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| 02/23/2012 03:48 AM |
| Security Authorities Close El Tayar Newspaper in Khartoum |
| 02/22/2012 07:28 AM |
| Darfur Rebels And Unamid Confirm Release All Peacekeepers, but Have Two Versions |
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| 02/23/2012 03:48 AM |
| Security Authorities Close El Tayar Newspaper in Khartoum |
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[Radio Dabanga]
Khartoum -
The head of security Mohammed Atta reportedly issued permission for the newspaper to be closed.
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| 02/22/2012 07:28 AM |
| Darfur Rebels And Unamid Confirm Release All Peacekeepers, but Have Two Versions |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) released Sudanese interprets and a Yemeni police advisor, the rebels and the hybrid peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) confirmed on Tuesday.
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| 02/23/2012 03:35 AM |
| Darfur Peacekeepers Ready to Defend Themselves - UNAMID General |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
The joint peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID) today said that its troops are ready to open fire to defend themselves after a two day blockage of a long-range patrol by the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in northern west Darfur.
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| 02/23/2012 04:36 AM |
| African National Congress Supports Pipeline Closure, Urges Government to Check Oil Companies |
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[Citizen]
Juba -
The African National Congress (ANC) Party issued a release in which it asked the Government of South Sudan to review and audit the records of Companies which are operating in the field of oil exploration in South Sudan but where registered by the Sudan Government.
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| 02/23/2012 04:09 AM |
| UNAMID Force Commander Congratulates Troops in Northwestern Drafur |
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[Unamid]
Umm Baru--Having led the operation which succeeded in the return of a UNAMID patrol which had been blocked by rebel forces for two days in northwestern Darfur, the Force Commander of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur flew to the region today to pay tribute to his troops.
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| 02/23/2012 03:48 AM |
| Kalma Stuck in Deadlock As Garsila Camps Complete WFP Registration |
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[Radio Dabanga]
Garsila, Kalma -
Three internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Garsila, Ardaba, Jeddah and El Jebelayn have successfully completed the registration process required by the World Food Programme (WFP) to access food assistance.
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| 02/23/2012 03:48 AM |
| Nyala Students End Sit-in |
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[Radio Dabanga]
Nyala -
Students at the University of Nyala ended a sit in on Wednesday that began yesterday, following a march on Monday to protest against the poor conditions on campus.
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| 02/23/2012 03:48 AM |
| Clashes Kill Six in Kutum |
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[Radio Dabanga]
Kutum -
Six people were killed and several others injured in clashes that took place between local militias and rebel groups on Monday morning in the area of Hashaba, east of Kutum in North Darfur.
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| 02/23/2012 03:36 AM |
| Khartoum and Addis Ababa Sign Plan to Boost Ties |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Addis Ababa -
Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa and neighbouring Sudan's capital Khartoum on Tuesday launched an annual action plan to further consolidate multilateral ties between the two East African cities.
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| 02/23/2012 03:36 AM |
| Jonglei - Abducted Women Freed |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Bor -
Three women and two children, allegedly abducted from Pibor County in Jonglei state in an offensive by over 6,000 armed men from the Lou Nuer ethnic group against the Murle tribe in December and January, jave been recovered and are being returned to their families officials say.
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| 02/22/2012 07:28 AM |
| NCP Denies Moves to Register Islamic Movement |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
Nafie Ali Nafie, the vice-chairman of Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP), has emphatically denied reports on plans by some Islamists to re-establish the currently dormant Islamic Movement (IM) as an independent political party.
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| 02/22/2012 06:22 AM |
| Security Forces Seize Independent Daily's Entire Print Run |
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ANHRI condemns the Sudanese government for its unexplained confiscation of the 20 February issue of al-Tayar daily independent newspaper.
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| 02/22/2012 05:32 AM |
| Number of Veteran Educationalists Honored At National Education Conference |
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[SNA]
Khartoum -
A number of veteran educationalists were honored by the end of the National Education Conference Tuesday in the presence of the First Vice - President of the Republic, Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, the Walis (governors) of the states, the Ministers of Education of the states, representatives of friendly and sister countries and the Ministers of Education of South Sudan State and Chad.
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| 02/22/2012 05:03 AM |
| Random Shootings Plague West Darfur |
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[Radio Dabanga]
El Geneina -
An group of gunmen killed a man on Sunday near El Geneina, West Darfur.
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| 02/22/2012 05:03 AM |
| UNAMID and JEM Differ On Accounts of Released Peacekeepers |
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[Radio Dabanga]
El Fasher -
On Tuesday, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) released three civilian employees of the joint UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), that it had detained on suspicion of affiliation to Sudan's security service.
