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Qatar announces $1bn aid package for SudanQatar will deposit $1 billion at Sudan's central bank, Khartoum said on Wednesday, announcing an aid package to Sudan's Islamist government that is likely to worsen Doha's already tense relations with Egypt. The announ More… |
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Al Abbas wins logistics rights to SudanEgypt-based Al Abbas Transport, a top logistics firm in the region, has obtained the exclusive rights to transport goods to and within Sudan from Egyptian and Sudanese customs authorities. The announcement marks the first time any More… |
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140,000 to get cholera vaccine in SudanThe World Health Organisation (WHO) is working with the South Sudan government and partners to provide vaccines to protect nearly 140 000 people living in temporary camps in South Sudan against cholera. The vaccines come from an e More… |
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Brent set for highest weekly close in 2014Brent crude oil slipped towards $110 a barrel on Friday but remained on course for its highest weekly close this year, as supply disruptions in Africa have tightened the market. Domestic conflicts in Libya and South Sudan, as well More… |
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Sudan inks $680m Khartoum airport dealAn agreement worth $680 million for the second phase of work at a major new airport in Sudan was signed on the sidelines of Bahrain International Airshow yesterday. Khartoum New International Airport (KNIA) project directorate dir More… |
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Al Abbas Transport expands network to SudanLeading transport and logistics firm Al Abbas Transport is set to expand its network with the addition of its latest route between Egypt's Erqan and Sudan's Khartoum. The new route coincides with the opening of the Egypt-S More… |
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Sudan rivals set for New Year peace talksSouth Sudan's government and rebels were set to start New Year's Day peace talks in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to thrash out details of a ceasefire to end more than two weeks of ethnic bloodletting in the world's newest sta More… |
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Obama warns Sudan after US military jet hitPresident Barack Obama was briefed by his national security team on Saturday after four US military service members were wounded when their aircraft were fired upon during a mission to evacuate American citizens from chaotic South Sudan. More… |
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500 feared dead in South Sudan clashesThe United Nations received reports from local sources in South Sudan on Tuesday that between 400 and 500 people had been killed and up to 800 wounded in the latest violence, and the government said it had arrested 10 politicians in connection w More… |
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Etisalat may revive talks to sell Sudanese unitUAE's leading telecom company Etisalat could resurrect talks to sell its Sudanese telecom arm Canar to Kuwait's Zain, as both sides remain keen on a deal despite a breakdown in negotiations earlier this year, a source close to the matter More… |
