LARGE MARKETS Spot News: 1. Omaha World-Herald, Matthew Hansen, “Shooting of suspect at Offutt raises questions.” 2. Lincoln Journal Star, Peter Salter, `Man cleared in murder — State apologizes, pays… conviction.” 3. The Argus Leader, Peter Harriman, David Montgomery, Jay Pickthorn, “North-end fire kills 3 children.” Feature: 1. Omaha World-Herald, Joe Duggan, “Biding his time [...]
Khartoum-Halfa Train Resumes Travels Khartoum – Khartoum Railway Corporation resumed travels from Khartoum to Halfa after halt of more than thirteen years. Railway Manager, Makawi Mohamed Awad said that the corporation has maintained the line two months ago.Minister of Transport, Ahmed Babiker Nahar said the ministry is working to replace the old railway to normal after [...]
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) – South Sudan‘s president says he and Sudan‘s president have agreed to a resumption of oil exports and border trade. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir traveled to South Sudan on Friday for the first time since the south peacefully broke away from Sudan in 2011. South Sudan President Salva Kiir said the [...]
Bashir looks on during the opening of the Arab League summit in Doha” border=”0″ width=”580″ height=”399″ /> Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir looks on during the opening of the Arab League summit in Doha (AHMED JADALLAH, REUTERS / March 26, 2013) Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-sudan-southbre93a15y-20130411,0,281629.story
Reporters Without Borders is appalled to learn that Sudan‘s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) ordered Al Nour Mohamed Al Nour’s suspension as editor-in-chief of the independent Arabic-language daily Al Sahafa on 3 April. At the same time, the NISS harassed Al Jazeera’s Khartoum correspondent, accusing him of unbalanced coverage and reporting “false information.” “There [...]
KHARTOUM/JUBA – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will visit his long-time foe South Sudan for the first time since its independence next week, an official said on Friday, cementing new deals on oil and border security between the two countries. The African neighbours agreed this month to resume cross-border oil flows and defuse tensions that [...]
ABYEI-CATECHIST Mar-25-2013 (1,100 words) With photos. xxxi Catechist recalls Abyei violence: ‘We prayed the rosary as we ran’ By Paul JeffreyCatholic News Service ABYEI, Sudan (CNS) — When Bruna Maloal was a child, Abyei was a peaceful place, and every year her tribe, the Dinka Ngok, welcomed the Misseriya nomads who came to the region [...]
ABYEI, Sudan (CNS) — When Bruna Maloal was a child, Abyei was a peaceful place, and every year her tribe, the Dinka Ngok, welcomed the Misseriya nomads who came to the region with their vast herds of cattle. “They came with their cows for the water and grass, and we would eat together. They harvested [...]
The United States embassy resumes full service to the public on Monday, six months after the compound was damaged in a deadly demonstration sparked by a U.S.-made film that mocked Islam. “The consular section of the U.S. embassy Khartoum, Sudan will resume full consular services,” said a statement from Washington’s mission in the Sudanese capital. [...]
Date: 21/03/2013 The Sudanese government has submitted a formal letter to the commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) declaring that the area south of the January 1956 border line is free of any presence by Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) as per the security deal signed last week with South Sudan [...]
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