Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 7/25/2005
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of July 25, 2005
- Rape, sexual violence continue in Sudan's Darfur region
Armed elements in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region, including law enforcement officers and the military, continue to perpetrate rape and sexual violence, with the authorities seemingly unable or unwilling to hold them accountable, according to a new United Nations report released today. Sudan, Politics, 7/29/2005 - Sudan opposition coalition optimistic on talks with government
Representatives for the opposition democratic national coalition and the Sudanese government started meetings in the capital Khartoum in order to implement The Cairo Agreement which was signed between the two sides in June, and to resolve outstanding issues. Sudan, Politics, 7/29/2005 - Deteriorated health of Sudanese opposition detainees
The People's Congress detainees, most of them from Darfur, set preconditions to end their strike, calling for their right to either be charged in open court trials or to be release. Sudan, Politics, 7/28/2005 - Sudanese opposition gathering discuss issues pending with the government
News reports in Khartoum said that a delegation representing the opposition Democratic National Coalition will arrive today to the country led by deputy chairman of the coalition for political affairs Farouk Abu Issa. Sudan, Politics, 7/27/2005 - 19 killed in Sudanese military plane crash
A Sudanese plane fell in the west of the country and the incident resulted in killing 19 military men including 5 officers on its board. Sudan, Local, 7/26/2005 - Khartoum and the rebels exchange accusations on Darfur clashes
Both the Sudanese government and the rebels in Darfur on Sunday exchanged accusations on the responsibility over the eruption of clashes in the district which is located west of the country. The clashes resulted in killing three members of the Sudanese army. Sudan, Politics, 7/25/2005