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White Nile State White Nile State
Country: Sudan
Region: Blue Nile
Capital: Rabak
Area: 30,411 km2 (11,742 sq miles)
Population: 1,188,707 (2006 (est.))
Governor: Yousif Al-Shenbali
- Tuesday 12 February 2013
February 11, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese minister of environment and forestry, Hassan Abdel-Gadir Hilal, said that the suspected Israeli airstrike on a military complex near the capital last year left behind serious environmental (...)
- Tuesday 24 July 2012
July 23, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The inauguration of a major sugar plant in Sudan this month was made possible because of a decision by the US administration to grant a one-time exemption from the sanctions it imposed on the East African (...)
- Wednesday 23 May 2012
By Julius N. Uma
May 22, 2012 (JUBA) — The public in Juba were in a state of panic on Monday after military officials claimed that a Sudan-owned military aircraft flew for several hours over Juba, South Sudan’s capital. This photo shows (...)
- Friday 11 May 2012
May 10, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Thousands of South Sudanese citizens stranded in the capital of Sudan’s White Nile State, Kosti, will be moved as of Saturday to Khartoum and flown to Juba afterward, an official has said.
White Nile’s (...)
- Monday 30 April 2012
April 29, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese president, Omer Hassan al-Bashir on Sunday has declared the state of emergency in some cities of three states neighbouring the Republic of South Sudan. al-Bashir inspects the guard of honour during (...)
- Tuesday 1 May 2012
April 30 April 2012 (KHARTOUM) — The opposition National Umma Party voiced its rejection to the imposition of the state of emergency along the border with South Sudan saying it harms the interests of local tribes. Sadiq al-Mahdi (...)
- Monday 3 September 2012
September 3, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese rebels dismissed reports published last week accusing them of attempting to smuggle weapons into the capital Khartoum.
Last Sunday the director of the National Intelligence and Security Services (...)
- Saturday 12 May 2012
May 11, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that it urgently needs US$3 million to airlift South Sudanese to Juba from Khartoum.
The governor of the White Nile State last month asked to (...)
- Monday 14 May 2012
May 14, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – South Sudan’s decision to include disputed border regions such as Heglig in its new map is lacking in evidence, a Sudanese official argued on Sunday.
Earlier this month, the newly independent Republic of South (...)
- Saturday 5 May 2012
May 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — South Sudanese stranded in the capital of White Nile, Kosti, will be transported by airplane to Juba, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Friday, abandoning a previous plan to move (...)
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