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HRW: Fighting, rights abuses escalating in Darfur
World
June 6, 2011
HRW: Fighting, rights abuses escalating in Darfur
Khartoum - Serious human rights abuses have risen in the last six months in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, with a…
Egypt: Halayeb area for integration, not dispute
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Egypt: Halayeb area for integration, not dispute
Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi met his Sudanese counterpart, Ali Karti, to discuss how to enhance and develop Egyptian-Sudanese relations at…
Northern Sudan dismisses UN call for troops to quit Abyei
World
June 4, 2011
Northern Sudan dismisses UN call for troops to quit Abyei
Khartoum - Khartoum on Saturday dismissed calls by the UN Security Council for it to withdraw its forces immediately from…
Hundreds of civilian casualties in South Sudan battle
World
June 2, 2011
Hundreds of civilian casualties in South Sudan battle
Juba - South Sudan soldiers opened fire indiscriminately on men, women and even children after a battle with fighters belonging…
Foreign minister to discuss north-south tensions with Sudanese counterpart
Egypt
June 2, 2011
Foreign minister to discuss north-south tensions with Sudanese counterpart
Foreign Minister Nabil al-Araby will fly to Khartoum on Friday for two days, to discuss security issues with his Sudanese…
AU: North, South Sudan agree demilitarized zone
World
May 31, 2011
AU: North, South Sudan agree demilitarized zone
Juba - Representatives from north and South Sudan have agreed to set up a demilitarized zone along their shared border, the…
North Sudan forces commit war crimes, group says
World
May 29, 2011
North Sudan forces commit war crimes, group says
Juba -- An advocacy group on Sunday said new satellite images provide evidence that northern Sudanese troops have committed war…
New Egyptian-Sudanese bank to be founded in Egypt
Egypt
May 26, 2011
New Egyptian-Sudanese bank to be founded in Egypt
The National Bank of Egypt reached an agreement with Sudan to establish an Egyptian-Sudanese bank with US$50 million in capital,…
Thousands flee Sudan’s Abyei as militias move south
World
May 25, 2011
Thousands flee Sudan’s Abyei as militias move south
Khartoum/Juba - Tens of thousands of people fled as north Sudanese militias accused of helping seize the contested Abyei border…
Egypt calls for peaceful solution in Sudan’s Abyei
Egypt
May 25, 2011
Egypt calls for peaceful solution in Sudan’s Abyei
Egypt's outgoing Foreign Minister Nabil al-Araby on Wednesday urged for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Sudan's contested Abyei…