Reactions to the Darfur Peace Document following All Darfur Stakeholders Conference

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Decisive five days were allowed period for Darfur stakeholders who came to the Qatari capital Doha to discuss what is known as the Darfur Peace Document, with the participation of IDPs, refugees, Darfur NGOs,

the Government of Sudan, armed movements, elected  officials, Darfur citizens in Diaspora  as well as political leaders  and partners of the international community.

They came together to discuss eight years of lost peace.

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Sudan attains an important away win to Swaziland

Swaziland didn’t make it easy for us – Abdulla

Gms: from Cafonline, 7 June 2011

Sudan attained an important 2-1 win away to Swaziland in their return Match of the CAN 2012 Qualifiers, which put them at the top of their group.

Cafonline met Sudan coach Mohammed Abdulla who was impressed by the home side’s battling qualities and made special mention of two players, transferred Jomo Cosmos’ striker Mfanafuthi ‘Taribo’ Bhembe and Captain Siyabonga [...]

Report Sudan: Great priority given to self-sufficiency and export of edible oil

Gms: Khartoum, June 7 (SUNA)

The government intensifies work to provide production inputs for the industry of manufacturing oil from Cotton seeds, beans, and Sun flower, in the framework of the exerted efforts to realize the self-sufficiency in the field of manufacturing and exporting edible oil

The cotton cultivated areas in the irrigated sector are estimated at 296.000 Fadden in New halfa, Al-rahad, AL-Sukki and White Nile regions , while the rain-feed areas are [...]

Continental Road between Sudan to Eritrea to be Inaugurated

Gms: Khartoum, June 7 (SUNA)

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, will inaugurate on July 1st the 26-kilometer continental highway between Sudan and Eritrea

The Wali (governor) of Kassala State, Mohamed Adam Yousif, said that President Al-Bashir accompanied by the Eritrean President, Issias Afwerki, will inaugurate the road linking Kassala with the Eritrean Al-Laffa town which is financed by Qatar at the cost of 50 million dollars in the context of its [...]

The Fifth of June: the Six Hour War!

By Abdul Rahman al-Ninga

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Today, Sunday is the fifth of June. May be for all the people world wide, this is a reminder of this  day and the big event or in fact the devastating catastrophe that hit the Arab world on that day. But for any one who is living in the Arab world, this is defiantly not a reminder. It is very simple. No body has forgotten the fifth of [...]

Iran to complain to FIFA over women’s ban

Gms: from en.news.maktoob.com, TEHRAN 7 June 2011

Iran will complain to world football’s governing body FIFA after its women’s team was banned from a qualifying game for next year’s Olympics due to their Islamic dress, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.
The Iranian team were banned from a match against Jordan shortly before the game was due to start in Amman on Friday, Iran’s state-run Press TV reported.
Jordan were awarded a 3-0 win [...]

African Union Commission Chairperson visits Sudan

Gms: Addis Ababa, June 7 (SUNA)

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Jean Ping, visits the country in the period from the 6th to the 7th of June 2011, to meet with the officials of the Government in the north and the Government of South Sudan, in Khartoum and Juba, respectively

The African Union Commission (AUC) announced in a press realse issued in Addis Ababa, that the visit aims to encourage [...]

Completion of Darfur Peace is imminent, says President Al-Bashir

Gms: Khartoum, June 7 (SUNA)

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir announced that completion of the achievement of Peace in Darfur is imminent

Addressing the inaugural sitting of the 8th session of the Conference of the Committee on Intelligence and Security Services in Africa (CISSA) at the Friendship Hall Monday, the President urged the CISSA to cooperate with the African Union Commission and the United Nations-African Union Commission (UNAMID) bedsides furnishing them [...]

Abducted Bulgarian Pilots Released

Gms: Khartoum, June 7 (SUNA)

The three Bulgarian pilots who were abducted last January in West Darfur released, Monday

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lauded the authorities concerned in West Darfur State and the tribal leaders in the area who played positive role to release the Bulgarian crew members who will be transported to Khartoum by air before leaving for their country

The Official Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador [...]

Taha chairs meeting of High Committee for Civil Register Project

Gms: Khartoum, June 7 (SUNA)

Vice-President of the Republic, Ali Osman Mohammed Taha, said the Civil Register Project is one of the most important strategic planning projects that ensure the achievement of justice and balanced development

This came when the Vice President chaired the meeting of the High Committee assigned with following up the implementation of the Civil Register Project, held Monday at General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, in presence of the [...]