In Addis Ababa, the parliament has decided to replace the treaty written by Britain in 1929, which gave Egypt veto power over projects in the upstream of the Nile. It is one of the latest actions following the exchange of words between Egypt and Ethiopia over the construction of the Grand Renaissance dam. Speaking in [...]
While the world media and analysts are still focusing on the direct involvement of Hezbollah in the Syrian war and commenting on the impact such an involvement may have on the final outcome of this war, the Lebanon-based Shiite movement came to the forefront again last week, but this time not in the Middle East [...]
Libya, Egypt & Sudan are considering the possibility of setting up a joint mining fund destined to finance projects in Arab countries and to study the best ways to tap and boost mineral resources. This project, to be carried out through the Arab league, was at the center of a meeting and discussions held lately [...]
Ever since Ethiopia decided to invest almost $12 billion to exploit energy that can be provided by the Nile River which crosses the country by building a series of dams, Egypt has had concerns. It feared that the dams will diminish the Nile’s flow; therefore, it has gone in pressuring International lenders as well as [...]
Almost a year ago, 45 passengers barely survived in a Sudanese plane crash accident in Khartoum’s International airport. Even before that Sudan has been having a series of aviation accidents including one in August that killed 32 people. Most problems occurred because of old aviation materials. This is explained by the struggle Sudan airlines have [...]
Khartoum has taken another mighty stride towards solidifying the oil and security agreements it had with its new neighbor. The Sudanese parliament has given its blessings to the deals by approving them with only two of almost half of the 350 members present voting against it. Convincing the members of parliament to support the agreements [...]
A three-day international conference under the theme “Sudan & Europe: Prospects of Cooperation for Regional Peace and Development” will come to an end on Friday in Vienna with a landmark achievement. Sudan and South Sudan have pledged at the international economic forum to work together to develop their economies after their cooperation deals, but the [...]
The two Sudans have been able to come to terms regarding the oil exportation from South Sudan and the usage of Sudan’s pipelines and port after days of negotiations between the two presidents in Ethiopia. The revenues to be generated from the oil trade are badly needed by the two countries as their economies continue [...]
The first gold refinery of Sudan has been opened as the country strives to improve the quality of its rising gold exports. During the opening ceremony on Wednesday, the head of the new refinery, Mohamed Osman al-Zubeir, said the refinery will have a daily production capacity of 900kg of gold and 200kg of silver. These [...]
A total of more than 500 mining licenses have been awarded by the Sudanese government to companies interested in producing chrome in the border state of Blue Nile close to South Sudan’s border; despite the persisting violence within the two neighboring countries which has led to the fleeing of people living within the area. The [...]
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