RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in the western Saudi port city of Jeddah on Wednesday to perform Umrah (an Islamic pilgrimage) rituals, the state-run SPA news agency reported. He was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Prince Misha'al bin...

JUBA - Southern Sudan will tomorrow mark the fourth anniversary of the ‘Go To School’ initiative as the school gates open on 1 April, the first day of the new school year in Southern Sudan. The Initiative, launched on 1 April 2006, is led by the Government of Southern Sudan’s Ministry of...

DOHA, QATAR - Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has caused more anger when he stormed out of the Arab League summit in Qatar having denounced the Saudi king for his ties with the West. He disrupted the opening session by criticising King Abdullah, calling him a British product and an American ally....

NEW DELHI - Indian state-run Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd has offered to pay in euros for spot purchase of Sudanese Nile Blend crude and traders said most sellers preferred the currency as Sudan faced U.S. sanctions. "We have given this additional option to increase competition. It is...

JUBA - A delegation from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, led by its Secretary General pagan Amum and the foreign Minister Deng Alor heads to the U.S. capital of Washington on a six-day visit. The SPLM spokesperson Yen Matthew told miraya fm that the delegation will have discussions with the...

DOHA, QATAR - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived here Sunday to attend the Arab summit scheduled for March 30-31 in the Qatari capital despite the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for him. This is the first time for Bashir to attend a regional conference since the International...

NAIROBI - Leaders of the All Africa Conference of Churches have demanded the Sudanese government to "allow uninterrupted humanitarian assistance" in the country following the expulsion of 13 international aid agencies from Sudan's troubled western Darfur province. "We are deeply worried about the...

WAU, March 26 (Gurtong) – Wau Teaching Hospital in Western Bahr el Ghazal State is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with a foreign hospital in a bid to boost its operations. The Director General of Wau Teaching Hospital, James Ukele told Gurtong that his team is expecting a delegation from...

DOHA, QATAR - Secretary General of Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa said here Sunday that Arab countries have reached consensus on rejecting the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The Arab summit scheduled for March 30-31 in Doha will issue a statement...

KHARTOUM – A Sudanese newspaper says the country's president, sought by an international court on charges of war crimes in Darfur, will not attend this week's Arab League summit in Qatar. The 22-member Arab League has already said it would not enforce the International Criminal Court's arrest order...