Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 11/24/2003
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of November 24, 2003
- Ceasefire agreement extended for two months in Sudan; peace negotiations tomorrow
IGAD's mediator Lazaraos Simbayo announced that Khartoum and the sudanese southern rebels signed yesterday an agreement to extend the existing ceasefire, signed 6 months ago, for an additional two months, just two days before the resumption of peace negotiations in Kenya. Sudan, Politics, 11/29/2003 - West Sudan rebels kill 186 government militias
The rebels of west Sudan, with the support of citizens of villages, attacked fighters of government backed militias, and raided certain residential aggregations in west Sudan, and killed 186 members of the fighters of this militia. Sudan, Politics, 11/28/2003 - Garang briefs Annan on the peace talks in Sudan
The UN announced that the leader of the southern rebel in Sudan, John Garang, on Monday briefed on the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, on the progress reached in the peace process in Sudan. Sudan-UN, Politics, 11/26/2003 - Taha accuses Turabi of violating peace talks on Darfour
Sudan’s (First) Vice-President, Ali Othman Muhammad Taha, has accused the People's Congress Party, which is led by Hassan Turabi, of violating peace talks with the rebels of Dafour, which are being held under the mediation of Chad . Sudan, Politics, 11/24/2003 - Sudan rebels delegation visits Algeria
Sources of the Sudanese southern rebels said that a delegation from the movement is currently touring several Arab and foreign countries. Sudan-Algeria, Politics, 11/24/2003