Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 2/23/2004
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of February 23, 2004
- UN suspends its aids to southern Sudan
The UN has stopped its aids for 30,000 persons to the south of Sudan following missile launching incident against its employees in a camp for humanitarian aid in the area, but did not result in casualties. Sudan-UN, Politics, 2/28/2004 - Turabi accuses the government of feeding the conflict in Darfour
The secretary general of the opposition Sudanese People's Conference party Hassan al- Turabi criticized the policy pursued by Khartoum towards the conflict in Darfour, stressing that this problem cannot be settled apart from the south. Sudan, Politics, 2/26/2004 - Khartoum: Hamas new representative assumes work
The new representative for the Hamas movement started his work yesterday in Sudan which is demanded by the USA to close the offices of the Palestinian organizations. Sudan-Palestine, Politics, 2/25/2004 - European parliament stresses continued fighting in western Sudan
Mmember of the European parliament Richard Hueoit said that there is no evidence on halting the military operations in Darfour area to the west of Sudan despite the confirmation by the government on halting them. Sudan-European Union, Politics, 2/24/2004 - Darfour governor announces the surrender of large number of rebels
The governor of West Darfour was quoted as saying that "large numbers" of rebels in West Darfour area surrendered following the amnesty issued by the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir earlier this month. Sudan, Politics, 2/23/2004