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Sudan braces for trouble in World Cup decider
Nov 18th, 2009 - Reuters
* Khartoum imposes emergency measures * Algerian minister urges FIFA to suspend Egypt (Adds Algerian call for suspension, coach) KHARTOUM, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Sudan imposed...
Turkey: Indicted Sudan leader won't attend summit
Nov 8th, 2009 - AOL News
ISTANBUL -Turkey said Sunday that Sudan's internationally indicted leader, President Omar al-Bashir, will not attend a conference of Muslim nations in Istanbul. Turkey had faced criticism for its planned welcome of al-Bashir...
UPDATE 1-Sudan's Bashir to miss OIC summit - Turk official
Nov 8th, 2009 - Reuters
* EU had raised objections to Bashir's visit * Iran's Ahmadinejad, Afghan Karzai in Istanbul for summit ISTANBUL, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Sudan's indicted President OmarHassan al-Bashir will not attend an Islamic summit in Istanbulas planned...
PREVIEW-Turkey to host Sudan, Iran leaders at summit
Nov 6th, 2009 - Reuters
* Bashir, Ahmadinejad to attend OIC meeting * ICC arrest warrant, nuclear row could overshadow gathering * Host Turkey's foreign policy fuels Western worries ISTANBUL...
US unveils new Sudan policy -- carrots to go with sticks
Oct 19th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Washington - The White House on Monday unveiled a Sudan policy that seeks a middle ground between punishing the country for its actions in Darfur and appeasing it...
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2:47Sudan braced for Egypt-Algeria grudge match - 18 Nov 09
One police officer for every two football fans have been deployed for the World Cup play-off between Egypt and Algeria. The teams will meet in Omdurman in Sudan on Wednesday for a place in the finals in South Africa ...
3:24Dam project threatens Sudanese nubian tribe - 17 Nov 09
An estimated 50000 people are likely to be displaced by the Sudanese government's proposed Merowe Dam on the River Nile The government says it is an essential project to counter an acute power shortage ...
3:24Sudan rebels fight to forge a new country - 15 Apr 09
The Justice and Equality Movement rebel group is a powerful force in Sudan, with a large array of weaponry and trucks. The group says it wants to create a new country - the United Regions of Sudan (URS) - and redistribute local wealth more fairly ...
5:04Sudan: The Silent Genocide
Created @ Emory Universtiy in 2006 as part of Campus MovieFest, the world's largest student film festival. Sudan: The Silent Genocide documents the destruction of life in the Darfur region ...
Sudan from WikiPedia:
Sudan (officially the Republic of the Sudan) (Arabic: ??????? ?As S?d?n) is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest country in Africa and in the Arab World, and tenth largest in the world by area. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, Kenya and Uganda to the southeast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest. The world's longest river, the Nile, bisects the country from south to north.
Sudan is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 3000 BC. The people of Sudan have a long history extending from antiquity, which is intertwined with the history of Egypt, with which it was united politically over several periods.
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