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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Ethiopia, Sudan joint expo opens tomorrow

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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT

UK millionaire jailed over Sudan embargo

A A British millionaire has been jailed for sending 15 amphibious personnel carriers to Sudan in breach of an official embargo. Andrew Jackson was sentenced to serve two years and eight months in prison and pay a fine at London's Southwark Crown Court on
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:59:00 GMT

UK millionaire jailed over Sudan embargo (AAP)

A British millionaire has been jailed for sending 15 amphibious personnel carriers to Sudan in breach of an official embargo.Andrew Jackson was sentenced to serve two years and eight months in prison and pay a fine at London's Southwark Crown Court on
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:35:00 GMT

Former NBA player Bol helping Sudanese

Former NBA player Manute Bol says despite his serious physical ailments he is heading back to his native Sudan to help the poor. The Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle reported Wednesday the 7-foot-7 Bol, who was in a wheelchair because of
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:51:00 GMT

UK millionaire jailed over Sudan embargo

A British millionaire has been jailed for sending 15 amphibious personnel carriers to Sudan in breach of an official embargo. Andrew Jackson was sentenced to serve two years and eight months in prison and pay a fine at London's Southwark Crown Court on
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:43:00 GMT

Fears of new war in Sudan

Nuba Mountains - Air raids may no longer target the highlands of central Sudan, but heads still turn sharply to scan the skies at the sound of an aeroplane engine overhead. The Nuba Mountains - once a key enclave of rebels battling the government in
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Exports to Sudan: Brit jailed

London - A British millionaire has been jailed for sending 15 amphibious personnel carriers to Sudan in breach of an official embargo. Andrew Jackson was sentenced to serve two years and eight months in prison and pay a fine at London's Southwark Crown
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT

UK millionaire jailed for breaking Sudan embargo

Andrew Jackson was sentenced to serve two years and eight months in prison and pay a fine at London's Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday. The 46-year-old businessman had pleaded guilty of flouting a 2004 British ban on exporting items which could be used
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:06:00 GMT

Sudan's Bashir to visit Turkey despite warrant

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will visit Turkey next week for the first time since an international court asked for his arrest, government sources said, in a test of Ankara's support for international justice. Predominantly Muslim Turkey has
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:42:00 GMT

Sudan's Bashir to visit Turkey despite warrant

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will visit Turkey next week for the first time since an international court asked for his arrest, government sources said, in a test of Ankara's support for international justice. Predominantly Muslim Turkey has
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:34:00 GMT

Sudan: Top UN Official Hails Return to Civilian Life of 15,000 Former Civil War Soldiers

The top United Nations envoy to Sudan has praised the disarming, demobilization and reintegration so far this year of over 15,000 former combatants from the African nation's north-south civil war. It is hoped that as many as 180,000 ex-combatants across
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

Sudanese president set to visit Turkey

ISTANBUL - From wire dispatches Turkey has no intention of arresting Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir despite an international arrest warrant for him, the daily Hürriyet reported on its Web site Wednesday. Al-Bashir is set to visit Turkey next
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:46:00 GMT

Darfur refugees will be granted asylum, say UK government

LONDON: Survivors of the Darfur conflict will no longer be deported from Britain, the government said, after concerns about a deterioration in conditions in the Sudanese capital. Asylum seekers will have the right to remain in Britain for up to five
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:38:00 GMT

Darfur survivors granted right to stay: govt (AFP)

ET LONDON (AFP) Survivors of the Darfur conflict will no longer be deported from Britain, the government said Tuesday, after concerns about a deterioration in conditions in the Sudanese capital. Asylum seekers will have the right to remain in Britain for
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:31:00 GMT

Sudan's Bashir to visit Turkey despite warrant

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will visit Turkey next week for the first time since an international court asked for his arrest, government sources said, in a test of Ankara's support for international justice, Reuters reported. Predominantly
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT

