Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The Troika (Norway, Britain, and the United States) on Tuesday urged the General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan not to take “unilateral action,” the three countries said in a statement. The three countries made the remarks during a meeting with Al-Burhan on …
Read More »Sudanese court orders restoration of internet service
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | A Sudanese court on Tuesday issued a ruling requiring the communications companies to immediately restore the internet service which has been blocked since Oct. 25. “The judge of Khartoum North Court has issued a ruling on the case filed by Sudanese consumers protection society obligating the …
Read More »Sudanese army chief voices commitment to democratic transition
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Sunday reiterated commitment to democratic transition in the country, official Sudan TV reported. Al-Burhan made the remarks when he received a delegation of the Arab League led by Hossam Zaki, assistant secretary-general of the Arab …
Read More »Sudanese army chief orders release of 4 ministers of transitional gov’t
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday issued a decision to release four ministers of the recently dissolved transitional government, official Sudan TV reported. The released officials included Communications Minister Hashim Hasabal-Rasoul, Transport Minister Ali Jiddo, Youths and Sport Minister Yousif …
Read More »Sudanese army chief relieves 6 ambassadors
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday issued a decision relieving Sudanese ambassadors to six countries, the official Sudan TV reported. According to the report, ambassadors to Brussels, Geneva, Washington, Paris, Beijing and Doha were relieved. On Monday, Al-Burhan declared a …
Read More »Sudanese PM returns home under tight security — PM’s office
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has returned home with his wife under tight security, the prime minister’s office said on its Facebook account on Tuesday. Since early Monday, Hamdok and some of his ministers together with civilian members in the Sovereign Council were arrested. Earlier on …
Read More »South Sudan urges Sudanese parties to use dialogue to resolve impasse
Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan on Monday urged members of the neighboring Sudan transitional unity to dialogue in order to defuse tension following the military takeover. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation called on Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, head of the Sudan Sovereign Council and Prime …
Read More »Sudan’s Information Ministry says Hamdok gov’t still legal
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s Information Ministry said on Monday that the civilian government, led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, is still the legal transitional authority in the country and denied the dissolution of the cabinet. The constitutional document grants the right of declaring the state of emergency in the …
Read More »Division in Sudan’s transitional gov’t prompts military intervention: army chief
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan said on Monday that the division among partners in the transitional government prompted the military intervention to prevent the country from chaos. Al-Burhan, also general commander of the Sudanese armed forces, made the remarks in a speech broadcast …
Read More »Sudan’s sovereign council chairman declares state of emergency after PM’s arrest
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday declared a state of emergency across the country, and dissolved the transitional sovereign council and the government. The decision was made hours after acting Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, members of the Transitional Sovereignty Council’s civilian …
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