Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 6/6/2005
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of June 6, 2005
- Abuja talks between Khartoum, Darfur rebels resumed
The Sudanese government on Friday resumed talks with the rebels of Darfur in the Nigerian capital Abuja with the aim of reaching a peaceful solution for the crisis in west Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 6/11/2005 - Qathafi receives Darfur rebel leaders Libya-Sudan, Politics, 6/10/2005
- Egypt sends medical aid to Sudan Egypt-Sudan, Local, 6/10/2005
- Khartoum to obey International Criminal Court: we do not want confrontation with the Security Council
Khartoum on Tuesday lessened its opposition to the Sudanese mission for the International Criminal Court, when the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael announced that Khartoum will assume by itself investigations in the crime of killing, rape, and burning of villages in Darfur district to the west of Khartoum. Sudan-UN, Politics, 6/8/2005 - International Criminal Court opens investigation into Darfur
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to open an investigation into the situation in Darfur, Sudan, following the United Nations Security Council's referral of 51 names of people blamed for war crimes in the conflict between the Khartoum Government, allied militia and rebels in the region. Sudan-UN, Politics, 6/6/2005 - Khartoum calls on Darfur rebels to take part in Abuja talks
The Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir expressed his hope on the participation of the rebels of Darfur in the talks set in Abuja, Nigeria next Friday. Sudan, Politics, 6/6/2005 - Sudan asks for Arab support to the African forces
Ismael called on the Arab states to support the efforts made by the African Union to fix the situation in Darfur. Sudan-Regional, Politics, 6/6/2005