70 Degrees C ‘not Possible’

By Arab News

The Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) has denied media reports that bodyeratures this summer could exceed 70 degrees centigrade. The presidency was responding to reports last week that speculated bodyeratures might break existing records.
A PME statement said: “There is no truth whatsoever to these reports. Temperatures recorded in various parts of the Kingdom this season ranged between 44 and 49 degrees.” It added the highest bodyeratures, around 52 degrees, were registered in Jeddah, Al-Ahsa and Hafr [...]

African Team of the Month

Gms: from Goal.com, 6 July

The month of June was rich with football activities across the continent, as the 2014 World Cup qualifying second round got underway and the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations first round return leg concluded, along with clubs participating in the Caf competitions were prepping for the Champions League and the Confederation Cup set for early July.

Goal.com takes a look at the performances of a selection of players in the above meetings and the clubs that have [...]

South Sudan’s First Year of Independence Mired in Conflict

Gms, NAIROBI, VOA, July 07, 2012 , Roopa Gogineni

Next Monday, South Sudan will celebrate its first year of independence. Many challenges face the young nation, including an ill-defined and violent border with Sudan, internal conflicts in the Greater Upper Nile region, and a looming economic crisis.
A year ago today, hopes were high for Africa’s newest nation. After more than two decades of war, South Sudan officially seceded from Sudan.
Giell Deng, a South Sudanese musician, is looking forward to [...]

NCP renews its adherence to dialogue with political forces on basis of national principles

Cairo , July 5 (SUNA) – The Political Secretary of the National Congress Party (NCP), Dr.Hasabo Mohame Abdel-Rahman, has renewed his party’s adherence to continuing dialogue with the Sudanese opposition on basis of the national principles of the unity of the soil of the homeland and abiding by the Constitution and the law and safeguarding human rights and regfrain from violence and alliance with foreigners.
Dr.Hasabo said in a press conference held Thursday in Cairo that the NCP has remained [...]

UAE Ambassador commends distinguished UAE-Sudan relations

Gms:  Khartoum, July 7 (SUNA)

The Ambassador of United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Sudan, Ambassador Hassan Ahmed Al-Shaihi, has lauded firmnass of the relations between UAE and Sudan.

Addressing a celebration organized by Al-Zubair Charity Foundation on occasion of distribution of the ‘ Basket of Ramadan’ in collaboration with the UAE Red Crescent Society and Al-Sharjah Charity Society in the presence of the Vice-President, Al-Haj Adam Yousif, the UAE ambassador pointed out that the ties between the two countries are distinguished thanks [...]

Leadership Bureau of NCP approves reshuffle of new government

Gms:  Khartoum, July 7 (SUNA)

The Leadership Bureau of the National Congress Party (NCP)و chaired by the President of the Republic and Chairman of the National Congress, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, has approved in its meeting Wednesday the formation of the government which includes 26 federal ministries after the cancellation and merger of the five ministries.
Following the meeting he Assistant of the President of the Republic, Dr. Nafie Ali Nafie, said in a press statement that the NCP is keen [...]

President Al-Bashir Addresses Concluding Sitting of Conference for Manpower Development

Gms:  Khartoum, July 7 (SUNA)

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, has affirmed the importance of the human resources as a basic element for the development and progress of nations.
Addressing the concluding sitting of the First Conference for Manpower Development at the Friendship Wednesday evening, President Al-Bashir underscored the key role of manpower for bolstering the nation’s unity and sovereignty.
He called for vertical and horizontal improvement of the higher education and completing the data base pertinent to [...]

Government Delegation Leaves for Addis Ababa to Resume Negotiations

Gms:  Khartoum, July 7 (SUNA)

The government delegation for the negotiations with South Sudan government, led by the Minister of Defence and head of the joint political and security committee, Gen. Abdul-Rahim Mohamed Hussein, Thursday left for Addis Ababa to resume the negotiations with the delegation of South Sudan Thursday evening.
The delegation includes the State Minister at the Presidency of the Republic, Idris Mohamed Abdul-Gadir.
The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Al-Obeid Muraweh, said that the new [...]

Civil Defense Directors Deliberatory Meeting Begins

Gms:  Khartoum, July 7 (SUNA)

The Deputy Police Director General, Gen. Dr. Al-Adel Al-Agib Yagoub has lauded the efforts being exerted by the General Administration of Civil Defense Forces and its keenness to develop its performance .
This came when General Al-Agib addressed, Thursday, the meeting of the Directors of the Civil Defense in the states, calling for giving due concern to training and building capacity of the civil defense forces .
Director of Civil Defense General Administration, General, Hashim Hussein [...]

CIPF Secretary-General meets BADEA’s Director-General, Representative of EU Mission

Gms:  Khartoum, July 7 (SUNA)

The Secretary-General of the Council of the International People’s Friendship(CIPF), Ahmed Abdul-Rahman on Thursday met with the Director-General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa(BADEA) Abdul-Aziz Khelef and discussed with him the role of BADEA in Africa and in boosting the Arab-African relations as well as the rol;e of the Council in this connection.
Meanwhile, the CIPF Secretary-General received the Representative of the European Union Mission in Khartoum, Ambassador Tomas Ulicny and briefed him [...]