups to continue its military operations in a way that it does not agree any sort of agreement and waiting for the time to impose its conditions on Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 5/15/2001 - Cooperation between Egypt, Sudan
The Sudanese minister of information and official spokesman for the Sudanese government Ghazi Salah Eddine has announced that the Sharm al-Sheikh Summit between Presidents Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Sunday attained their expected goals, noting that integration has been attained between the two sides in several areas of joint co-operation between the two sisterly countries. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 5/15/2001 - Egyptian -Libyan initiative proper for peaceful settlement in Sudan
An agreement was reached on taking measures for facilitating the movement of individuals and commodities. It was decided that the committee would consider building roads between the two countries and cooperation in the fields of telecommunications, linking harbors and other projects for enhancing relations between the two countries. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/14/2001 - Egyptian -Sudanese relation eternal
Egyptian Minister of Information Safwat Al Sherif said Mubarak-Al Bashir meeting came in a framework of fraternity and understanding that reflect eternal and historical relations linking the two brotherly peoples. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/14/2001 - Sudan, Uganda resume diplomatic relations
It was announced in Khartoum on Saturday that Sudan and Uganda decided to resume their diplomatic relations at the level of charge de affairs. Sudan-Uganda, Politics, 5/14/2001 - Mubarak, Bashir slam Israel's practices, demand end of attacks on Palestinians
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Sudanese President Omar Al- Bashir of Sudan yesterday demanded Israel to "immediately and unconditionally" halt all "its oppressive practices" against the Palestinians. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/14/2001 - Mubarak, Bashir discuss significant issues
Egyptian President Mubarak and Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir called for immediate and unconditional cessation of all forms of brutal and arbitrary practices against the Palestinain peoples. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/14/2001 - Sudanese party returns back to maintain activity in Sudan Sudan, Politics, 5/14/2001
- Symposium calls for increasing trade exchange
The Egyptian Export Promoting Center (EEPC) held a symposium in Cairo yesterday to address exports to Sudan. Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 5/14/2001 - Sudan, ICRC contacts over plane shooting incident
The International Committee of the red Cross said that it is making contacts with the Sudanese government and with the rebel movement to unveil the opening-fire incident against the relief plane since several days. Sudan, Local, 5/14/2001