The National Consensus Forces (NCF), which are part of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), reject the amendments to the 2020 National Budget that were approved by the Cabinet and the Sovereign Council on Sunday.

The NCF is a coalition of leftist parties that was set up more than 10 years ago in protest against the regime of ousted President Al Bashir. In a statement yesterday, it called the approval by the government “an indifference"...

Sudan’s Sovereign Council and the Council of Minister approved the revised 2020 state budget yesterday.

Information Minister Feisal Mohamed Saleh said that the coronavirus pandemic has led to a decrease in public revenues of 40 per cent, and an increase in the volume of public spending. Changes in the 2020 budget were necessary to mitigate the negative impact of the spread of Covid-19 on the economy, he said.

The"...

Khartoum, August 8 (SUNA) - The Director General of the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Ali Mohamed Abbas has discussed with the Chief Political Affairs’ Officer for the Africa Region at the United Nations within the Planning Team and the Delegation of the Introduction of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), which was formed by Resolution 2425, the CBS role in the transitional period in providing all data and statistics that enable the various sectors to fulfill their obligations,"...

Khartoum, Sudan 27-7-2020 (SUNA) - Sudan on Monday rejected the Ethiopian unilateral measure on the filling of the dam without the three parties reaching a binding agreement as they have committed earlier

The Ministry of irrigation and water Resources, on Monday issued a statement saying the Trilateral negotiations on the Filling and Operations of the Greater Ethiopian"...

Khartoum, July 20 (SUNA) – The political and trade unions’ forces have signed Today, the draft of the Trade Union Organization Bill for the year 2020 in preparation for its submission to Prime Minister Dr. Abdullah Hamdouck to expedite its approval for filling the trade unions’ vacuum.

The secretrait of the Sudanese Professionals Associations Trade Unions, Dr. Amar Mohamed Al- Bagir, following the signing , noted that the project"...

Khartoum, July.19 (SUNA) – The Acting Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Heba Mohammed Ali met, Sunday, the Saudi Ambassador to Sudan, Ali Ben Hassan Jafar and reviewed with him the preparations for holding the video- conference Sudan’s Friends Conference scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia next August.

The meeting also, discussed means for development of Sudan’s exports to Saudi Arabia, especially in Sudan meat exports"...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and We Mean Business, a global nonprofit coalition working with businesses to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy, today announced they have partnered to establish the world’s most comprehensive effort to drive companies to adopt more ambitious carbon emissions reduction goals. The We Mean Business coalition works with over 1,200 companies, with a total market capitalization of more than $24.8 trillion, to drive business action and policy ambition on climate change and increase chances"...

The first WHO enlisted global clinical Phase III trial of Sinopharm CNBG’s inactivated vaccine to combat COVID-19 has started in Abu Dhabi, inspired by the UAE Leadership’s commitment to overcome the pandemic through a global collaborative effort.

H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, was the first in the world to commence the trial of a Phase III inactivated vaccine for COVID-19"...

Today the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) announced the launch of ‘World Defense Show’. The show will take center stage in the global defense show circuit, offering exhibitors and visitors the opportunity to participate in Saudi Arabia’s first truly integrated defense show.

Founded by GAMI, World Defense Show is focused on interoperability across air, land, sea, security innovative"...

KHARTOUM) - Sudanese Minister of Justice Nasr al-Din Abdel-Bari Saturday gave more details about the Miscellaneous Amendments Act as he confirmed that it abolishes apostasy and protect the non-Muslims’ right to drink alcohol.

The controversial criminal code article on the apostasy was contested by local and international human rights groups as it was in clear violation of the 2005 constitution which grants the freedom of religious creed and"...