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An Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

African MPs Form Committee to Discuss with US Lifting Sanctions on Sudan

by Ahmed Younis | Sep 10, 2017 | World

Khartoum – Representatives of the African Parliament visiting Darfur announced the formation of an African parliamentary committee to negotiate with the US Congress the economic sanctions imposed on Sudan and its negative effects on the country. Four members of...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks at a news conference at the Russian Embassy in Washington. Reuters file photo

Russian Interest in Sudan Investment Projects

by Ahmed Younis | Sep 9, 2017 | Business

Khartoum- Russia has expressed interest in carrying out joint investment projects with Sudan based on mutual interest, and in improving economic and trade relations between the two countries. According to official Sudanese websites, Russia’s TASS news agency quoted...

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Migrants in a detention center before being voluntarily returned to their countries of origin. Tripoli, 29 August. [Hani Amara/REUTERS]

Haftar Declines to Attend Congo Summit… Sudan Denies Closing its Borders with Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 8, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – The Commander of the Libyan Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, was absent on Thursday from an African summit on the Libyan crisis held in the Congolese capital Brazzaville. A media official at Haftar’s office said that the general had officially apologized...

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir at a joint press conference with Libya’s unity government chief in Khartoum on August 27, 2017 (AFP)

Sudan, Libya Agree to Cooperate on Fighting Terrorism

by Ahmed Younis | Aug 28, 2017 | Middle East

Khartoum– Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and the head of Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, agreed to cooperate on security issues, in particular fighting terrorism in order to restore Libya’s stability. In a joint news...

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Muslim worshipers perform the holy Hajj in Makkah (AFP PHOTO AHMAD GHARABLI)

700 Qatari Pilgrims Crossed the Saudi Borders

by Said Al-Abyad | Aug 25, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Makkah– The supervisor of the General Secretariat of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Program for Hajj and Umrah, Abdullah Al-Madlej, said that the “Communications” Center has received a flood of telephone calls from Qatari citizens to inquire about many issues...