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Sudan holds communist leader

Dubai - Emirates Voice

Sudanese security agents arrested the leader of the opposition Communist Party on Wednesday after it organised a protest in the capital Khartoum against rising bread prices, its spokesman told AFP. Sporadic protests have erupted in parts of Sudan, including Khartoum, after bread prices more than doubled earlier this month following a jump in the cost of flour. On Tuesday, hundreds of SudaneseRead more

Sudan holds communist leader

Khartoum - Emiratesvoice

Sudan police beat protesters at demo

Khartoum - Emiratesvoice

Anti-riot police fired tear gas and beat protesters with batons Tuesday as hundreds of Sudanese demonstrated against soaring bread prices near a presidential palace in Khartoum, an AFP correspondent said. Bread prices have more than doubled after a jump in the cost of flour due to dwindling wheat supplies, after the government decided to stop importing grain and allow private companiesRead more

Belgian PM seeks EU help in row

Brussels - Emiratesvoice

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said Thursday he would seek EU help to settle a row over his country's deportation of Sudanese who were allegedly tortured on their return home. Michel's coalition government has faced an uproar since his immigration minister Theo Francken invited officials from Khartoum in September to identify Sudanese migrants and then deported around a dozen ofRead more

Sudan hit by nationwide electricity blackout during televised presidential speech

Juba - Emirates Voice

Sudan suffered a nationwide electricity blackout on Wednesday during a televised speech by president Omar Al Bashir, local papers reported. Viewers said the broadcast was cut halfway through the president’s speech. The Sudanese ministry of electricity and water began working on restoring power to the country but said it would only be able to do so for one city atRead more

UN urges Israel to scrap African migrant relocation plan

Geneva - Emiratesvoice

The United Nations on Tuesday called on Israel to scrap a new programme forcing thousands of African migrants out of the country, condemning it as incoherent and unsafe. The programme is targeting an estimated 38,000 people, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan. Israel has offered them $3,500 (2,900 euros) and a plane ticket if they leave by March, warning they mayRead more

Sudan students, police clash on third day of protests

Khartoum - Emiratesvoice

Hundreds of Sudanese students from the University of Khartoum threw stones at anti-riot police Monday on a third day of protests against soaring bread prices, an AFP correspondent reported. Bread prices more than doubled last week as flour manufacturers raised prices on dwindling wheat supplies after the government decided to stop importing grain and allowed private companies to do so.Read more

Information minister receives Sudanese ambassador

Manama - Emiratesvoice

Information Affairs Minister, Ali bin Mohammed Al-Romaihi, received here today the newly-appointed Sudanese Ambassador to Bahrain, Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Hassan. The minister lauded the strength of the brotherly Bahraini-Sudanese relations which, he said, are based on mutual love and respect, as well as on shared keenness on regional and global security and peace. Al-Romaihi wished the envoy every success in hisRead more

Shura Chairman congratulates Sudanese Speaker

Manama - Emiratesvoice

Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh sent a cable of congratulations to Speaker of the National Assembly of Sudan Prof. Ibrahim Ahmed Omar on his country’s Independence Day. He lauded strong fraternal relations between both countries, stressing keenness of the Shura Council to bolster bilateral parliamentary cooperation and coordinate stances in Arab and international parliamentary gatherings. The ShuraRead more

Bahrain-Sudan economic cooperation highlighted

Manama - Emiratesvoice

Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed R. Alzayani today received Ambassador of Sudan to Bahrain, Ibrahim Mohammed Al Hassan. They reviewed the bilateral ties and means for boosting the cooperation in all fields, especially in the economic and investment fields. They also discussed issues of shared interest. The minister affirmed the ministry’s readiness to provide the assistance that will boostRead more