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A file picture dated 30 May 2011 shows former South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar speaking during a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan. (EPA/Philip Dhil)

South Sudan: Peace talks falter over issue of political prisoners

by Mustafa Sirri | Jan 8, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Peace talks in Addis Ababa between South Sudan rebels and the country’s government have stalled over the issue of political prisoners. A spokesman for the rebels, Yohanis Musa Pouk, confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday that a session had...

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South Sudan President Salva Kiir (R) and his Sudan counterpart Omar al-Bashir hold a joint news briefing in the state house in capital Juba January 6, 2014 (REUTERS/James Akena)

Sudan leader: Talks only way forward for S. Sudan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2014 | Middle East

Addis Ababa, Associated Press—The president of Sudan said during a visit to former enemy territory on Monday that 20 years of war with South Sudan taught the people of his country that negotiations are the only way forward for the region. Sudan President Omar...

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South Sudan President Salva Kiir, right, and his Sudanese counterpart Omar Al-Bashir look on during a photo opportunity at the state house in capital Juba on January 6, 2014. (Reuters/James Akena)

Al-Bashir arrives in South Sudan

by Mustafa Sirri | Jan 6, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir arrived in Juba on Monday for talks with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir to discuss the internal conflict which has threatened the world’s newest state. South Sudan Foreign Minister Barnaba Benjamin told...

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South Sudan Minister for Information and Broadcast, Michael Makuei (C) gives a press conference on January 5, 2013 alongside other delegation members in the Ethiopian capital a day after South Sudan’s warring parties met in Addis Ababa for the first time since fighting erupted three weeks ago (AFP PHOTO/Solan GIMECHU)

First real peace talks for South Sudan begin

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2014 | Middle East

Addis Ababa, AP—Two warring factions from South Sudan held direct peace talks on Sunday for the first time since conflict began roiling the country last month, sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing for safety. The direct talks, focused on a cease-fire and...

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In this photo released by the Kenyan Presidential Press Service, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, middle, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, right, and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta before their meeting at State House in Juba, South Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. The leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia arrived in South Sudan on Thursday to try and mediate between the country’s president and the political rivals he accuses of attempting a coup that the government insists sparked violence threatening to destroy the world’s newest country. (AP Photo/Kenyan Presidential Press Service)

South Sudan peace talks delayed; need for agenda cited

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 4, 2014 | Middle East

Addis Ababa, AP—Peace talks between warring parties in South Sudan scheduled to be held in Ethiopia were delayed Saturday because the sides haven’t yet agreed upon an agenda, an official said. Mahboub M. Maalim, the executive secretary of an East African bloc of...