UN peacekeeper killed in armed attack at IDP camp in South Darfur
August 13th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by BNO News
NYALA, SUDAN (BNO NEWS) -- A peacekeeper was killed Sunday when gunmen opened fire in a United Nations (UN) community policing center in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, the African Union-United Nations Mission ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Sudan’s continued bombings against S. Sudan
April 24th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by BNO News
BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN (BNO NEWS) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the continued airstrikes on South Sudan by Sudanese warplanes. It came hours after Sudan bombed a market ... Read more...
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Over 50 rebels killed in Blue Nile state: Sudanese army
April 22nd, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Khartoum, April 22 (IANS) The Sudanese army Sunday claimed to have killed over 50 cadres and arrested 17 others from the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-Northern Sector (SPLM-N) and ... Read more...
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Sudan against holding talks with Juba over oil
April 21st, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Khartoum, April 21 (IANS) Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has vowed neither to hold any talks with South Sudan over the oil issue nor allow the latter to transport oil through ... Read more...
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Actor George Clooney among arrested in Sudan protest
March 18th, 2012 - 2:37 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. actor George Clooney was among several political and religious figures who were arrested on Friday during a protest in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, ... Read more...
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South Sudan accuses Sudan of launching ‘economic war’
July 26th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by BNO News
JUBA (BNO NEWS) -- The Southern Sudanese government has accused Sudan of launching an 'economic war' after it suddenly introduced a new currency which will cost South Sudan at least 700 million ... Read more...
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Sudan calls on US to stop ‘carrot and stick policy’
June 16th, 2011 - 5:52 am ICT by IANS
Khartoum, June 16 (IANS) The Sudanese government has called on the US administration to stop its "carrot and stick policy" that it has been using in dealing with the ... Read more...
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Sudan to reopen border crossings with Libya
February 28th, 2011 - 6:15 am ICT by IANS
Khartoum, Feb 28 (IANS) Sudan has decided to reopen its border crossings with Libya to facilitate the return of thousands of Sudanese nationals from the unrest-hit country.The interior ministry took the decision ... Read more...
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UN Security Council calls for ‘urgent action’ for peaceful, credible referenda in Sudan
November 17th, 2010 - 1:52 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Tuesday urged parties to the 2005 peace pact that ended the Sudan's long-running civil war to take urgent action to ... Read more...
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US promoting India, using Pakistan as a ‘war on terror’ tool: Former JI chief
November 14th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Charsadda, Nov 14 (ANI): The former chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Qazi Hussain Ahmed, has accused the United States of promoting India in the region while using Pakistan merely as a tool ... Read more...
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Darfur biggest failure of my life: Clooney
September 2nd, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Hollywood actor George Clooney, who recently received an Emmy for his humanitarian work to raise awareness about the crisis in Darfur, admits that his campaign has failed ... Read more...
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British government ’strongly condemns’ the kidnapping of two peacekeepers in Darfur
August 17th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by BNO News
NYALA, SOUTH DARFUR (BNO NEWS) -- The British government on Tuesday 'strongly condemned' the kidnapping of two Jordanian United Nations-African Union peacekeepers in South Darfur last weekend.The police advisors with the African ... Read more...
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UN peacekeeping force in Darfur denies hijacking of Russian helicopter
July 28th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by BNO News
DARFUR, SUDAN (BNO NEWS) – Kemal Saiki, a spokesman of the United Nations-African Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), said on Tuesday that the recent reports of a helicopter captured by rebels in Darfur ... Read more...
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UN reports surge in Darfur fighting, high fatalities
June 15th, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 14 (DPA) Fighting in Sudan's Darfur region has increased in recent weeks, creating a serious hindrance to peacekeeping efforts, United Nations and African officials said Monday.
Speakers addressing the UN ... Read more...
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Saudi diplomats in Sudan getting death threats
May 28th, 2010 - 7:14 am ICT by IANS
Riyadh, May 28 (IANS) Diplomats of Saudi Arabia in Sudan have been getting death threats through text messages on their mobile phones, a media report said here Thursday.
Staff at the kingdom's embassy ... Read more...
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Ban Ki-moon expresses relief after the release of four UN peacekeepers
April 28th, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his relief Tuesday after the release of four peacekeepers in Sudan.The four individuals who have been serving with the joint ... Read more...
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Four UN peacekeepers still unaccounted for in Darfur
April 16th, 2010 - 1:59 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The United Nations said Thursday that four South African peacekeepers that went missing on Sunday are still unaccounted for.The peacekeepers have been working with the joint African ... Read more...
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Sudan and rebel group sign ceasefire agreement
March 19th, 2010 - 3:20 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – A ceasefire agreement between the Sudan Government and a rebel group was signed Thursday, the United Nations (UN) said.Ibrahim Gambari, the Joint Special Representative of the African ... Read more...
