Taha directs Ministry of Social Welfare and Security to implement recommendations of Social Responsibility Conference

Gms: Khartoum, July 20 (SUNA)

The First Vice – President of the Republic, Ali Osman Mohamed Tahaو has directed the Ministry of Social Welfare and Security to begin in collaboration with partners in the public and private sectors implementation of the outcome of the third Conference of the Social Responsibility and to transfer this outcome into an action plan according to a specific timetable.

Upon receiving the recommendations of the Conference of the Social Responsibility at the Republican Palace Tuesday, Taha affirmed [...]

Official: Caf media director Suleiman Habuba resigns

Gms: Goal.com, Jul 19, 2012, By Juliet Bawuah

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has confirmed the resignation of its media director Suleiman Habuba.
Habuba confirmed the news to Goal.com Ghana, explaining that he resigned way back in April, but took effect from this month. Due to his rich experience in media issues across the continent, he will be a communication consultant.

Goal.com Ghana broke the news on Monday, and it has now been confirmed officially by the football governing body of [...]

PPAC Praises Parties Stance on Economic Crisis

Gms: Smc, 21 July

Parties and political association corporation, praises the stance of political parties involved in the new restructured government, formed recently. The corporation explains that, the respective political parties, including ruling national congress party that: parties have played greater role, in acting collectively, surpassing economic and political crisis. Head of PPAC Aboud Gabir Saied, told (smc) that, the political parties’ supportive step for government, austerity measures aimed, to solve economic political crisis, is an evident showing coherence of internal [...]

UN Announces Reinforcement of African Union Task Force in South Sudan

Gms: Sudan.net, VOA – July 21

The United Nations Special Representative and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan Hilde Johnson announced in Yambio that Rwandese troops will join the African Union Task Force to hunt down the top commanders of the Lord’ss Resistance Army, (LRA).

During her first visit to Yambio, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General met with state officials to discuss security and agricultural potentials in the region. She  said the her office is working to [...]

Hassabou Abdul-Rahman Chairs Meeting for Implementing Items of Reconciliation between Rizaigat and Messairyia Tribes

Gms: Khartoum, July 21 (SUNA)

The Minister of the Supreme Council for Decentralized Government, Hassabu Mohamed Abdul-Rahman, Thursday chaired a meeting of the technical committee for implementing outcome of the reconciliation between Messairyia tribe in South Kordofan State and Rizaigat tribe in South and East Darfur States.
The minister underscored the importance of follow up of the reconciliation outcome between the two tribes and boosting the arrangements in this regard as well as working to contain the individual incidents.
He said [...]

Council of Ministers Hears Report on Sudan Participation in 19th African Summit

Gms: Khartoum, July 21 (SUNA)

The Council of Ministers, chaired by the President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, on Thursday heard a briefing from President Al-Bashir on the participation of Sudan delegation in the 19th African Union Summit which was held in Addis Ababa during July 15 – 16.
The spokesman of the Council of Ministers, Dr. Omer Mohamed Salih, said in a statement to the press that the summit has called for resumption of the negotiations between Sudan [...]

SSMO; Gold Production Increases by 19 percent in Half Year

Gms: Smc, 21 July
Sudanese Standards and Meteorology Organization (SSMO) general manager Abd Allah Hassan Issa announces that quantities of gold received by the organization in second quarter of the current year estimated for 17.4 tones with an crease of 30 percent comparable to last year imported quantity for first Q estimated by 12.4 tones , reported media Wednesday quoting the general manager by saying. The manager says according to media reports that imported gold in the first half reached [...]

Minister of Oil meets the visiting Malaysian delegation

Gms: Khartoum, July 21 (SUNA)

The Minister of Oil Dr. Awad Ahmed Al-Jaz has welcomed Malaysian desire to expand its investments in the oil and gas fields in Sudan.
This came when he met Thursday at his office with the visiting Malaysian delegation, in the presence of Malaysian Ambassador in Khartoum and Sudan Ambassador in Angara.
The minister expressed his thanks to the delegation visit to Sudan, stressing that the doors of Sudan are open before all countries to invest in [...]

Iranian Assistant of President for Scientific Affairs affirms importance of solidarity between Sudan and Iran in scientific and technological domains

Gms: Khartoum, July 21 (SUNA)

The Iranian Assistant of the President for Scientific Affairs, Dr. Nasrin Soltankhah, has affirmed importance of solidarity between Sudan and Iran in the scientific and technological domains and strengthening knowledge and cooperation for the interest of the two peoples.
She gave the affirmation upon her arrival at Khartoum International Airport in her way to the Eritrean capital, Asmara, where she was received by the Minister of Sciences and Communication and Secretary of the Secretariat of Asia [...]