Happy birthday to you!

Gms: (FIFA.com) 14 June 2011

Every week FIFA.com takes a look at some prominent figures from Planet Football who are set to celebrate their birthdays over the coming week.

12. Diego Milito (32) can boast a personal medal haul of which some teams would be envious. He had a particularly outstanding year with Inter Milan in 2010, when I Nerazzuri lifted five major trophies: Serie A, Italian Cup, Italian Super Cup, UEFA [...]

More than 500 years old, the discovery of an ancient pot in Suba East.

An expedition of the public administration of the Antiquities and Museums of the ministry of culture and tourism in Khartoum State  has discovered an ancient pot going back to more than 500 years. The big size pot  is (85) centimeters deep. Its diameter is (80) centimeters and it is (3) centimeters thick. It is considered one of the biggest pots discovered yet. It was made from burnt clay. It has been found in a digging site [...]

Minister of Industry encourages Sudan’s Ambassadors to work to create economic, social relations abroad

Gms: Khartoum, June 14(SUNA)

Minister of Industry, Dr. Awad Ahmed Al-Jaz, called on Sudanese Ambassadors of Sudan abroad to work to establish economic, cultural and social relations for the benefit of the country

This came when the Minister of Industry Sunday received number of Sudanese Ambassadors who are leaving to assume their duties in Sudanese missions abroad, briefing them on the plans of his Ministry to achieve self-sufficiency from industrial commodities and exporting the [...]

Al Bashir meets Chadian Foreign Minister



Gms: Addis Ababa, June 14 (smc)

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al Bashir met here on Monday with the Chadian Foreign Minister, Moussa Faki

In press statement, Moussa said the meeting discussed Abyei issue, saying that Chad is proceeding with its efforts to make dialogue the optimum between parties to the conflict

The Minister is optimistic that pending issues between the two parties will be resolved

Regarding the [...]

Sudan in the Olympics

The media committee of the national committee which has been formed to prepare the Sudanese Olympic team which hopes to participate in London Olympics has launched its works by a meeting headed by Ustaz Numan Hassan, the chairman of the committee. The meeting was addressed by Ustaz Hashim Haroon the chairman of the Sudanese Olympic Committee. We appreciate any effort aiming at facilitating our participation in the London Olympics next year or any big sports event [...]

Co- Mediation to Submit Doha Document to AU

Gms: Khartoum, June 14 (smc)
The Government negotiating team in Doha talks for peace in Darfur rejected renegotiating peace document endorsed recently by Darfur peace interested stakeholders.
Meanwhile a delegation representing co- mediation is supposed to have gone Sunday to Addis Ababa capital of Ethiopia to present the stakeholders’ document to AU then to Arab league after it was endorsed by the international community.  Government chief negotiator Amin Hassan Omar told (smc) from Doha that the [...]

Minister of Foreign Affairs receives credentials of UNIDO’s Representative

Gms: Khartoum, June 14 (smc)

Foreign Minister, Ali Ahmed Karti, on Monday received the credentials of the new Representative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO) to Sudan , Mr. Kassahun Ayele Tesemma

The Minister welcomed the new UNIDO Representative and wished him success in his mission in the country, urging the organization to give special concern with projects pertinent to technological vocational education

Tesemna, on his part, underscored that UNIDO has a [...]

President AL-Basher takes part in quartet closed-door meeting in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa Gms: Khartoum, June 14(SUNA)

A quartet closed-door meeting comprising President of the Republic Field Marshal Omar Al-Basher, the First Vice- president Gen. Salva Kiir, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and the Former president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, was held in Addis Ababa Sunday afternoon in order to bring closer the points of view of the two partners of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). SUNA recalls that the closed-door meeting comes ahead [...]

Sudan Briefs African Leaders on Development in Abyei, S. Kordufan

Gms: Khartoum, June 14 (smc)

Sudan briefed presidents of Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and Egypt on the latest development in the country with special reference to situation in Abyei and south Kordufan. The briefing was made by presidential adviser Mustafa Osman Ismail who leads Sudan delegation to Comesa Summit being held currently in South Africa.
Ismail met on sideline of the summit with Ugandan president Yori Museveni, Kenyan president Muai Kibaki, Burundi Prime Minister Barnad [...]

Opposition in Southern Parliament Threatens to Reject Constitution

Gms: Khartoum, June 14 (smc)
The opposition in southern Sudan Parliament accused the government of southern Sudan of seeking to impose a unilateral constitution. Meanwhile the opposition urged the reduction of President Salva Kier power and cautioned to lead lobbying activities from inside the parliament to stop ratifying the constitution.
Parliament opposition leader Niuti Adigo warned in an exclusive statement to (smc) of accepting southern MPs from national assembly to join southern parliament without standing for elections in post July [...]