Sudanese elections
Sudan elects wanted Bashir as president
World
April 27, 2010
Sudan elects wanted Bashir as president
Khartoum--President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has won Sudan's first open elections in 24 years in a result that confirms in office…
Ex-rebels say Sudan regime deployed army in tense region
World
April 20, 2010
Ex-rebels say Sudan regime deployed army in tense region
Khartoum--The southern former rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement on Monday accused Khartoum of sending extra forces to tense north-south border…
Monday’s papers: Nuclear negotiations and the First Lady
Egypt
April 12, 2010
Monday’s papers: Nuclear negotiations and the First Lady
All three state-owned daily papers lead with both foreign and regional news. Al-Ahram and Al-Gomhurriya both offer front page stories…
Voting begins in Sudan’s historic elections
World
April 11, 2010
Voting begins in Sudan’s historic elections
Khartoum--Three days of voting began Sunday in Sudan's first competitive elections in nearly a quarter century despite repeated opposition calls…
Umma opposition party boycotts Sudan vote
World
April 8, 2010
Umma opposition party boycotts Sudan vote
Khartoum--A key opposition party in northern Sudan is boycotting this week's local and parliamentary elections, a senior party official said…
South Sudan’s main party to boycott vote in north
World
April 7, 2010
South Sudan’s main party to boycott vote in north
Khartoum--Southern Sudan's main political party said Tuesday it would boycott this week's local and parliamentary polls in the country's northern…
Sudanese opposition seized by pre-election discord
Egypt
April 4, 2010
Sudanese opposition seized by pre-election discord
Discord erupted between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Sudan (SPLM) and Sudanese opposition parties, with the latter threatening…
Key challenger to Sudan’s Bashir quits presidential race
World
April 1, 2010
Key challenger to Sudan’s Bashir quits presidential race
Khartoum--Sudanese presidential hopeful Yassir Arman has pulled out of April's vote, casting further doubt on the electoral process and clearing…
Sudan’s Bashir threatens to expel election observers
World
March 23, 2010
Sudan’s Bashir threatens to expel election observers
Sudan's president threatened Monday to expel foreign observers over their recommendations to delay the country's first multiparty elections in decades…