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Sudans: Trench marks new border as rains approach
World
May 15, 2012
Sudans: Trench marks new border as rains approach
TACHUIEN, South Sudan — A trench dug across a red dirt road marks part of the shifting border this week…
South Sudan minister says cooperation with Israel does not involve water projects
Egypt
May 14, 2012
South Sudan minister says cooperation with Israel does not involve water projects
South Sudanese Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Paul Mayom Akec said his country is not considering projects that could…
Govt sources anticipate free trade zone with Sudan and UAE
Business
May 10, 2012
Govt sources anticipate free trade zone with Sudan and UAE
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri will soon announce the establishment of a free trade zone between Egypt, Sudan and the United…
Four Eritreans, Egyptian shot while crossing Egyptian-Sudanese border
Egypt
May 9, 2012
Four Eritreans, Egyptian shot while crossing Egyptian-Sudanese border
Four Eritreans and an Egyptian were wounded on Wednesday after being shot while attempting to illegally cross from Sudan into…
South Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing in blow to talks
World
May 4, 2012
South Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing in blow to talks
KHARTOUM — South Sudan on Friday accused Sudan of launching an air strike on one of its oil regions, imperiling…
Album review: Otaak Band’s ‘Bejawiya’
Art news
April 30, 2012
Album review: Otaak Band’s ‘Bejawiya’
There’s something infuriating about Otaak Band. Their CD release party at the Cairo Jazz Club — which saw six musicians…
Between drama and melodrama in ‘The Palm House’
Books
April 29, 2012
Between drama and melodrama in ‘The Palm House’
Tarek Eltayeb’s “The Palm House” has the beginnings of a strong and important novel. For the first 160 pages, the…
Sudanese prisoners arrive in Cairo on their way to Khartoum
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Sudanese prisoners arrive in Cairo on their way to Khartoum
Assistant Foreign Minister for Sudanese Affairs Mohamed Awad said the mediation efforts made by Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr over…
Egypt mediating for captives’ release, Sudanese paper says
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Egypt mediating for captives’ release, Sudanese paper says
Egypt is mediating negotiations for the release of Sudanese soldiers captured during tension between the countries over the oil-rich Heglig…
Sudan says South’s backing of rebels risks stability
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Sudan says South’s backing of rebels risks stability
South Sudan's continued support for rebels inside Sudan undermines the north's stability, despite international appeals for it to stop, Khartoum's…