ISL: Five questions for FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter

Gms: (FIFA.com) 15 July 2012

On 12 July 2012, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter spoke to FIFA.com about the ISL case in the wake of yesterday’s decision by the Swiss Federal Court to allow publication of the document by the Prosecutor of Zug.

Mr Blatter, are you P1?
Yes, that is me.

Why all this anonymity? That means the speculation will never stop…
It was the Swiss Federal Court that decided to make the publication of the ISL non-prosecution order anonymous. [...]

Sudan: South Sudan’s Faulty Start

Gms: Sudan.net, Leadership (Abuja) – Column- July 15, BY ABBA MAHMOOD

The 54th African nation, South Sudan, came into being on July 9, 2011. This was as a result of the referendum that was contained in the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the government of Sudan and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) which had been fighting a bitter war since 1983

In many ways, that referendum had wider implications for the rest of the continent since it was the [...]

President Al-Bashir in Addis Ababa to Participate in African Union Summit

Gms: Addis Ababa, July 15 (SUNA)

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, arrived on Friday afternoon at the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, at the head of a high-level delegation to take part at the 19th African Union Summit.
In a press statement, Sudan Ambassador to Ethiopia, Gen. Abdul-Rahman Siral-Khatim, said that the arrival of President in Addis Ababa affirms Sudan concern with the capabilities, principles and charters of the African Union.
He said that the meeting of the African [...]

9000 Families Return Home from Refuge’s Camps in Chad

Gms: Khartoum (smc), 15 July

Darfur central state government reveals the return of more than 9,000 families from refuge’s camps in Chad and settled at some villages of Bandasi locality in the state.
Meanwhile arrangements have started to rehabilitate hosting villages to accommodate the returnees. Bandasi locality commissioner Al Tigani Mustafa Adam told (smc) that influx of returnees are pouring into various localities in the state to catch up agricultural season. The commissioner highlights that stability on border strips between Sudan [...]

United Nations welcomes acceptance of Sudan government of tripartite proposal to provide humanitarian assistance to affected citizens in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States

Gms: New York , July 15 (SUNA)

The United Nations has welcomed the acceptance of the Sudan government of the tripartite proposal that had been presented by the UN and AU and Arab League to provide the relief stuff to the citizens in the affected areas in the South Kordofan and Blue Nile States and its commitment and its partners to work and fully coordinate with the government of the Sudan to provide the humanitarian assistance to the affected people in [...]

Misseriya, Denka Nagok Agree to Reactivate Coexistence Memo

Gms: Khartoum (smc), 15 July
Misseriya and Denka Nagok have agreed to reactivate their memorandum on peaceful coexistence in Abyei area signed between the two tribes, which stated that both of them should not harm the other. At the same time Denka Nagok tribes are committed to pay restitution to recent turmoil that affected the population. Abyei Liberation Front chief Mohamed Omar AL Ansari told (smc) that Ethiopian forces commander offered guarantee for payment of compensations : the Denka Nagok [...]

Sudan and S. Sudan Agree on Plan to Make Talks a Success

Gms: Bahr Dar/Khartoum, SV, 15 July

Negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan continue in Bahr Dar, Ethiopia, where the two parties have commenced direct negotiations to reach an agreement on all the unresolved issues between the two countries.
Head of the political, military, and security committee on the Sudanese side Lt. Gen. Abdulrahim Mohammed Hussein left Bahr Dar for Addis Ababa to consult with the Sudanese President who had arrived in Addis Ababa yesterday to take part in the African Union’s [...]

Elements Loyal to Menawi’s SLM Killed Including Deputy Commander for Supplies

Gms: Smc, 15 July
Elements loyal to SLM of Mani Arko Menawi faction were killed in a clash that erupted between the faction’s loyalists on the background that some of them quit the movement and joined Justice and Equality movement. A Source from Menawi’s faction told (smc) that the clashes erupted at Beer Muza and Hamrai areas and that resulted in casualties including deputy commander for supplies Jabir Saied (a relative of Menawi).

The clashing faction split into three groups: one [...]