Eid Al-Fitr Blessings

Kuwaiti Aid Supports 40,000 Poor Families

Gms: Sudanradio, info, 17 August

Kuwait Direct Aid Office in Sudan has agreed to support thousands of poor families in Khartoum and South Kordufan States to meet needs of Eid Al-Fitr through the distribution of Zakat to about three thousand families.
The aid which was sponsored by Africa Muslims Committee was distributed to 40,000 poor families, persons with special needs and students.

Olympics Fever – and Fairness

By Khalid Al Mubarak

British achievements in the Olympics were remarkable – not only in the medals won; but in the way the people appreciated non-British sportsmen and women even when they beat a British competitor. Especially laudable was the way the Somali-born sprinter Mohammed Farah was embraced by the crowd and media; an extension of the way in which the Congolese born footballer Fabrice Muamba was supported when he collapsed on the pitch last March. This is not disconnected from [...]

Egypt and Sudan: boosting joint cooperation in Water Resources management.

Egypt’s Minister of Irrigation arrives in Khartoum Wednesday evening to review bilateral cooperation

Gms: Khartoum, August 17 (SUNA)

The Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Dr Mohamed Baha-Eddin is due to arrive in Khartoum Wednesday evening in a short visit to the country in which he would hold talks with his counterpart, Eng. Osama Abdullah.

The two Ministers will review means of boosting the joint cooperation in domains of management of Water Resources, management of the flood of this season, prospective movement [...]

Options on Abyei

Gms: Khartoum, SV, 17 August

Head of the Abyei Oversight Committee, a territory disputed between Sudan and South Sudan, Al Khair Al Faheem, said reaching understanding on the area during the upcoming talks in Addis Ababa by the end of this month is dependent upon taking into consideration the mutual interests of the Misseriya and Dinka tribes.

Speaking to Ashorooq, Al Faheem said there were many options before President Al Bashir and President Salva Kier Mayardit concerning Abyei.

Meanwhile, the conference on peaceful [...]

Abdul Wahid Nur solicits Israeli Support

Gms: Khartoum, SV, 17 August

In a visit the second of its kind to Israel, a delegation from Sudan Liberation Movement Abdul Wahid faction (SLM-AW) arrived in Tel Aviv on 3rd August comprising spokesperson Mohamed Abdul Rahman and Secretary of Peace Secretariat Abdul Latif Abdul Rahman Abakar. The visit was arranged by the Paris-based Richard, an Israeli in charge of coordination of contacts with SLM-AW.

Reliable sources said the visit aims to secure financial support for the movement and to unify the [...]

CBOS Pledges to Maintain Foreign Rate Exchange Stability

3.5m US$ ready at exchange rate offices to meet customers demand.

Gms: Smc, 17 August
Central Bank of Sudan CBOS pledges to maintain foreign exchange rate stability revealing availability of US$ 3.5m possessed by exchange rate offices to meet customers demand.

Head of monetary policies department at CBOS Mohamed Othman Ahmed told (smc) that exchange offices gain foreign currency resources from expatriates transfer and direct buying from customers based on demand and supply.

However Ahmed pointed out that oil deal reached recently with [...]

NISS Releases All Detainees

Gms: Khartoum, SV, 17 August

In accordance with directives of the President of the Republic, the Director General of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), First Lieutenant General (Security) Engineer Mohamed, Atta Al-Mawla Abbas ordered the release of 80 detainees apprehended in connection with recent acts of sabotage.

Gen. Atta’s decision on release of detainees indicated that the apprehended people were freed despite the existence of witnesses and evidence of their involvement in stirring up hate against the state, undermining public [...]

Aid organizations to help Flood hit-areas at Khashm Al-Quirba

Gms: Sudanradio, info, 17 August

Minister of Interior, Engineer Ibrahim Mahmud Hammed inspected, the situation of the flood hit-areas at Khashm Al-Quirba rural areas and Atbara River.
The minister who was accompanied by the Wali of Kassala State, Director of Civil Defense, Undersecretary of the Federal Health Ministry and the representatives of the two affected localities, affirmed the state’s keenness to extend shelter, medicines and the basic services for the affected persons.
He explained that his ministry has mobilized efforts of [...]

Cloudy rains in the Ethiopian plateau enhances River Nile Flood

Gms: Sudanradio, info, 17 August

The High Commission for flooding at the Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity has indicated that that water level at Merowe - Dabba Dongola, and Khashm Al-Quirba will witness big increase while Damazin – Sennar sect will witness slight increase and Sennar – Khartoum will be stable.
The committee said in its daily statement the water levels will continue to rise in all water stations, according to data from the main stations and satellite images, which [...]