Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 7/4/2005
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of July 4, 2005
- Garang takes oath as the first Sudanese vice President
Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM / SPLA), John Garang, today takes his constitutional oath as the Vice President for Omar Hasan al-Bashir, according a historic peace agreement signed in January this year ending more than two decades of civil war. Sudan, Politics, 7/9/2005 - Historical welcome for Garang in Khartoum
More than one million Sudanese took the streets to receive Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM / SPLA), John Garang, amid joy of achieving peace as he arrived in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, yesterday, for the first time since 22 years. Sudan, Politics, 7/9/2005 - Nazif arrives in Khartoum to attend signing of transitional constitution Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 7/9/2005
- Differences in the Sudanese public over the interim phase
The Sudanese public was split between optimism and one pessimism and concerned over the next interim phase in which the parliament and the SUdan People's Liberation Movement will carry out a partnership that will extend for the coming years. Sudan, Politics, 7/8/2005 - Sudan approves draft interim constitution, Garang is Sudan's vice president
A new shift of prisoners of the government forces returned back on Wednesday evening to the capital Khartoum after they were released by the rebels of south Sudan, in implementation of an agreement signed between the two sides on January this year. Sudan, Politics, 7/7/2005 - Sudan expresses thanks to Libya for help on Darfur problem Libya-Sudan, Politics, 7/7/2005
- Agreement of principle between government, Darfur rebels
The Sudanese government and the two rebel movements in Darfur have settled the first obstacle in the face of peace negotiations in Abuja, Nigeria, by sgning an agreement of principles that would open the door before a peaceful solution for the conflict which started more than two years ago in this intensified district located to the west of Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 7/6/2005 - Peace negotiations to resume in Sudan on August 24th
Following an agreement of principles, the Sudanese sides agreed to resume peace talks on August 24. Both the two rebel movements and the government showed cautious optimism over achieving peace in Darfur. Sudan, Politics, 7/6/2005