Omar Hassan Al-Bashir

Sudan’s Bashir names ally prime minister

Khartoum - Arab Today

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir named his first vice president and long-time ally Hassan Saleh to the newly created post of prime minister, the ruling party's deputy leader said on Wednesday. “The party leadership meeting chaired by President Bashir approved the nomination of Hassan Saleh as prime minister and his retention of the post of first vice president,” National CongressRead more

UAE welcomes lifting of partial US sanctions on Sudan

Dubai - ArabToday

United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi congratulated Sudan Saturday on the lifting of some economic sanctions, imposed by the United States, Emirati state news agency WAM reported. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, made the remarks in a telephone call with Sudanese President OmarRead more

King Salman receives Sudanese leader

Jeddah - Arab Today

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received at his residence in the city of Tangier the Sudan’s President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency said. The king is currently in Morocco on a private visit. “The two leaders reviewed the fraternal relations between the the two brotherly countries and a number of issues of mutualRead more

Algerian President receives message from Sudanese Counterpart

Algiers - Arab Today

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has received a message from his Sudanese counterpart Omar Hassan al-Bashir, pertaining to bilateral relations between the two countries. The message was handed over to Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal when he met Thursday with Kamal Eddine Ismail Said, Minister of State at Sudan's ministry of Foreign Affairs and the special envoy of the Sudanese President.Read more

Bashir tells BBC he will quit in 2020

Khartoum - Arab Today

Sudanese President Omar Bashir has said that he will step down in 2020 after his current term in office ends. “In 2020, there will be a new president and I will be an ex-president,” Bashir said in an interview with the BBC broadcast on Thursday. Bashir took power in a 1989 coup. The 72-year-old career soldier won a new termRead more

Sudanese president vows to implement DDPD requirements

Khartoum - Arab Today

Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir on Sunday vowed to implement requirements of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) by establishing a road map for the peace process in present and future. Addressing a crowd of people in Zalingei, capital of Central Darfur, Al-Bashir affirmed that the coming period will witness high security and extensive plans in Darfur forRead more