Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 7/29/2002
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of July 29, 2002
- Sudan president to install new governors, ministers
Well-informed Sudanese sources said that the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will make ministerial changes in his government very soon, and make several decisions on exempting and appointing certain rulers to the 26 Sudanese provinces. Sudan, Politics, 8/3/2002 - Sudan nine persons killed in Jouba
The Sudanese daily Akhbar al-Youm ( News of today) said on Friday that nine persons including one woman were killed and others wounded during a fire exchange in one of the markets of Jouba, a major city in southern Sudan. Sudan, Local, 8/3/2002 - Mubarak: we strongly stand with Sudan's unity
Egypt has stressed it stands "strongly" for Sudan's unity and efforts aiming at "fixing this policy and achieving stability in the context of a one strong country." Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/2/2002 - Khartoum denies attacks in southern Sudan
Khartoum authorities on Wednesday denied what was announced by southern Sudanese rebels, that the government forces launched an attack in the south in which 1000 persons or more were killed just few days after concluding a historical agreement in talks to end the war which has been continuous since 19 years. Sudan, Politics, 8/1/2002 - 1000 Sudanese killed in clashes between the army, the rebels
A high ranking official at the Sudanese rebel movement said on Tuesday that almost 1000 persons were killed and other 10 thousands were displaced in an attack carried out by the Sudanese government forces and their armed groups in an oil rich area in southern Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 7/31/2002 - Two Germans working for World Vision kidnapped in southern Sudan
The German foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it has formed a crisis unit for releasing two of its citizens working in the World Vision organization, kidnapped by the rebels in Southern Sudan. Sudan-Germany, Local, 7/31/2002 - Egypt, Sudan sign 15 economic, trade, investment cooperation agreements
Ebeid and Taha held a brief session before being joined by members of the two delegations. Egypt said that talks also covered the integration of the two states. Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 7/30/2002 - Bashir: Garang is a unionist, never a separatist
The Sudanese government has reinforced its moves to campaign, for its agreement with the southern rebels, on the Arab arena despite the meeting which was described as "historic" between President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the leader of the souther rebels group John Garang in Kampala on Saturday; as this agreement did not eliminate the atmosphere of doubt surrounding the agreement at the Arab level, towards the approval of the government to the option of self determination which they expect to lead to the separation of southern Sudan from Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 7/29/2002 - Egypt-Sudan talks cover all areas of cooperation
Egyptian Sudanese ministers agreed in meetings on the sidelines of the Egyptian-Sudanese Higher Commission, which began yesterday in Cairo, to enhance cooperation ties between the two states in all domains. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 7/29/2002 - Sudanese messages to Libya, Egypt, Syria
Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi on Sunday received a message from the Sudanese President Hassan al-Bashir explaining the content of the agreement concluded with John Garang, leader of Sudan's southern rebels, in order to achieve reconciliation in Sudan. Sudan-Regional, Politics, 7/29/2002 - BBC: Sudan commends Bashir, Garang meeting
Ghazi Salah Eddine, the advisor of the Sudanese President for peace affairs, has underlined the importance of the meeting held by President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with John Garang Sudan, Politics, 7/29/2002