Archive for August 18th, 2012
Exchange Rates
Gms: Khartoum, Aug 18, 2012 (SUNA)
Following are foreign currencies exchange rates (buying, selling and middle respectively) against the Sudanese pound according to the Central Bank of Sudan on Thursday Aug 16, 2012:
USD 4.3980 4.4200 4.4090
Japanese Yen 0.0554 0.0557 0.0555
Sterling Pound 6.8901 6.9246 6.9073
Swiss Franc 4.4961 4.5186 4.5073
Canadian Dollar 4.4476 4.4698 4.4587
Swedish Kronor 0.6558 0.6591 0.6574
Norwagian Kroner 0.7372 0.7409 0.7390
Danish Krone 0.7255 0.7291 0.7273
Kuwait Dinar 15.5206 15.5982 15.5594
Saudi Riyal 1.1729 1.1788 1.1758
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Western Salvation Highway Will the Dream Come True?
Gms: SV, 18 Aug
Western Salvation Highway… A dream that resembles the silhouette of an oasis that distances itself the closer a person gets to it. This is what the Western Salvation Highway is like now. A highway whose total stretch of 1100 kilometers lies between Elobeid and Gineina the capital of Western Darfur state; the highway is intercepted by four bridges between Zalenji and Gineina (Kaja, Tolo, Azoom, and Bari). The implementation of the highway has begun since 1998 marking [...]
Health Minister of Kassala State meets Italian Aid Office Director
Gms: Kassala, August 18 (SUNA)
The Health Minister of Kassala State Abdullah Mohammed Daraf has affirmed the state government’s keenness to provide high caliber health services, noting that the ministry has developed emergency plan to contain the effects of the floods.
He said during a meeting held at his office Thursday, with the Director of thje Italian Aid Office in the state, that the ministry is planning to rehabilitate to the teaching and the Saudi hospitals.
Meanwhile, , the Italian Aid [...]
Diego Garzetto – My players have a big desire to win the derby
Gms: Cafonline, 18 August
Sudan club ,Al-Hilal’s coach, Diego Garzitto will play his 2nd Sudan derby when his teams takes arch-rivals Al-Merreikh this weekend at Al-Hilal’stadium in Omdurman city during match day 2 of the 2012 Orange CAF Confederation Cup group A.
Garzitto told Cafonline.com, he has experience and quality players with big desire to win the Saturday derby match and get the three points.
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Social Development to Fund 500 Micro Finance Projects for Graduates
Gms: Khartoum, SV, 18 Aug
Minister of Guidance and Social Development in Khartoum state Mashair Alamin Aldawalab witnessed yesterday morning the ceremonies of signing the Graduates Financing Fund agreement between the Social Development Institution represented by its general manager Sami Aldin Mohammed Saied and Farmers’ Commercial Bank represented by the general manager of the bank Suleiman Hashim Mohammed.
An initial financing contract was signed for an amount of SDG5 Million to finance the projects of 250 graduates as a first phase; [...]
The Bitter anniversary: The 20th of August (1)
By: A. S. Alkoronki
The twentieth day of August 2012 witnesses the bitter 14th anniversary for the destruction of Al-Shifa Pharmaceutical Factory through a notorious American aggression in 1998, by three long range cruise missiles bombs, that were launched by the U.S. Navy from barges at their Marine base on the Indian Ocean.
Al-Shifa Pharmaceutical Factory was considered to be the largest pharmaceutical factory in Sudan and the neighbouring African countries. It employed over 300 workers, producing medicine both for human and [...]
NCP Calls on Umma Party to Make its Position Clear on Maryam-Mennawi Memo
Gms: Khartoum (smc) Sudan Vision Daily, 18 Aug
The National Congress Party (NCP) has called on the National Umma Party to make its position clear on the memorandum signed between Ms Mariam Al Sadiq Al Mahdi and Minni Minnawi in the Ugandan capital of Kampala.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, NCP Political Sector Chair, Dr. Al-Haj Adam, described the memo as dangerous as far as the Umma Party is concerned so it should make its position on the memo clear [...]
Floods in Gadarif State affect 1200 family members
Gms: Khartoum: smc, 18 August
Minister of physical planning in Gadarif state and the head of disasters commission Abdel Azim Mustafa AL Badawi reveals 1200 family members and more than 10,000 persons have affected by heavy rains and floods that swept AL Rahad area in the state. The minister said arrangements are set to shelter affected population and limits floods impacts. The minister said so far more than 2000 affected persons were offered shelters in five camps at AL Mafaza locality.
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A federal Ministerial Delegation visits El-Fasher
Gms: Al-Fasher, August 18 (SUNA)
A federal Ministerial Delegation chaired by General, Abdul-Rahim Mohamed Hussein, the Defense minister, and the Interior Minister, Ibrahim Mahmoud Hammed, arrived, Alfashir Thursday, the capital town of Northern Darfur State, to inspect on the general situation, specially the security condition, and to discuss measures required with the concerned authorities. the Wali ( governor ) of State, Osman Kibir, and members of the Government and security committee of the State have received the ministerial delegation at the [...]
Zakat Chamber in Blue Nile State Celebrates Release of 14 Inmates
Gms: Damazin- SV, 18 Aug
Zakat Chamber in Blue Nile State celebrated the release of 14 inmates from the prison of Roseiris, where the ceremony was witnessed by Governor, Maj. Gen. Al-Hadi Bushra, Minister of Social Welfare, Commissioner of Roseiris and director of the state police and the Director of Prisons in the Blue Nile State.
Chamber Secretary in the state, Bashir Mohammed Omar, said when he addressed the ceremony, that the cost amounted to SDG 45.100 for [...]