Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 12/15/2003
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of December 15, 2003
- Differences over sharing oil revenues obstruct Sudanese peace negotiations
Current peace negotiations in Kenya between Sudan's (First) Vice-President, Ali Othman Muhammad Taha, and leader of southern rebels, John Garang, stumbled yesterday over sharing oil resources. Sudan, Politics, 12/20/2003 - Sudanese government confirms it closed al-Jazeera office
The Sudanese government yesterday announced it closed the office of the Qatari satellite TV station of al-Jazeera and arrested the director of its office for investigation. Sudan-Regional, Politics, 12/20/2003 - Sudanese authorities close al-Jazeera office in Khartoum
The Sudanese authorities decided to close al-Jazeera office in Khartoum giving no justification for this decision. The Sudanese security forces also detained the director of the office Islam Saleh. Sudan-Regional, Politics, 12/19/2003 - Khartoum, Dar four rebels announce the failure of negotiations
The Sudanese government and "Sudan's Liberation Army," one of the two rebels movement in Darfour state, said that the peace talks aiming at putting an end to rebels in the area failed. The government and the Liberation Army exchanged responsibility for the failure of the negotiations. Sudan, Politics, 12/18/2003 - Sudanese security forces broke into al-Jazeera office in al-Khartoum
A Sudanese security and police force on Tuesday evening broke into the office of al-Jazeera TV station in Khartoum, giving no reasons for doing so. Sudan, Politics, 12/18/2003 - American representative: Inter- Sudanese peace negotiations are not extendable
The US administration has intensified pressure on the Sudanese government and the southern rebels in order to reach a peace agreement by the fall of next Friday. Sudan-USA, Politics, 12/17/2003 - Preparation for Mubarak al-Bashir summit
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry announced that preparations are underway for a meeting to be held within a few days between President Hosni Mubarak and Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with the Ministers of Interior in both states attending. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 12/17/2003 - Sudanese negotiation progress on resources sharing
Sources close to the negotiations, ongoing in Kenya between the two delegations of the Sudanese government and the southern rebels, said that progress was attained on reaching an agreement on sharing resources. Sudan, Politics, 12/16/2003