Petroleum pipeline repaired. The Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Engineer Hassan Mohammed Ali Al-Toum, said in a statement that the old petroleum pipeline, which was subjected to a sabotage act last Saturday, has already been repaired. Armed forces spokesman discloses presence of military concentration on east. The Official Spokesman of the Armed Forces, Gen. M. Osman Yassin, has disclosed that there are military concentrations on the eastern borders, affirming the Armed Forces readiness to repulse any aggression against the country. In a press statement, he welcomed the agreement reached in Djibouti recently between the government and the Ummah Party, describing it as a boost to the peace and accord process in the country and is conducive for the consolidation of the internal front.
National assembly postpones discussion on some constitutional amendments.
The National Assembly, chaired by the Speaker Dr. Hassan Abdalla Al-Turabi, Monday decided to postpone discussion on proposed amendments in the constitution as regards creation of a prime minister post and dissolution of the Fund for States's Support so as to be replaced with the Supreme Council for Resources.