$ 628 million volume of trade between Sudan, Egypt

Gms: Cairo, (smc), 11 June 2011

The head of the International Trade Point in Egypt’s Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade, Dr. Hussein Omran, confirmed that the volume of trade between Egypt and Sudan in the year 2010 was 628 million dollars, with an increase of 3.5% more than in the former year, meanwhile, Egypt’s exports to Sudan during 2010 amounted to 586 million dollars while imports amounted to 42 million dollars

He added [...]

Sudan participates in Asia Conference on oil and gas in Malaysia

Gms: Khartoum, June 11 (SUNA)

Sudan has participated in Asia Conference for oil and gas, which took place in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, in early current June at the invitation of the Malaysian PETRONAS Petroleum Company. The delegation of Sudan was headed by the State Minister for Oil Engineer, Ali Ahmed Osman

The conference was attended by delegations, ministers and experts from Asia, Africa and Europe

The conference discussed several working papers [...]

Al-Jaz welcomes economic and industrial cooperation between Sudan and Sri Lanka

Gms: Khartoum, June 11 (SUNA)

The Minister of Industry Dr. Awad Ahmed Al-Jaz has welcomed the developing economic and industrial relations between Sudan and Sri Lanka

This was expressed at his meeting with the Sri Lankan Minster of Industry and Commerce in his office at the ministry on Thursday

Dr. Al-Jaz said that the visit represented the beginning of joint cooperation relations between the Sudan and Sri Lanka for the benefit of the [...]

Sudatel Telecom Group starts constructing Intensive Care Unit in Atbara Teaching Hospital

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Sudatel Telecom Group has celebrated in Atbara yesterday laying the foundation stone for the intensive care unit in Atbara Teaching Hospital. The unit will be constructed within Sudatel Telecom Group social support activities in 2011.  The ceremony has been honored by the presence of the Minister of Health in River Nile State Dr. Samia Abd Al Rahman , Atbara Locality Commissioner Mr. Hassan Suliman , Director of Atbara Teaching Hospital , doctors , senior [...]

AlJazz: Efforts being made for self-sufficiency and export of sugar

Gms: Kenana, (smc), 11 June 2011

Minister of Industry Dr. Awad Ahmed al-Jaz, said that efforts were being made for self-sufficiency and export of the commodity of sugar to the regional and the international markets, he pointed during his address , Friday, at the opening session of the Meeting of the Board of Sugar and manufacturing , at the premises of the company in Kenana, White Nile, to the role of sugar in the production [...]

MPs to be trained on human rights promotion

Gms: Khartoum, June 11 (SUNA)

The National Assembly’s Human Rights Committee will organize a training session targeting 50 MPs in the area of human rights in collaboration with Human Rights Advisory Council

A number of papers dealing with the promotion of human rights concept and the relations between human right act and the International Law as well as women and children protection will be presented

The training session will be held during June [...]

Golden Links: Sudan: The Ancient Northern Sudan’s population:

By: A. S. Alkoronki

The archaeological research that took place on a very small scale in Sudan, with respect to prehistoric Ages, did not reach but only a fraction of what is expected in a wide area like of this country. But it was known from the stone tools that were discovered on the surface of the Earth, that humans lived in Sudan during the stone ages, and it was known that a Negro race [...]

British PM Cameron says FIFA at ‘all-time low’

Gms: fromen.news.maktoob.com, LONDON, By ROB HARRIS, AP, 11 June

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday urged FIFA to be more accountable, saying its credibility hit an “all-time low” during the recent bribery scandal.
Cameron has been concerned about the state of world soccer’s governing body since being exposed to what he described as, the “murky” world of soccer politics while trying to secure backing for England’s ultimately unsuccessful bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
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Council of Ministers Reviews Report on Situation of Southerners in Civil Service after July 9

Gms: Khartoum, June 11 (SUNA)

The Council of Ministers, chaired by the President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, reviewed in its regular meeting Thursday a report on the situation of the southerners in the civil service after July 9, which was presented at the meeting by the State Minister at the Ministry of Labour, Dr. Amna Dirar

In a press statement after the Cabinet’s meeting, the spokesman of the Council of Ministers, [...]

Red Crescent forms Emergency operation office in northern Kordufan for transportation of returnees from Kadugli

Gms: Al Obied (smc), 11 June 2011

Sudanese Red Crescent Society revealed that 103 returnees due to the recent incidents in Kadugli have been transported back to their families in Al Obied city by the emergency operation office formed by the Sudanese Red Crescent Society

The Executive Director of the Red Crescent in North Kordofan, Dr. Salim Mohammed Ali said that the operation office was formed with full coordination with Shikan locality, the State [...]