Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 8/23/2004
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of August 23, 2004
- The Sudanese rebels call for a political solution before dropping their weapons
The Sudanese government announced that it does not take into consideration the one month grace period given by the UN Security Council and ends by August to achieve a progress and fulfill Khartoum's obligations over Darfur crisis else face possible international sanctions. Sudan, Politics, 8/27/2004 - Continued criticism of Khartoum over Darfur
The marathon efforts to provide a success to the Abuja negotiations coincided with new criticism addressed by the USA and the Amnesty International to the Sudanese government regarding Darfur. Sudan, Politics, 8/27/2004 - 12 policemen, five Sudanese injured in a demonstration in Cairo Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/27/2004
- Resumption of the Sudanese negotiations in Abuja talks
The two parties to the Sudanese negotiations, the Sudanese government and the rebel movements resumed yesterday the third day of talks under the supervision of the African Union, following a delay that lasted four hours because of the rejection of the rebels to discuss the issue of isolating their forces. Sudan, Politics, 8/26/2004 - Khartoum accepts conditions of deployment of African forces in Darfur Sudan-Regional, Politics, 8/26/2004
- Darfur rebels refuse negotiations program
Peace negotiations in Darfur, currently held in Abuja faced a new bottleneck in its second day when the rebels rejected the agenda proposed by the African Union which patrons the talks. Sudan, Politics, 8/25/2004 - Straw visits Darfur: al-Khartoum achieves a progress
The British foreign office secretary Jack Straw who visited Darfur yesterday said that the Sudanese government seeks to meet the UN demands in order to end the conflict, but more demands are requested. Straw said this during his visit to Abu Shouk camp for refugees in northern Darfur. Sudan-UK, Politics, 8/25/2004 - Rashid calls for boosting Egyptian-Sudanese industries like sugar, cooking oil
Egypt's Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Rashid Mohamed Rashid said that he is eager to bolster Egyptian-,Sudanese industrial cooperation and encourage investors to establish mutual industrial projects. Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 8/25/2004 - Egypt to have 10% share in capital of sugar factory in Sudan Sudan-Egypt, Business, 8/25/2004
- Africa Summit on Darfur opens in Abuja
Nigerian Foreign Minister Olu Adeniji said on Monday that a six-way committee has been set up to outline the agenda of the peace talks between Khartoum and the two main Darfur rebel groups. Sudan-Regional, Politics, 8/24/2004 - Straw arrives in Khartoum
The launching of Abuja talks coincides with the visit of the British foreign minister Jack Straw to Khartoum and then to Darfur district in order to get acquainted with the situation there. Sudan-UK, Politics, 8/24/2004 - Darfur's rebels reject government's plan to disarm
Darfur's rebels rejected a proposal by the Sudanese government to disarm their fighters and called on the African federation to force Khartoum to take the first step towards peace in the disturbed region. Sudan, Politics, 8/24/2004 - Mousa urges Arab Ministers of Information to support Darfur case Regional-Sudan, Politics, 8/24/2004
- Sudan admits human rights violations in Darfur, an agreement with the UN on the return of the displaced
For the first time, Sudan has admitted the occurrences of human rights violations in Darfur, one week before the end of the grace period set by the UN to establish security in the region. Sudan, Politics, 8/23/2004