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US concerned over weapons flow into southern Sudan
January 27th, 2010 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 27 (DPA) The US Tuesday raised concern over the flow of heavy weapons into southern Sudan, where violence has increased as the region prepares for elections in April.
US Ambassador ... Read more...
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US to increase pressure on Sudan to resolve conflicts
October 19th, 2009 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Mike McCarthy
Washington, Oct 19 (DPA) The United States pledged Monday to increase pressure on the Sudanese government and rebel groups in an attempt to bring an end to what it ... Read more...
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One in three women risk rape in crisis-hit Darfur
June 1st, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Darfur (Sudan), June 1(ANI): A human rights charity survey has found that one in three women fleeing from the civil war hit region of Darfur in Sudan risk being rape victims.The US-based, ... Read more...
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Sudan hangs nine men for beheading journalist
April 14th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Khartoum, April 14 (DPA) Nine men from the restive Sudanese province of Darfur have been hanged for the beheading of a prominent newspaper editor, media reports said Tuesday.
Mohamed Taha Mohamed Ahmed, editor ... Read more...
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Ban asks G-20 to give $1 trillion to help developing world
March 26th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 26 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked the group of 20 leading economies meeting in London next week to provide $1 trillion to assist developing countries ... Read more...
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Expelled groups responsible for Darfur’s half of relief works: UN
March 10th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 10 (DPA) The 13 relief organisations expelled by the Sudanese government last week provided 50 percent of humanitarian assistance to civilians in need in Sudan's Darfur region, the top ... Read more...
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US condemns Sudan’s expulsion of aid groups
March 7th, 2009 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (DPA) The US condemned Sudan's expulsion of humanitarian organisations Friday, warning that the move could imperil millions of people dependent on foreign assistance.
"These organisations provide critical humanitarian assistance to ... Read more...
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China cuts Steven Spielberg’’s appearance at Academy Awards
February 27th, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 27 (ANI): It seems film director Steven Spielbergs refusal to act as artistic adviser during the Beijing Olympic Games has not been forgotten by the Chinese, for censors ... Read more...
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Sudan peace agreement in peril, UN warns
February 5th, 2009 - 4:25 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 5 (DPA) The comprehensive peace agreement between the Sudanese government and southern Sudan would unravel unless the two sides take steps to implement it, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ... Read more...
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Thousands forced into slavery in Darfur: charities
December 17th, 2008 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Dec 17 (DPA) Sudanese forces and government-aligned militia have forced adults and children into slave labour and sexual service in Sudan's restive Darfur province, a new report by a coalition of ... Read more...
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Ugandan rebels set to sign peace treaty Nov 30
November 18th, 2008 - 3:56 am ICT by IANS
Kampala, Nov 18 (DPA) An agreement expected to end two decades of civil war in the north of Uganda is expected to be signed Nov 30, now that the Lord's Resistance Army ... Read more...
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Five Chinese workers killed by kidnappers in Sudan
October 28th, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Khartoum, Oct 28 (Xinhua) Five of the nine Chinese oil workers abducted in southwest Sudan by militants last week have been killed by the kidnappers, the Chinese embassy in Sudan said.Two abducted ... Read more...
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Nineteen tourists kidnapped in Egypt
September 22nd, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Sep 22 (DPA) Nineteen tourists, including 11 foreign nationals, were kidnapped in Upper Egypt Monday and authorities were in touch with kidnappers for negotiating their release, media reports said.The latest reports ... Read more...
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UN threatens to suspend food aid to Darfur
September 8th, 2008 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Khartoum (Sudan), Sep 8 (DPA) The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has threatened to suspend deliveries of food aid to Sudan's Darfur province after a string of attacks on its convoys."Repeated and ... Read more...
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Sudanese plane hijackers surrender in Libya: Report (Roundup)
August 28th, 2008 - 3:23 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Aug 28 (DPA) Two men who hijacked a Sudanese plane in Darfur and forced it to fly to Libya have surrendered to the authorities there, Libyan state television reported Wednesday.The two ... Read more...
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Hijackers of Sudanese plane release passengers: Report (Lead)
August 27th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Aug 27 (DPA) The hijackers of a Sudanese plane Wednesday released all the passengers of the plane, Al-Arabiya television said, citing Libyan officials.The Boeing 737 plane had been hijacked Tuesday ... Read more...
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Dozens killed in Sudan refugee camp
August 26th, 2008 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Khartoum, Aug 26 (DPA) Forces loyal to the Sudanese government have massacred dozens of people in a refugee camp in South Darfur, a rebel group claimed Monday.The BBC, quoting a spokesman for ... Read more...
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