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Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir

Type: Person

Name: Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir (Omar al-Bashir, Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir)

Title: President

Organization: Sudan

Date of Birth: 01/01/1944

Place of Birth: Hosh Bonnaga

Nationality: Sudan

Fact Sheet: Biography for Omar al-Bashir

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

China, Sudan agree on agriculture cooperation

KHARTOUM, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Sudan have agreed to further enhance cooperation on agriculture during the visit to Khartoum by Zhou Yongkang, a senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said sources with the International Department ... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Sudan, Khartoum, China

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 Documents

U.S. eases stand on global criminal court

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The American war-crimes ambassador said yesterday that the United States was committed to ending impunity for crimes against humanity, in a speech signaling a softening of hostility toward the International Criminal Court.Stephen ... [Philadelphia Inquirer - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Stephen Rapp, United States, Sudanese, Crime

First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Falling Down: Sudan Takes Its Place at the Bottom

Each year, Transparency International —a Berlin-based NGO that monitors global graft—releases a Corruption Perceptions Index ( CPI ), which reports corruption levels throughout the world by assigning the rank and score of surveyed countries. Each year, ... [Save Darfur - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Sudan, Corruption, Transparency International, Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 Documents

Lowering the Bar: The ABA's Ties to Despots

If liberals gave a darn about human rights, wouldn't there be outrage at Obama's fondness for people like the Saudi dynasty and Omar al-Bashir? If conservatives gave a darn about them, wouldn't there be conservative outrage over Guantanamo Bay? If any ... [Foreign Policy Magazine - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Human Rights, Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir, Slavery, Guantánamo Bay

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents

Khartoum says non-participation of al-Bashir in Turkey summit due to EU pressure

Increases the bookmark The Sudanese government said Monday non-participation of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in an economic summit in Turkey was due to pressures put on Ankara by the European Union, in addition to the current political ... [People's Daily Online - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Khartoum, Turkey, Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents

Turkey’s approval of Armenia deal ‘complicated without progress on Garabagh’

Approval of the recently signed Turkey-Armenia agreement on normalizing ties in the Turkish parliament is complicated without progress in settling the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh, US Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon ... [Azer News - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Turkey, Armenia, Philip Gordon

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Scott Gration

US envoy back in Sudan

Washington - US envoy Scott Gration will return to Khartoum and Darfur this week as part of US diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the region, the State Department said Monday.Gration was expected to meet with members of the National Congress Party ... [News24.com - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Sudan, Darfur, Khartoum, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M), Scott Gration

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents

No war in Dafur, says Mbeki

There is no war in Darfur, and the people who are saying so, are doing it to justify their own political agendas. According to a report on the News24 site, this was how former South African President Thabo Mbeki expressed his opinion on the situation ... [Legalbrief - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Thabo Mbeki, Sudan, Darfur, University of Pretoria, Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Sudan parties condemn registration process

'There are violations in the registrations' of voters, said Yasir Arman of former rebels the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). 'These violations are documented and have been sent to the NEC (National Electoral Commission),' Arman told a news ... [Times Live South Africa - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M), Yasir Arman

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents

Turkey delays decision on international court

ANKARA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Turkey will consider whether to ratify the International Criminal Court (ICC) statute after an ICC review conference in 2010, according to the text of a presentation by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday.The issue of ... [Reuters Africa - 11/17/2009]

Entities: International Chamber of Commerce, Turkey, Darfur, Sudan

First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/09/2009 - 8 Documents

Sudan Leader Will Not Attend Islamic Meeting in Turkey

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has canceled a planned visit to Turkey to attend a summit of the Islamic conference in Istanbul. Turkey has faced mounting criticism from the international community for its invitation to the Sudanese leader, who ... [GlobalSecurity.org - 11/09/2009]

Entities: Turkey, Sudan, Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir, Sudanese

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/07/2009 - 6 Documents

Turkey and EU in spat over Bashir

Abdullah Gul, Turkey's president, has accused the European Union of 'interfering' after the bloc asked Ankara to reconsider its decision to allow Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the indicted Sudanese president, to attend an Organisation of the Islamic Conference ... [Al Jazeera - 11/07/2009]

Entities: Turkey, European Union, International Chamber of Commerce

Quotes

Earlier, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan questioned the charges against Al-Bashir and said that "no moslem could perpetrate a genocide" , according to Turkey's Anatolia news agency...

Al-Bashir cancels Turkey trip as OIC summit opens [Nigeria Guardian - 11/10/2009]

But Kolawole Olaniyan, Amnesty International's Africa Legal Adviser, said last week that Al-Bashir " is an international fugitive from justice, charged with responsibility for crimes against humanity and war crimes against africans. it would be shameful of nigeria to offer him safe haven." He stressed further that 'the Nigerian government has an unconditional legal obligation to arrest President Omar Al-Bashir and hand him over to the ICC...

