Cultivation of more than 8 million Feddans expected in North Kordofan this year

Gms: from Sudanradio.info, 24 August

North Kordufan state acting Wali, General Mohamed Bashir Suleiman, announced that his state has more than eight million acres of planted agricultural crops, amid expectations of high productivity that would help in the food security plans and support the strategic reserve.

He also mentioned the concern of the state to provide veterinary care for livestock, which in its turn now is at its best and there are no epidemiology fears, and their plans to contain animal diseases [...]

Chamber of Livestock says hike in meat prices unjustifiable and unreal

Gms: Khartoum, August 24 (SUNA)

All indicators of the current year show that the current season will be very successful in domains of agricultural and animal production, said the Union of Chambers of Agriculture and animal production.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chairman of the Union and the Secretary General of the Chambers of Livestock, Meat and Slaughterhouses, Dr. Khalid Al-Magboul, said in a statement to SUNA that due to the good rainy seasons, hopes are high for a good agricultural season and sharp drop [...]

Sudan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia condoles President on Martyrs of Nation

Gms: Khartoum, 24 August 2012 (SUNA)

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, has received a cable of condolences from Sudan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Abdul-Hafiz Ibrahim Mohamed, in which he expressed his condolences to the President, the government and People of Sudan and families of the martyrs of Talodi plane.

Foreign exchange rates against the Sudanese pound

Gms: Khartoum 24/08/2012 (SUNA)

The following are the exchange rates of foreign currencies against the Sudanese pound, on Thursday 23 Aug, buying, selling and average prices, according to the Central Bank of Sudan

USA $ 4.3980 4.4200 4.4090.

Japanese Yen 0.0560 0.0563 0.0561.

Sterling Pound 6.9931 7.0281 7.0106.

Swiss franc 4.5942 4.6172 4.6057.

Canadian dollar 4.4480 4.4702 4.4591.

Swedish Krona 0.6623 0.6656 0.6640.

Norwegian krone 0.7512 0.7550 0.7531.

Danish krone 0.7410 0.7447 0.7429.

Kuwaiti dinar 15.5943 15.6723 15.6333.

Saudi riyal 1.1733 1.1792 1.1762.

UAE dirham 1.1980 1.2040 1.2010.

QR 1.2077 1.2137 1.2107.

Bahraini dinar [...]

Minister of Social Welfare chairs meeting on social initiative

Gms: Khartoum, 24 August 2012 (SUNA)

The Minister of Social Welfare and Security reviewed in a meeting with the heads of the units and a number of
specialized departments at the ministry Sunday the measures and
executive steps to implement the social initiative projects which were
announced by the ministry to contain the impact of the recent economic
decisions on the weak categories.

The meeting was assured on assignment of primary support of 35 million pounds by Ministry of Finance to implement [...]

Mazda selects 26 players for the National Team

Gms: Sudanradio.info, 24 August

Sudanese first National Team coach Mohammed Abdullah (Mazda) today announced the final list of 26 players in preparation for the games during the next three weeks: first in a friendlies against the Libyan National team (next week), and next in two competitive games against the Ethiopian team (during coming September and October) in bid for the qualification to the African Cup of Nations, the next version which will run in January 2013.

Mazda’s list included 20 players from [...]

The Bitter anniversary: The 20th of August (2)

By: A. S. Alkoronki

Last Monday the twentieth day of August 2012 witnessed the bitter 14th anniversary of the destruction of Al-Shifa Pharmaceutical Factory by an unsolicited American aggression in 1998.

The White House claimed The Aug. 20, 1998, cruise missile attack, was in retaliation for terrorist attacks on two U.S. embassies in Africa, which as USA officials said was carried by Al Qaeda of Osama Bin Laden. The White House also claimed al-Shifa factory owners had connections with Al Qaeda, and [...]

Karti to leave for Cairo to hold talks on joint Sudanese-Egyptian issues

Gms: Khartoum, August 24 (SUNA)

The Minister of the Foreign Affairs, Ali Ahmed Karti, is due to leave for Cairo Friday in a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Kamil Amru.

Karti will be accompanied during the visit by a high-level delegation which includes the Wali (governor) of the Northern State, Fathi Khalil, the Director of the Passports and Immigration Administration at the Ministry of Interior and Chairman of the Sudanese side in the Sudanese-Egyptian Committee on [...]

Black Box of Crash plane found at Scene of Accident

Gms: Khartoum (smc), 24 August

Southern Kordofan governor Ahmed Haroon announces that the investigation committee had found the black box of the plane that crashed on Talodi Mountain last Sunday killing 32 passengers on board most of them senior government officials including ministers’ regular forces officers and political activists, reported local media Wednesday. Meanwhile the governor refutes allegations that the plane crash was manmade accident. For its part economic committee in the parliament announces has started to investigate circumstances and reasons [...]

Gadarif State Minister of Agriculture inspects China’s experience in the field of greenhouses

Gms: Gadarif 24/08/2012 (SUNA)

Mohamed Osman Mohamed Nour, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Irrigation at Gadarif State, accompanied by Director of Horticulture, inspected the Chinese greenhouses experience which is applied in FAO locality.
Modern cultivation systems have been applied to the trial of Cucumber samples. The minister praised the good production results achieved by the greenhouse which will contribute to the supply of neighboring States.
On the other hand the minister inspected the Ministry of Agriculture horticultural production Centre in FAO, [...]