Heglig Battle Incapacitated SPLA, Sent Strong Message: Nafie

Gms: Khartoum, SV, 14 May

The battle of Heglig incapacitated the South Sudan’s army known as (SPLA) and sent a strong message to traitors, outlaws and western countries that the people of Sudan would never compromise their land, Presidential Assistant, Nafie Ali Nafie, has said.

Addressing a mobilization of the Battaheen tribe members who came to Khartoum aboard a long convoy of vehicles to express their backing to the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) to repulse aggression against the country, Nafie said the [...]

Ministry: IOM Fails to Provide Technical Arrangements for Launching Air Bridge to Transport Southerners to State of South Sudan

Gms: Khartoum, May 14 (SUNA)

The Ministry of Welfare and Social Security has revealed that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has failed to provide the technical arrangements concerning the launching of the air bridge to transport the citizens of the State of South Sudan which was scheduled to start, Sunday, May, 13 .
The Ministry in press statement it issued, Sunday, explained the reasons that led to the postponement of the voluntary repatriation of the citizens of the State of [...]

GOSS Opens Four Military Training centers for RF Forces

Gms: Khartoum (smc), 14 May

Government of southern Sudan launches four military training centers, to train what so called revolutionary front forces, from Nuba Mountains, after it receives Ugandan assistance handed over to Malik Agar and Abdel Aziz ALHillo by Ugandan authorities. The two mentioned rebels visited Kampala last weekend. Military source from southern Sudan told (smc) that the military camps were opened at Tmusaha, in west Bahr AL Ghazal; and Miyoung Oling in northern Bahrel Ghazal. The third and fourth [...]

Salva Kier Forms a secret Commission to Protect SPLM against Split

Gms: Juba (smc), 14 May

President of southern Sudan Salva Kir issued secret decree ordering formation of committee chairs by Deng Alor, membership of deputy military intelligence chief Maj Poul, minister of finance Kosta Maniti and vice minister of interior Salva Matouk. The committee was mandated to probe on the military coup attempt and those said were involved in circulating the news information of the attempt publicly. The committee was also assigned to present a list of the leaders suspected of [...]

Civil Aviation Authority holds coordination meeting on final arrangements for transportation of Stranded citizens of South Sudan

Gms: Khartoum, May 14 (SUNA)

The Civil Aviation Authority, the UN High Commission for Refugees, the International Migration Organization and the Administration of Khartoum Airport Thursday held a coordinative meeting in order to set the final preparations for launching an air bridge between Sudan and South Sudan for transporting the citizens of South Sudan who are stranded at Kosti River Port in the White Nile State.
The General Director of the General Administration of Khartoum Airport, Salah Salam, affirmed the readiness [...]

A Sudanese Rejects Nomination for Nobel Prize against Netherlands Citizenship

Gms: Khartoum, Smc, 14 May

International Sudanese writer, and novelist, Mohamed Saied Hamid AL Awad, rejects Netherlands government offer , to be nominated for2013 Nobel prize for arts on condition that he, has to accept obtaining Netherlands citizenship. The prize is offered, by a Swedish nongovernmental organization. Rotterdam County, has prepared arrangements t to nominate the Sudanese writer for the prize on condition that he plays a roe against Sudan and the ruling national congress party in Khartoum through international media. [...]

The Pending Catastrophe in South Sudan: the Financial Collapse!

Los Angels Times published last week an article about the financial crisis in South Sudan. The article under the title: “South Sudan may face fiscal collapse by July”. The article has listed more than three reasons for the collapse but the most surprising reason is not “shutting down oil”, but it is funds suspension from the “key donors”; United States, Britain and others. The details did not appear in the article but it is widely known that EU and international [...]

Sudan-EU Relations Discussed

Gms: Khartoum, May 14 (SUNA)

Cabinet Affairs Minister, Ahmed Saad Omer met at his office, Sunday, the Chairman of the European Union mission in Sudan and reviewed with him Sudan-EU relations and means for developing them further .
The EU official described the meeting as fruitful and will promote the bilateral ties between the two sides .