Arabic Media

September 17, 2023

Source: Al Ahram (government-friendly, Egyptian daily with over 1 million in circulation)
Headline: Brown Says Darfur Crisis Is among the Worst in the Modern Era
By: Abdul Wahid Libini

• Gordon Brown pledged to provide technical assistance to Darfur peacekeeping force and threatened Khartoum government with new sanctions if it did not cooperated with the international community to resolve the crisis there
• British Minister of African Affairs Mark Brown predicted that Darfur hybrid force would be tested by groups such as the Janjaweed militia but was confident the force will not hesitate to defend itself
• Meanwhile, in an unprecedented move, the Chinese military showed foreign journalists the capabilities of 315 engineers who will be deployed to Darfur early October ahead of the AU–UN hybrid force of 26,000 troops

Source: Al Rai (Government-friendly, Jordanian daily enjoys wide circulation)
Headline: Darfur Rebels Call for General Meeting Ahead of Libya Peace Talks

• Justice and Equality Leader, Khalil Ibrahim, called for a meeting of rebel representatives, supporters, and displaced families to discuss their demands and what they want to accomplish from the peace talks in Libya
• Khalil Ibrahim expected over 2.000 participants to attend the meeting which will be held in an area under rebel control just two days before the Libya peace talks
• President Al Bashir and the United Nations issued an announcement in which they agreed to hold peace talks in Libya on October 27, to end all military action in Darfur, and cooperate with Darfur hybrid force

Source: Addustour (Government-friendly, Jordanian daily enjoys wide circulation)
Headline: Brown Pledges to Provide “Technical” Assistance to Darfur Peace Force

• Gordon Brown pledged to provide technical assistance to Darfur peacekeeping force and threatened Khartoum government with new sanctions if it did not cooperated with the international community to resolve the crisis there
• Prime Minister Brown described Darfur crisis as “one of the great tragedies of our time”
• Meanwhile, human rights organizations were preparing to hold rallies during “global day for Darfur” in about 30 countries including Britain
• Britain said it will not send troops to Darfur, and many experts interpreted Brown’s offer of technical assistance to mean transporting Darfur troops
• The prime minister insisted that ceasefire and resolving the conflict peacefully to be necessary in order for Britain to participate in rebuilding Darfur

Source: Annahar (Independent Lebanese daily with strong circulation)
Headline: Darfur Rallies in many Cities around the World

• On Global Day for Darfur, hundreds of people rallied in London to demand the protection of Darfur residents. The demonstrators, who carried signs that said “don’t look away” and “protect Darfur,” marched from the Sudanese embassy to 10 Downing Street
• Gordon Brown pledged to provide technical assistance to Darfur peacekeeping force and threatened Khartoum government with new sanctions if it did not cooperated with the international community to resolve the crisis there
• In Paris, about 40 Amnesty International Activists rallied near the Eiffel Tower and urged the international community not “to look away.”  The organizers said that similar rallies were organized in other parts of the world including the United States, Mali, Canada, and Japan

Source: Asharq Al Awsat (Saudi-owned Pan-Arab daily with wide circulation)
Headline: Rallies around the World to Call for Peace in Darfur…Brown Threatened to Use Sanctions if Khartoum Failed to Cooperate
By: Mustapha Sirri

• Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Safe Darfur Coalition, held rallies during “global day for Darfur” in about 30 countries including Britain to pressure the international community to achieve peace in Darfur
• Gordon Brown pledged to provide technical assistance to Darfur peacekeeping force and threatened Khartoum government with new sanctions if it did not cooperated with the international community to resolve the crisis
• British Minister of African Affairs Mark Brown predicted that the Darfur hybrid force would be tested by groups such as the Janjaweed militia but the force will not hesitate to defend itself
• Meanwhile, South Sudan Leader Dr. Rayak Mushar failed to convince Darfur rebel leader Abdul Wahid Nour to attend Libya peace talks

Source: Al Hayat (Saudi-owned Pan-Arab daily with wide circulation)
Headline: Rallies for Darfur in 30 Countries and Brown Threatened Sudan with more Sanctions
By: Annour Ahmed Annour

• Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Safe Darfur Coalition, held rallies during “global day for Darfur” in about 30 countries including Britain to pressure the international community to achieve peace in Darfur
• Gordon Brown pledged to provide technical assistance to Darfur peacekeeping force and threatened Khartoum government with new sanctions if it did not cooperated with the international community to resolve the crisis
• Prime Minister Brown described Darfur crisis as “one of the great tragedies of our time”
• Meanwhile, Sudanese government supporters held counter rallies charging that “Zionist conspiracy” was behind “global day for Darfur”
• The Sudanese government announced that Lam Akul will inform Javier Solana of its reservations against European troop deployment in neighboring Chad
• The European Union agreed to send a peacekeeping force to Chad to protect the refugee population, humanitarian and aid workers
• United States welcomed the release of rebel leader Sulaiman Al Jamous to seek medical treatment outside Sudan

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