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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Student elections in the University of Khartoum have been suspended for the past two years. Report by Sudan Radio Service , Friday, November 20, 2009: (Khartoum) - The National Congress Party has won the students' union elections at the University of Khartoum. The chairman of the Students' Union High Elections Committee, Prof. Abubakar Abu Jokh, spoke to Sudan Radio Service on Thursday in Khartoum....
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
As the French nation prepared for the crucial World Cup qualifying match against Ireland on Wednesday evening, the streets of Paris were already in carnival mood long before the kick-off in the Stade de France. From 8.30pm onwards, throughout the city football fans waved flags, blocked traffic, hooted horns and sang songs of celebration. The party atmosphere clearly bemused newly arrived tourists...
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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today, the website of Sudan Radio Service (SRS) is still having technical difficulties. At the moment its news pages and archives are blank, Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11:22 AM GMT UK. Here is a news report by SRS, received by email from SRS. Note that it quotes Ismail Khamis Jallab as saying that the Nuba people in the SPLM will remain in the SPLM forever and that there is no room for talk about...
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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The SPLM caucus in the National Assembly walked out of the parliament in October, accusing the NCP of willfully delaying the introduction of key CPA legislation. Report by Sudan Radio Service , Friday, November 20, 2009: (Khartoum) - The speaker of the National Assembly, Ahmed Ibrahim El-Tahir, suspended the salaries and allowances of 10 SPLM MPs on Wednesday. The move is seen as a bid to put pressure...
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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Note that news reports at the website of Sudan Radio Service (SRS) are currently unavailable due to technical problems. Here is a copy of an untitled report, received by email, from SRS, Thursday, November 19, 2009: (Khartoum) - The former governor of Upper Nile state, Dak Duop Bichok, has described retired Brigadier, Galuak Deng Garang’s refusal to relinquish power in Malakal as an act of rebellion....
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Loss and bitterness replaced triumph on Thursday as life in Cairo resumed its daily grind after Algeria ended the Pharoahs' World Cup hopes. Egyptian football fans had been jubilant on Saturday when the team beat Algeria 2-0 in Cairo to force a playoff against the Desert Foxes in Khartoum for the final African place in next year's tournament in South Africa. But the outpourings of joy came to an abrupt...
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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Unfortunately, this week, all news reports at the website of Sudan Radio Service (SRS) have disappeared due to technical issues. Here is a report, received by email from SRS, dated Thursday, November 19, 2009: Finally, we bring you this item from the SRS sporting supremo, Francis I. Butili: 19 November 2009 - (Khartoum) - Algeria’s national football team has qualified for the 2010 World Cup competition...
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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
This week, all news reports at the website of Sudan Radio Service (SRS) have disappeared due to technical issues. Here is a report, received via email, from SRS, dated Thursday, November 19, 2009: (Khartoum) - The Darfur peace talks in Doha have been postponed again. The AU and UN joint mediator and the Qatari mediators issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that they will resume the talks soon, since...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Egyptian fans complain of being attacked by Algerians in Khartoum in the aftermath of the Desert Foxes' 1-0 victory in a World Cup play-off.
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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
From Radio Dabanga , Wednesday, November 18, 2009: Egypt-Algeria match in Khartoum secured by fifteen thousand policemen (Khartoum - agencies -18 November): Fifteen thousand policemen will be deployed in the streets of Khartoum. This said the Walli of Khartoum Dr. Abdel Rahman Algidir. They guard also the two hotels in which teams from Egypt and Algeria are residing. He said his government is ready...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Khartoum/Cairo - There were tears on the streets of Cairo on Wednesday night as stunned fans shook their heads in disbelief at Algeria's convincing 1-0 victory to qualify for the World Cup. Cairo fell silent as French-born Anthar Yahia scored from an...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Khartoum/Cairo - The World Cup qualifier between bitter rivals Algeria and Egypt kicked off in Sudan on Wednesday, with chanting fans mobbing the streets of Khartoum and Cairo. Many in Sudan had flocked home early on what had been deemed a half-day. ...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Sudan's security forces threw a tight security cordon around Khartoum to prevent violence between Algeria and Egypt fans at Wednesday's clash for a place in the football World Cup finals. The opposing fans were corralled into separate sections of the Al-Merreikh stadium in Khartoum's twin city Omdurman as a crowd of more than 30,000 thronged the ground for the decisive playoff. Supporters of Egypt's...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
War of words could again spill over into the violence as Arab rivals contest the last African slot Arab unity faces a severe test tonight – not over attitudes to Palestine, Iraq, or any of the usual hot items on the Middle Eastern political agenda, but over the battle between the Egyptian and Algerian soccer teams for the last African slot in the World Cup. Not surprisingly it's being dubbed...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Sudan's security forces threw a tight security cordon around Khartoum to prevent violence between fans of Algeria and Egypt, who clash on Wednesday for a place at the World Cup football finals. Thousands of rival supporters from Cairo and Algiers have invaded Khartoum, a rare venue for such a showdown in international football. On Tuesday night, Algerian fans with their country's flag draped over...
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