SPORTS: Al Ahly Shandi Makes History and Send Cottonport Out

Gms: Sudan.net, CAF – July 18

Sudanese debutants, Al Ahly Shandi beat Cottonport Garoua 2-0 to complete a historic day for the club and Sudanese football in general. Sandi’s win in the second quarter final of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup sees them through to the group stage of the competition where they join fellow Sudanese giants Al Hilal and Al Merrikh to leave Sudan with three clubs in the mini-league stage, a first in the history of the country

Al Ahly [...]

SPORTS: Draw brings history for Sudan trio

Gms: Sudan.net, AFP – July 18

Confederation of African Football (CAF) history will be created during August when three teams from the same country play each other in the group stage of a club competition for the first time. Sudanese sides Al Ahly Shandy, Al Hilal and Al Merreikh are in Group A of the CAF Confederation Cup with 2011 semi-finalists InterClube of Angola, who defeated Al Amal Atbara from the east African nation in a qualifier.

The draw means the Angolan [...]

Headlines of newspapers issued in Khartoum Tuesday July 17th 2012

Gms: Khartoum July 18 (SUNA):
ALWAN:
Khartoum : No negotiations on oil before security issue.
Dr. Khidir warns of students expulsion due to unability to pay fees.
Egyptian journalist “Shaima Adil” arrives Cairo in accompanying of President Morsi.
AL-KHARTOUM:
President AL-Bashir gives directive on continuation of Banning importation of used cars.
Bahar Dar: Direct meetings between two delegations.
AL-WIFAG:
Iran assures standing alongside Sudan in all international and regional forums.
First Vice-President of Republic to address conclusion of Immigration Economies [...]

President Al-Bashir returns home after participation in African Summit in Addis Ababa

Gms: Khartoum, July 18 (SUNA)

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, and the accompanying delegation returned home Monday after taking part in the 19th African Summit in Addis Ababa and the meetings of the African Peace and Security Council.
The Foreign Minister, Ali Karti, told the press at Khartoum Air-Port that the meeting of President of the Republic with the President of South Sudan State, Salva Kiir, will open the door for more confidence between the two sides and [...]

Blaire to Work as Southern Sudan Government Adviser

Gms: Khartoum (smc), 18 July

Former British Prime Minister Toni Blaire has widened his empire in Africa up to southern Sudan and becomes an adviser for the latter as the position offers him strong influence over the respective government, reported local media Monday quoting Landon based Daily Telegraph.
The British daily stated as quoted by local media that Blaire’s charity organization (African rule Initiative) now becomes has offices at presidential administrations in five African countries namely, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Liberia Guinea [...]

Presidents Al-Bashir and Zuma discuss ways of boosting bilateral relations

Gms: Addis Ababa,, July 18 (SUNA)

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir; has discussed with President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, progress of bilateral relations and ways of consolidating the cooperation between the two countries for the interest of the two nations.
This came during the meeting between the two Presidents at Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa on the sidelines of the 19th session of the African Summit.
The Foreign Minister, Ali Karti, said in a [...]

Minister of Industry affirms his determination to upgrade and develop leather industry and tanneries’ sector

Gms: Khartoum, July 18 (SUNA)

The Minister of Industry Engineer Abdal-Wahab Mohamed Osman has underlined his keenness to enhance the tanneries’ sector and leather industry to realize increase in production and productivity besides preserving health of citizens and environment.
This came during his inspection visit Monday to the Tannery of Afrotan at Al-Bagair area at Gezira State accompanying by a number of federal and state government officials.
Engineer Osman explained that the health of the citizens and the social responsibility were [...]

Sudan: No Negotiations on S. Sudan Oil before Security Issues are Addressed

Gms: Khartoum, SV, 18 July

The Sudanese Government said it would not engage South Sudan on oil dossier before security issues are settled.

Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ali Karti told reporters yesterday that the meeting between President Al Bashir and President Kiir would open doors for more trust between the two parties and would facilitate work of the negotiating team. He said President Al Bashir stressed the importance of priority for security issues and Sudan negotiators in Addis Ababa would act accordingly.

Karti denied [...]

Kibir Meets Delegation of Sudanese Refugees in Eastern Chad

Gms: SV, El Fasher – 18 July

Governor of Northern Darfur, Osman Mohammed Yousif Kibir confirmed that the efforts of the state government in the areas of development, service and rehabilitation of voluntary return villages aim to create all the reasons that enable citizens, who took refuge to Chad to return to their areas for its stability and reconstruction.
During meeting here yesterday, with the delegation of the Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad camps, who participated in the activities of Darfur [...]