Posts Tagged ‘KHARTOUM’

Chinese Delegation to Return Home from Sudan with Rescued Workers

November 5th, 2008

Xinhua News Agency Tuesday, November 04, 2008
A Chinese government delegation, escorting four rescued Chinese oil workers and the remains of another five who were killed by Sudanese militants after being kidnapped, have left Sudan and will return to China on Nov. 5.
The Sudanese government held a send-off ceremony for [...]

Khartoum vows to protects Chinese oil workers in Sudan

November 2nd, 2008

The four Chinese persons are receiving medical and psychological treatment at a hospital in Khartoum.
The Sudanese minister expressed sympathy and solicitude to them and hoped that they would soon be well again.
He also expressed his heartful condolences to the Chinese government and the Chinese people for [...]

Chinese oil worker found in Sudan

November 1st, 2008

Sudanese authorities say they have found one of two missing Chinese oil workers from a group of nine kidnapped in South Kordofan state 13 days ago.
The Chinese ambassador to Sudan said the worker was alive and in an “acceptable condition”.
Four workers were killed in a rescue attempt on Monday, while three others escaped injured.
China is [...]

Three Sudanese oil workers killed in south Sudan

October 31st, 2008

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Three Sudanese working with the Yemeni HTC oil company were killed and two Yemenis were believed missing after they were ambushed in Unity State in southern Sudan, a spokesman for the state said on Thursday.
Andrea Kuong told Reuters the group was ambushed while travelling between the Heglig oil-producing area in South [...]

Sudan hunts for kidnapped Chinese oil workers

October 21st, 2008

By Alaa Shahine
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese security forces were struggling through rain and harsh terrain to try to rescue nine Chinese oil workers kidnapped in central Sudan two days ago, the government said on Monday.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ali al-Sadig said there were no indications the captors had harmed the men whom they snatched on Saturday [...]