Minister of Industry reviews establishment of sugar factory in South Darfur State

Gms: Khartoum, Aug. 29 (SUNA)

The Minister of Industry, Engineer Abdul Wahab Mohamed Osman has discussed establishment of a factory for sugar industry in South Darfur in the area of Wadi Kaya ( Kaya Valley) to produce 20,000 tons of sugar per year in an area of 6,000 acres at a cost of $ 30 million.
This came in a meeting at the premises of the ministry with the delegation of the Committee of Energy, Mining and Industry at the National [...]

Ministry of Culture to Organize Khartoum International Book Fair

Gms: Khartoum, August, 29 (SUNA)

The Ministry of Culture is due to hold during October 6 – 18 Khartoum International Book Exhibition.
The exhibition’s director, Fatima Mohamed Ahmadoan, said that the objective of the exhibition is to provide educational and cultural books as well as scientific references for people, easily and at reasonable prices.

Chadian President sends his condolences on Martyrs

Gms: Khartoum, Aug. 29 (SUNA)

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, received a message of condolences from the Chadian President, Idriss Debby Itno, in which he expressed his sincere condolences on the Martyrs of the Sudanese nation in the recent plane crash in Talodi area in South Kordufan State.
The Chadian President also expressed his condolences to the families of the Martyrs.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a message of condolences from the Government of Ruanda on [...]

US: Still #1? Will whoever wins the US election find themselves with the unenviable task of overseeing the decline of the US?

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The US is the most powerful nation on earth, but its position of global supremacy is being challenged – economically, militarily and politically. And the person many Americans hold responsible for these failings is the president who promised them change.

The worldwide economic crisis of 2008 started in the US and the aftershocks are still being felt today. Unemployment is running at more than eight per cent, productivity is down and the national debt is a whopping $137bn.

Such turmoil makes it hard to honour [...]

It’s got to be maximum points for us at home – Al-Merreikh’s coach Ricardo

Gms: Cafonline, 29 August

Sudan club side, Al-Merreikh’s coach Ricardo Heron wants his players to build on the spirit that earned them a valuable away 1-1 draw against their arch-rivals Al-Hilal in the previous round. Merreikh hosts fellow Sudanese side Al-Ahly Shandy in match day 3 clash of the group phase of the 2012 Orange CAF Confederation Cup in the Sudanese city of Omdurman.

Ricardo told [...]

The Fighting has Nothing to Do with the Demands of the People in the Two Regions, Interview

The leader of oppositions Justice Party, Maki Ali Balayil argued that Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North Sector (SPLM-N) is the first beneficiary of ongoing war in the Blue Nile and South Kordufan. In an interview with the paper, Balayil said that the sons of Nuba were the ones who paved the way for the secession of South Sudan with their blood but got nothing from SPLM that used them for that purpose in return.
He challenged the leaders of [...]

Exchange Rates

Gms: Khartoum, Aug. 29 (SUNA)

Below is a list of currency rates (buying, selling and average) on Monday 27 August according to the Central Bank of Sudan:

USD 4.3980 4.4200 4.4090
Japanese Yen 0.0558 0.0561 0.0559
Sterling Pound 6.9518 6.9866 6.9692
Swiss Franc 4.5799 4.6028 4.5913
Canadian Dollar 4.4367 4.4589 4.4478
Swedish Kronor 0.6653 0.6686 0.6670
Norwegian Kroner 0.7536 0.7574 0.7555
Danish Krona 0.7384 0.7421 0.7402
Kuwait Dinar 15.5785 15.6564 15.6174
Saudi Riyal 1.1730 1.1789 1.1759
U.A.E Dirham 1.1976 1.2036 1.2006
Riyal [...]

Mubarak is leading a trend in favor of a foreign country

Gms: Khartoum, SV, 29 August

Head of Umma National Party Alsadig Almahadi Launched a vehement verbal attack on his cousin former leader in the party Mubarak Alfadil and accused him of seeking to create a split in the party in favor of a foreign country.
In an interview with the Middle East Newspaper Almahadi said Mubarak is leading a trend opposing to this of Umma party, its constitution, and institutions; describing what he is doing as an infiltration. He said the [...]

Israeli court to rule on Rachel Corrie case

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Family of US activist slain in Israel prepare for ruling in their high-profile civil lawsuit against the military

Al Jazeera’s Cal Perry reports from Jerusalem.

An Israeli court is due to rule whether the army is responsible for the death of an American peace activist nearly 10 years ago.

Rachel Corrie was 23 years old when she was killed trying to stop Israeli bulldozers from destroying Palestinian homes.

This civil case is the latest in a series brought forward by her parents.

They hope Tuesday’s [...]

Parliament: Balayil Is a National Figure despite His Opposing Speeches

Gms: Khartoum (smc) Sudan Vision Daily, Aug. 29 (SUNA)

Speaker of the Parliament Ahmed Ibrahim Altahir confirmed that the ploys targeting the country will not undermine the country’s development, construction, and reconstruction projects and will not stop the self-sacrificing efforts to maintain these projects.
He said the country’s martyrs had embarked on a path to reinforce the pillars of security and stability all over Sudan to realize permanent peace; and that the rest of the Sudanese will carry on down that [...]