Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 1/24/2005
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of January 24, 2005
- People's movement opens an office in Khartoum
The Sudan People's Liberation movement (southern rebels) yesterday inaugurated the opening of its first headquarters in Khartoum expected to be the second main headquarters. The celebration was attended by hundreds of Sudanese from the north and the south and most of the prominent Sudanese political figures. Sudan, Politics, 1/29/2005 - Washington calls on Khartoum, rebels to stop fighting
The US has called for "immediate halting" of the acts of violence in Darfur district to the west of Sudan and accused the Sudanese government and the rebels of being behind it. Sudan-USA, Politics, 1/28/2005 - One Sudanese human rights activist detained Sudan, Politics, 1/27/2005
- Sudan's cooperation agreement with the European Union
Sudan and the European Union signed at the headquarters of the Commission in Brussels a cooperation agreement following 15 years of cessation, following the end of the longest war in Africa. Sudan-European Union, Politics, 1/27/2005 - Expected American sanctions on Sudan over Darfur Sudan-USA, Politics, 1/27/2005
- Ahmed Abul Gheit :SPLM leader welcomes Egypt's role in Sudan 's peace Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/26/2005
- Parliament of southern rebels in Sudan ratifies peace agreement
The parliament of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (southern rebels) on Monday unanimously approved the peace agreement which was signed on January 9th in Nairobi with the Sudanese government. Sudan, Politics, 1/25/2005 - Khartoum accuses Darfur rebels of killing scores of civilians
An official in the Sudanese army said a group of Darfur rebels killed scores of Sudanese and injured others in an attack against villages in al-Malam area to the north of Darfur. Sudan, Politics, 1/24/2005