JUBA – The Union of journalists of South Sudan (UJoSS) on Monday held its first consultative meeting in Juba in preparation for its up coming national assembly meeting. The meeting, attended by all media houses, journalists and other media associations, was officially opened by newly- appointed...

WASHINGTON,DC - US President Barack Obama has appointed retired air force general Scott Gration as special envoy to Sudan. General Gration, who grew up in Africa, has an extensive network of contacts in the continent. The announcement of his appointment follows a warning by Secretary of State...

Growing opposition voiced about Security Council role in ICC warrant against al-Bashir By Von Ronda Hauben (netizen2)   The recent action of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in issuing a warrant for the arrest of the head of state of Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir, has created a...

UNITED NATIONS - The indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Darfur war crimes charges deepens the perception that international justice is 'racist," the president of the UN General Assembly said Tuesday. "I think it was unfortunate," Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, who served as foreign...

DAMASCUS, SYRIA —  The Arab League rejected an international arrest warrant for Sudan's president on charges of war crimes in Darfur, and its leader said Qatar has done the same, clearing the way for the beleaguered Sudanese leader to attend an Arab Summit there later this month. "The...

KHARTOUM - Interpol has informed Sudanese authorities that it will not deal with any ICC decisions since it is not part of the mandate. According to reports from the SMC (Sudan Media Centre), The Sudanese minister of interior Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid received a verbal message from the Interpol...

KHARTOUM, SUDAN - President Omer Al-Bashir has said that he has ordered the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to completely sudanize the voluntary work in the Sudan for one year to close the gap of the humanitarian work. Addressing "The Sacrifice and Death group" from the organized forces at the...

JUBA, SUDAN - Heavily armed fighters have killed more than 200 people in raids on villages in South Sudan, where bloody tribal disputes over cattle are jeopardising peace efforts in the oil-rich region, officials said on Sunday. The commissioner of Pibor County, Akot M. Adikiu, told Reuters he had...

KHARTOUM - The Minister of Guidance and Endowment in the Government of National Unity, Dr. Azhari Al-Tigani Awad Al-Saed, warned that if western countries continue to interfere in Sudanese politics, Muslims will declare a holy war, or jihad, against them. He described western countries as...

RUMBEEK - The Lakes state Health Minister says early marriages and lack of ante-natal care are contributing to the increased number of deaths among pregnant women during childbirth in the region. In an interview with Sudan Radio Service on Thursday in Rumbek, Dr. Parmena Marial explained. “A lot of...