Omar Al Bashir

Sudanese Government Confirms Political commitment

Khartoum - Arab Today

Sudan Information Minister and Government Spokesperson Ahmed Bilal Osman said that the political commitment to the national dialogue is the foundation for the new phase that the government of national reconciliation is implementing. Osman denied any conflicts between the members of the national dialogue saying there is a full compliance with granting the President Omar Al Bashir the right toRead more

HH Sheikha Moza Meets President of Sudan

Khartoum - Arab Today

HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, member of Sustainable Development Goals Advocates, met here today with President of Sudan Omar Al Bashir. During the meeting, they discussed topics related to Quality primary education in Sudan, creating job opportunities and youth empowerment. Her Highness also attended a dinner banquet hosted by Sudan's First Lady Widad Babiker. HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser arrivedRead more

HH Sheikha Moza Meets President of Sudan

Khartoum - Arab Today

Sudan's veep takes oath as PM

Khartoum - Arab Today

First Vice President of Sudan Hassan Saleh took oath before Sudanese President Omar al Bashir at the Presidential Palace in Khartoum. In press statements, Saleh said that he appreciates the confidence of the Sudanese president in him. It is the first time Sudan has had a prime minister since Bashir came to power in 1989. Source: MENARead more

Sudan Committed to Doha Document for Peace

Khartoum - Arab Today

President of Sudan Omar Al Bashir renewed today his commitment to implementing the Doha Document for Peace. Speaking at a press conference that discussed the appointment of a new Prime Minister, Al Bashir said that the Doha Document for Peace became part of the constitution and reality of Sudan. He added that it was based on this document that heRead more

Sudan’s pyramids, nearly as grand as Egypt’s, go unvisited

Al Bergawiya - Arab Today

The small, steep pyramids rising up from the desert hills of northern Sudan resemble those in neighboring Egypt, but unlike the famed pyramids of Giza, the Sudanese site is largely deserted. The pyramids at Meroe, some 200 kilometres north of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, are rarely visited despite being a Unesco World Heritage site like those in Egypt. Sanctions against theRead more

Al Bashir to step down from power in 2020

DUBAI - Arab Today

In an interview with the BBC, Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir said he plans to step down from power when his current mandate ends in 2020. Al Bashir was re-elected last year, nabbing a whopping 94 per cent of the vote. The Sudanese president, who has been in power since 1989, when he took over power in a coup, saidRead more

Arab world welcomes US lifting of Sudan sanctions

Khartoum - Arab Today

The Arab League has welcomed a US decision to lift economic sanctions on Sudan, which have been in place for 20 years. In a press release is pointed out that it has continuously been opposed to the sanctions and has repeatedly called for them to be lifted. In the UAE, Hhis Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown PrinceRead more

Sudan opposition chief Mahdi to return from exile: Party

Khartoum - Arab Today

Sudanese opposition leader and former prime minister Sadiq Al Mahdi will return to the country on Thursday more than two years after he fled abroad, a senior official in his party said. Mahdi, whose civilian government was overthrown in the 1989 Islamist-backed coup that brought President Omar Al Bashir to power, has been in self-imposed exile, mainly in Cairo. “SadiqRead more

Sudan president accuses Iran of taking over region

DUBAI - Arab Today

Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir accused Iran of controlling five Arab capitals, blasting Tehran for its expansionist policies in the region. In an interview with Saudi-owned Al Arabiya, Al Bashir spoke at length about what he called Iran’s expansionist plans in the region - saying the United States essentially “handed over” Iraq to Iranian control by ousting Saddam Hussain. “AmericansRead more