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Taiwan Belongs to China, Separatist Attempts and Foreign Interference Not Tolerated
Ma XinminChinese Ambassador to Sudan The 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) that concluded a couple of weeks ago explicitly refused again to include in its agenda a proposal on Taiwan’s participation in the annual assembly as an observer. By the time the assembly was commenced, nearly 90 countries including Sudan sent letters to the World Health Organization (WHO) to express their commitment to the one-China principle and opposition to Taiwan’s participation in the WHA. This…
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The Beauty
Mohamed Saad I met Al-Khansaa in a place I was about to escape due to the heat and thirst, as I was literally panting and trying to get out with all my strength to find a breath of air or an atom of oxygen. As I was about to leave I met her, and she was the air and the oxygen that saturated my lungs, my mind, and my soul. Both have a special presence…
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Sudanese Abroad: The Captain
Mohammed Saad The first indications that you get when you meet Dr. Captain. Tageldin Eltegani Mukhtar Abuelgassim is that he is an elegantly dressed person with influence and authority, but when you talk to him, you find that he is a very simple and humble man… I noticed during my stay in the Emirates that the captain was popular and loved by many Sudanese residing in the Emirates, which motivated me to work with him…
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Sudan and Plan (B)
Osman Mirghani Time is running out to get Sudan off the tumbling path to the abyss, so it is only possible to start making arrangements for Plan (B) to slow down the Collapse. In his briefing to the UNSC, last week, Chief of the UNITAMS, Dr. Volker Peretz said that the situation in Sudan is still critical. Despite that, it seems that the effective political powers which are supposed to bring Sudan out of the…
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Pragmatic Safe Way-out
Omer B. Abu Haraz Resolving the current impasse in Sudan became more difficult the nearer we come to it. This fluid situation is created by three elements: Continuous youth rallies in the capital and other cities wielding adamantly the slogans of a New Sudan free of any military presence in the governing bodies, free of the old historic or ideological parties. The youth are the prime movers against military coups, especially the 25th October coup.…
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Dreams Might Come True after Getting Rights
Muawad Mustafa Rashid I don’t dream 0 like some others – to collect money or become a business partner or have a new career or obtain a new car or own a nice apartment. I dream to wake up to find the abbreviation IDPs removed from the Sudanese dictionary. I dream to see all the IDPs in their home villages. I dream to see Sudanese of all ages get quality and free education, and primary…
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The Paradoxical Commandments of Life
Mohammed Saad In his booklet for high school student leaders, Dr. Kent Keith developed a list of what he called “The Paradoxical Commandments”. For the benefit of our readers I hereby republish the said list of Dr. Keith: People are illogical, unreasonable, and self–centered. Love them anyway.If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.The good you…
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The Tripartite Mechanism Dilemma
Osman Mirghani According to a news article, the designated Foreign Minister, Ambassador Ali Al-Sadiq said that the UNITAMS had failed in its tasks, as it was supposed to provide funds or electoral arrangements such as the population census and defining the electoral districts, but it did not succeed to provide the required funds. The statement of the Minister seems to be an introduction to put an end to the mission considering that the UNITAMS task…
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Embrace Global Development Initiative for Deeper International Cooperation on Development
Ma XinminChinese Ambassador to Sudan Last September, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly the Global Development Initiative (GDI) which is aimed at promoting international cooperation on development and calling attention to problems concerning the development of developing countries. The Group of Friends of the GDI has recently held a high-level virtual meeting with the participation of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, over 150 representatives from more than 60 countries, and…
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The Unfortunate Eclipse of Yet Another Encyclopedic Pyramid
Muawad Mustafa Rashid I never met Dr. Yahya El-Hassan, but I can tell how wonderful he must have been just by knowing his son Dr.Shakir who is a close friend and a colleague in Sudan Vision daily newspaper years ago. We reflect the best parts of our parents’ thanks to the loving way they raised us. I hereby and on behalf of the Brown Land newspaper editorial board extend my deepest condolences to Dr. Shakir…