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| 02/22/2012 05:03 AM |
| Authorities Arrest Six Students At Nyala Demonstration |
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[Radio Dabanga]
Nyala -
On Monday six students at the University of Nyala were arrested by security authorities following their involvement in a peaceful protest.
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| 02/22/2012 04:13 AM |
| Security Officers Confiscate Newspapers |
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[CISA]
Khartoum -
Sudanese security service officers on Sunday February 19, 2012 raided the printing sections of two Arabic dailies, Al-Tayar and Alyoum Altali, and confiscated all copies of the two publications that were due for distribution.
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| 02/21/2012 05:07 AM |
| Govt Rejects U.S. Conditions for Debt Relief |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
The Sudanese government on Monday rejected the conditions attached by the United States to cancelling all of Khartoum's $2.4 billion debt owed to it.
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| 02/21/2012 11:17 AM |
| JEM Releases Three Remaining Detainees |
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[Radio Dabanga]
El Fasher -
The Justice and Equality Movement has today released the remaining three detainees it claimed were working as Sudanese security agents.
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| 02/21/2012 05:07 AM |
| Newspapers Confiscated for Publishing Statements By Islamist Opposition Leader |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
The National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) confiscated today's edition of Al-Tayar and Al-Youm Al-Tali newspapers after publishing statements made yesterday by the leader of the Popular Congress Party (PCP) Hassan al-Turabi.
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| 02/21/2012 05:07 AM |
| JEM Releases Darfur Peacekeepers, Calls for Gambari's Resignation |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
The rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on Monday said it released 49 peacekeepers of the African Union- United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) after they were held for entering the group's territories without permission.
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| 02/20/2012 11:49 PM |
| Darfur Rebels Seize, Then Release Peacekeepers |
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[Radio Dabanga]
Hilversum -
The Justice and Equality Movement has released the 49 UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) soldiers detained yesterday in the Shagig Kuro area in West Darfur.
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| 02/20/2012 05:21 AM |
| Opposition Leader Says Security Agents Bugged Office |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
Sudan's Islamist opposition leader Hassan Al-Turabi has accused the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) of installing secret listening devices at his party's headquarters, criticizing such precedent as dangerous and warning of brewing discontent within the country's army.
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| 02/21/2012 05:07 AM |
| North-South Border Peace Conference in Aweil Calls for Assistance |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Juba -
A three day peace conference, bringing together communities from either side of the tense border between north Sudan and newly independent South Sudan, has called for international assistance to complement efforts aiming at mitigating border conflicts.
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| 02/21/2012 04:10 AM |
| U.S. Envoy Hopes Non-Signatory Movements Will Join Doha Peace Process |
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[Radio Dabanga]
Khartoum -
The US presidential envoy for Darfur, Dane Smith announced a US plan for Early Recovery in Darfur in Khartoum on Sunday.
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| 02/20/2012 10:12 AM |
| Worsening Food Crisis |
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[IRIN]
Juba -
An already dire food situation in South Sudan could deteriorate amid growing economic problems, food shortages and a mass influx of people fleeing Sudan in the next two months, agencies warn.
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| 02/22/2012 03:40 AM |
| Juba Says Committed to Fair Deal With Khartoum |
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[Citizen]
Palouge -
The National Minister of Petroleum and Energy Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau yesterday upon visiting oil fields in Palouge of Upper Nile State confirmed technical completion of oil pipeline shut down but said South Sudan remains committed to reach fair deal with Khartoum to pay them transitional fees of less than one dollar per barrel. "We are committed to reach fair deal with Khartoum to pay them transitional fees of less than a dollar per barrel for oil production to resume," said the Minister.
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| 02/22/2012 03:35 AM |
| British Court Rules That Disputed Oil Should Be Unloaded in Japan |
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[Sudan Tribune]
A British Court has ruled that an oil tanker carrying oil, which South Sudan claims was exported illegally by North Sudan, should be unloaded in Japan, shipping sources have told the Reuters news agency.
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| 02/22/2012 03:33 AM |
| UNAMID Chief Seeks to Enlist Juba's Help to Promote Darfur Peace Accord |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Juba -
The head of the African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Ibrahim Gambari met today with South Sudan President Salva Kiir to discuss with him ways to strengthen of the Darfur peace accord signed less than a year ago in the Arab Gulf state of Qatar.
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| 02/22/2012 03:33 AM |
| Nation Rejects U.S. Conditions for Debt Relief, Slams Washington's Policies |
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[Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
The Sudanese government on Monday rejected the conditions attached by the United States to cancelling all of Khartoum's $2.4 billion debt owed to it.
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