Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 8/4/2003
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of August 4, 2003
- AL asks for urgent needs for the damages of floods in Sudan
The secretary general of the Arab League AL Amr Moussa has assigned officials at the AL to move swiftly and effectively to taking necessary measures to provide urgent medical and humanitarian aids to the victims of floods in the Sudanese city of Kasala. Sudan-Regional, Local, 8/9/2003 - Europe to join peace plan in Sudan
The European Union called yesterday Sudan to reach a final settlement in order to put an end to the civil war which has been ongoing since 1983 and this is to be during the peace negotiations to be held on Sunday in Kenya. Sudan-European Union, Politics, 8/9/2003 - Syria and Sudan workers twinship agreement Syria-Sudan, Politics, 8/9/2003
- Egypt, Sudan agree to set up free zone
Egypt and Sudan have agreed to set up a free zone for their goods in Juba, Sudan, at a total cost of LE 500,000, said Amr Haydar Abu Zeid, Consul General of the Sudanese embassy in Aswan. Sudan-Egypt, Economics, 8/8/2003 - Sudan: The Republic presidency adopts a party initiative on national reconciliation
The Sudanese dailies issued yesterday in Khartoum noted yesterday the announcement made by the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on the presidency's adoption of a national dialogue initiative which aims at achieving reconciliation between the government and the opposition forces. Sudan, Politics, 8/8/2003 - Libyan aid delivered to Sudan Sudan-Libya, Local, 8/8/2003
- Al-Sahafa: Al-Bashir intends to release al-Turabi
The Sudanese al-Sahafa daily said yesterday that the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir intends to release the Islamic opposition member Hassan al-Turabi who has been jailed since more than two years. Sudan, Politics, 8/7/2003 - Sudanese judicial commission calls for releasing Hassan al-Turabi
Sudanese sources said that governmental human rights group has called for the release of the Islamic leader Sheikh Hassan al-Turabi who was once a close associate to the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. Sudan, Politics, 8/6/2003 - WFP fears starvation in Sudan
The UN World Food Program has stated that thousands of Sudanese are facing danger of starvation as malnutrition rates jumped to hit close to similar figures of 1998 when starvation hit the main areas in the country. Sudan, Local, 8/6/2003 - Sudanese president highlights Syria stances Sudan-Syria, Politics, 8/6/2003
- Mubarak receives message from Bashir Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/5/2003
- Sudan new round of peace negotiations on August 10 Sudan, Politics, 8/5/2003
- Mubarak and Al Bashir phone talks, help to Sudan flood victims
President Mubarak ordered the Prime Minister to take measures for providing necessary relief materials in order to rescue the Sudanese citizens who were plagued by the floods Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/4/2003 - Khartoum accepts resumption of peace talks
Sudan's foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael yesterday announced that the Sudanese government agreed to take part in the peace talks following continued contacts exerted by Khartoum, Washington and Nairobi to rescue the talks from collapse. Sudan, Politics, 8/4/2003