Anxiety mounts over Sudanese leader's visit to Nigeria [Nigeria Guardian - 10/26/2009]

The United Nations today welcomed the reported decision by President Omar Al-Bashir to immediately lift censorship on Sudanese newspapers. "this decision will advance the implementation of the comprehensive peace agreement (cpa) and is an important step towards creating an appropriate environment for the multi-party elections scheduled for april 2010" the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said in a statement

Sudan: UN Welcomes Order to Lift Censorship on Newspapers [AllAfrica.com - 09/29/2009]

More Content

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Lowering the Bar: The ABA's Ties to Despots [Foreign Policy Magazine - 6 hours ago]
Bashir: In case of emergency dial Hu or Zhou? [Save Darfur - 7 hours ago]
Falling Down: Sudan Takes Its Place at the Bottom [Save Darfur - 14 hours ago]
Presidents dancing together to different tunes [The Age - 16 hours ago]
U.S. eases stand on global criminal court [Philadelphia Inquirer - 21 hours ago]
China, Sudan agree on agriculture cooperation [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]
China’s New Commitments in Khartoum [Save Darfur - 11/18/2009]
Turkey delays decision on international court [Reuters Africa - 11/17/2009]
US envoy back in Sudan [News24.com - 11/17/2009]
Africa should support ICC in AU Meeting [CapitalFM - 11/17/2009]
Sudan parties condemn registration process [Times Live South Africa - 11/17/2009]
Sudanese poll officials under pressure [IOL - 11/17/2009]
OIC summit in Istanbul [Monday Morning - 11/17/2009]
How Many Rifles Can an Airbus Hold: China Strea... [Save Darfur - 11/17/2009]
No war in Dafur, says Mbeki [Legalbrief - 11/16/2009]
Senior CPC official starts visit to Sudan [Xinhua News Agency - 11/16/2009]
Sudan: South Sudan Awaits Oil Bonanza [AllAfrica.com - 11/16/2009]
Darfur rebels' lingering feud again delays peac... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/16/2009]
Turkey’s approval of Armenia deal ‘complicated ... [Azer News - 11/16/2009]
Kenya: Suspects to Endure Pre-Trial Chamber Pro... [AllAfrica.com - 11/16/2009]
Chadian FM Moussa Faki Mahamat Talks to Asharq ... [Asharq Al-Awsat - 11/15/2009]
Sudan's 'trouser lady' continues to fight decen... [Washington Post - 11/14/2009]
Khartoum says non-participation of al-Bashir in... [People's Daily Online - 11/14/2009]
Washington doubts about ratification of protoco... [Trend News Agency - 11/13/2009]
Africa at war with itself [Financial Gazette - 11/13/2009]
ERDOGAN: "IT'S NOT POSSIBLE FOR A MUSLIM T... [Armtown.com - 11/13/2009]
Phyan skips Mumbai [Chandigarh Tribune - 11/13/2009]
Scientists develop apple that won't rot [Chandigarh Tribune - 11/13/2009]
Mbeki: No war in Darfur [News24.com - 11/12/2009]
Adrian Hamilton: Lies, damn lies and Berlin spe... [The Independent - 11/12/2009]

Blogs

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Erdogan's blind faith in Muslims [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/11/2009] The Turkish leader's support of Sudan's Omar al-Bashir while condemning Gaza 'war crimes' play to fears on the Israeli rightDespite glaring evidence to the contrary, ...
Guest Post by Jon Weinberg: Why, Erdogan? Why? [The Washington Note - 11/10/2009] Jon Weinberg is a research intern at the New America Foundation/Middle East Task Force. In a meeting with his Justice and Development (AK) party Sunday, Recep ...
MONDAY'S NEWS BRIEFS [MEMG - 11/09/2009] - AFP: Obama to meet Netanyahu amid Mideast crisis President Barack Obama will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday as US efforts ...
Islamic countries try to ban blasphemy [FP Passport - 11/02/2009] Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed an effort by Islamic countries to ban religious criticism toady. The Organization of the Islamic Conference ...
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuff... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 10/24/2009] The Past Two Week's Top Stories in International Affairs: The Real Deal with Iran The 5+1 (UN Permanent Security Council Members plus Germany) were ...

Audio/Video

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Congresswoman Moore Speaks on her Fast for Darfur [Rep. Gwen Moore - YouTube Channel - 07/28/2009]
Bashir in Egypt despite ICC warrant [Reuters Video: Top News - 03/25/2009]

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