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China Suspends Arms Sales to South Sudan
2014-10-02 Read More...
Beijing has halted weapons sales to South Sudan amid allegations that the Chinese government could have sold millions of dollars worth of arms to the war-torn country in an attempt to undermine the peace process, Bloomberg reported Monday.

U.N. to Increase Peacekeeping Force in South Sudan
2013-12-27 Read More...
The U.N. Security Council has voted to temporarily increase the U.N. peacekeeping force in conflict-torn South Sudan to 12,500 troops from 7,000, a nearly 80%

Russia to Deliver Helicopters to Sudan
2013-09-03 Read More...
Russia will ship a big lot of military helicopters to Sudan. The shipments are legitimate though supervised by the UN - the vehicles should not be used in Darfur

Sudan Jails 9 Military Officers over “Coup” Plot
2013-04-09 Read More...
Nine Sudanese military Officers have been sentenced to between two and five years in prison for their role in an alleged coup against the Sudanese government last year, a lawyer said on

Sudan, S. Sudan Presidents Meet to Defuse Tension
2013-01-04 Read More...
Leaders of Sudan and South Sudan are due to meet Friday in the Ethiopian capital to push for progress on stalled economic, oil and security deals that were drafted to ease tension between the former civil war

Two Iranian Warships Dock in Port Sudan
2012-12-11 Read More...
Two Iranian warships docked in Port Sudan on Saturday, a witness said, marking the second port call by the Iranian Navy in Sudan in five

Iranian Warships Will Return to Sudan on Friday
2012-11-28 Read More...
Iranian warships will return to Sudan on Friday, the Armed Forces said, one month after a similar port call followed Khartoum's accusation that Israel bombed a military

2 Iranian Vessels Dock in Sudan Amid Arms Factory Blast
2012-10-30 Read More...
Two Iranian navy vessels docked at a Sudan port on Monday, just 5 days after the explosion at an arms factory in Khartoum, media reports

U.S. Lifts Ban on Defense Sales to South Sudan
2012-01-09 Read More...
President Barack Obama on Friday lifted U.S. restrictions on defense sales to South Sudan, marking another step to regularize U.S. ties with Africa's newest

China to Build $1.2bn Airport in Sudan
2011-02-17 Read More...
A Chinese company won a 900 million Euro ($1.21 billion) contract to build a new international airport in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, underscoring the close links between China and sanctions-hit

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