SLM-AW tells US envoy to stay away from its areas in Darfur

Sudan Liberation Movement/Army warns Gration to Stay away from its controlled areas The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army SLM/A is closely following the Movements of the US Special Envoy to Sudan the retired Gen. Scott Gration in Sudan neighboring
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:01:00 GMT

Sudan: Southern Region Threatens Poll Boycott

The government of South Sudan has threatened to boycott next year's presidential elections over rigging claims by the North. The Head of Mission at the GoSS liaison office in Nairobi John Duku also sent a warning to the North that any attempt to
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:55:00 GMT

ICC makes Al-Bashirs World Smaller

President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan has been in the news a lot since the 4th of March 2009 when the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for his arrest for war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated against the people of Darfur.
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:17:00 GMT

Carter Centre faults Sudan's polls preparations

THE United States (U.S.)-based Carter Centre, which has been charged with monitoring preparations for Sudanese elections next April, has criticised the Khartoum authorities for impeding polls observers. The Carter Centre, according to Agence France
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:27:00 GMT

Sudan Oil And Gas Liquids Production Is Forecast To Peak At 785,000b/d In 2014

New report provides detailed analysis of the Energy and Utilities market Published on November 04, 2009by Press Office(Companiesandmarkets.com and OfficialWire)LONDON, ENGLAND The new Sudan Oil & Gas Report forecasts that the country will account for
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:17:00 GMT

Sudan's Bashir to visit Turkey despite warrant

6:15am EST storyKeywords RTR_ArticleTitle 'Sudan's Bashir to visit Turkey despite RTR_ArticleBlurb ' * Bashir to visit Turkey * Trip tests Turkish stance on international justice By Opheera McDoom KHARTOUM, Nov 4 (Reuters) Sudanese President Omar Hassan
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:57:00 GMT

Sudan's Bashir to visit Turkey despite warrant

11:15am GMT storyKeywords RTR_ArticleTitle 'Sudan's Bashir to visit Turkey despite RTR_ArticleBlurb ' * Bashir to visit Turkey * Trip tests Turkish stance on international justice By Opheera McDoom KHARTOUM, Nov 4 (Reuters) Sudanese President Omar Hassan
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:11:00 GMT

Post-2011 Sudan Scenarios: Challenges and Opportunities for EU Engagement

Chatham House, London Dr Damien Helly, Research Fellow, European Union Institute for Security Studies; Editor, Post-2011 Sudan Scenarios Type: Research and other events Sudan faces a very real risk of a return to civil war despite numerous early warning
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

Sudan's Bashir to visit Turkey despite warrant

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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:43:00 GMT

New war in Sudan's Nuba mountains?

Air raids may no longer target the highlands of central Sudan, but heads still turn sharply to scan the skies at the sound of an aeroplane engine overhead. Sudanese beer sellers gather on market day in the village of Kauda in the Nuba Mountains of
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:41:00 GMT

Sudan: Tribal Clashes Extend to Uganda

Kampala SECURITY was yesterday beefed up in Koboko town as tension increased among the Sudanese community following an inter-tribal clash that started on Monday night. One person was confirmed dead and several others admitted with injuries after fighting
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:23:00 GMT

First specialised heart treatment centre launched in South Sudan

In a drive with the international efforts to curb the world's top killer, the heart disease, specialised mobile heart treatment centre has been launched in South Sudan to diagnose and treat the needy patients with the heart diseases. The move follows the
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:17:00 GMT

Monitors worried about Sudan election, freedoms

Election observers expressed concern on Tuesday over the harassment of political parties and funding delays as voters began to register for Sudan's first multi-party elections in 24 years. The Carter Centre, who along with the United Nations are the only
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:36:00 GMT

All-inclusive deal in Darfur is the only answer, and Mbeki has been hard at it

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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMT

Sudan at risk of 'plunging back' into civil war

Lord Bishop of Salisbury writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his oral question in the House of Lords on Sudan's plans for the 2010 elections. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in 2005 between the North and South put an end to Sudan's civil war, that
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:02:00 GMT