Category: Sudan
Sudanese Jihadist killed in fighting in Iraq
KHARTOUM (HAN) July 1.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. A Sudanese medical student who joined the ranks of the Islamic State (ISIS) group, has been killed during the ongoing fighting in Iraq, said sources. Reliable sources told Sudan Tribune that Hamza Sirar Hamza al-Hassan was likely killed in a coalition airstrike against on ISIS’s Iraqi…
Sudan’s Bashir in Saudi Arabia for Umrah pilgrimage
KHARTOUM (HAN) July 1.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir Thursday was received by the Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in Makkah where the Sudanese leader arrived to perform Umrah rituals. In an unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia, Bashir performed the Umrah pilgrimage. Upon his arrival at the Grand Holy Mosque, he was…
Dr. Tedros meets with State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Tedros Adhanom received Mr. Kemal Seid Ismael, State Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Sudan today (July 01, 2016). The two sides discussed on ways of deepening the bilateral relations. Mr. Kemal noted that the High-level Joint Commission has started to bear positive development, particularly in the economic…
S.Sudan ceasefire monitors warn of violence
JUBA (HAN) June 30.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Ceasefire monitors in war-torn South Sudan warned Thursday of “appalling” violence in breach of a peace deal, as rivals battle despite the formation of a unity government in the world’s youngest nation. “The recent incidents and clashes in various parts of the country are clear…
South Sudan blames donors for not supporting peace
JUBA (HAN) June 29.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan’s government said lack of assistance from the international donors has slowed down the implementation of the peace agreement which ended 21 months of civil war between rival top leaders and armed factions in the country. In a press conference conducted on Tuesday in…
EU welcomes Sudan’s truce call for negotiated settlement
KHARTOUM (HAN) June 28.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The European Union on Monday has welcomed the unilateral cessation of hostilities by the Sudanese government and called on the warring parties to move forward for peace in Sudan. The spokeswoman for the EU’s foreign service, Catherine Ray, said the four-month unilateral truce announced earlier this…
Sudan completes troop pull out from buffer zone with S.Sudan
KHARTOUM (HAN) June 27.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Sunday said it has completed the re-deployment of its troops along the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone (SDBZ) with South Sudan. In September 2012, the two Sudan’s signed a series of cooperation agreements, which covered oil, citizenship rights, security issues, banking and…
S.Sudan will not celebrate Independence Day
JUBA (HAN) June 25.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan has announced not to celebrate its Independence Day this year due to economic crisis which has prevented preparations as there is no money to do so. The 5-year old world’s youngest nation used to commemorate the day every year on 9 July when it…
S.Sudan’s foreign currency reserves can only last for a month, says Central Bank official
JUBA (HAN) June 24.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan has foreign currency reserves likely to last for only a month, a Central Bank official said amid warnings of a possible economy collapse. “The [foreign] reserves we have may cover only imports of only five weeks [from now],” John Dor Majok, the deputy Central…
South Sudan admits running short of cash to pay salaries
JUBA (HAN) June 16.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan government has grudgingly admitted falling short of cash to pay civil servants and for essential services, raising fears that such an open admission may lead to uncertainty and insolvency. Information Minister and government’s official spokesperson, Michael Makuei Lueth, announced on Friday in a statement broadcasted…
