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Dirdeiry Mohamed Ahmed, Khartoum's representative, adresses the abritration panel on July 22, 2009 at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague during the ruling on the dispute between north and south Sudan over the Abyei region boundaries.

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Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein poses in Khartoum on June 13, 2009. Al-Hussein, who writes for the left-wing Al-Sahafa newspaper and works for the media department of the United Nations Mission in Sudan, was arrested in Khartoum last week and charged with dressing indecently.

Canadian alleged terror suspect Abousfian Abdelrazik is seen at Khartoum airport while leaving for Canada despite efforts by Ottawa to block him from entering the country, June 26, 2009.

Canadian alleged terror suspect Abousfian Abdelrazik is seen at Khartoum airport while leaving for Canada despite efforts by Ottawa to block him from entering the country, June 26, 2009.

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Canadian-Sudanese citizen Abousfian Abdelrazik is pictured at Khartoum airport before departing for Canada on June 26, 2009.

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Sudanese men read local Arabic newspapers in Khartoum on April 27, 2009. Sudanese authorities closed down on April 26 a pro-government newspaper close to Islamists after its editor published a death threat against a senior southern politician.

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A Sudanese man reads a local Arabic newspaper in Khartoum on April 27, 2009. Sudanese authorities closed down on April 26 a pro-government newspaper close to Islamists after its editor published a death threat against a senior southern politician.

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir addresses the media at Khartoum airport, April 1, 2009 upon arrival from the Arab Summit in Doha.

U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration arrives in Khartoum to meets Sudanese officials and visit Darfur and South Sudan, April 2, 2009.

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Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir is greeted by supporters in Khartoum upon his arrival from Saudi Arabia on April 1, 2009. Beshir travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform a Muslim pilgrimage, in another show of defiance against an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.

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Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, left, arrives in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, March 26, 2009 following a trip to Libya, Eritrea and Egypt despite an international court arrest warrant issued on him for war crimes charges.

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Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir waves as he leaves Khartoum airport, Sudan, for Egypt, Wednesday, March 25,2009 on his second trip abroad since an international court sought his arrest warrant on charges of war crimes in Darfur.

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Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir waves before his departure from Khartoum to Cairo on March 25, 2009.

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Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir, centre, arrives at Khartoum airport, Sudan, Monday, March 23, 2009 after his first trip abroad, to Eritrea, since an international court sought his arrest warrant on charges of war crimes in Darfur.

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Sudanese men demonstrate in Khartoum against the decision by the International Court of Justice to issue an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Beshir, on March 4, 2009.

Chinese engineers inspect a construction site in Sudan's capital Khartoum, February 16, 2009.

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Sudanese protestors hold dummy rockets during a demonstration in Khartoum on January 8, 2008 to vent their anger at the Israeli offensive in Gaza.

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Sudanese protestors shout slogans during a demonstration in Khartoum on January 8, 2008 to vent their anger at the Israeli offensive in Gaza.

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Sudanese women demonstrate outside the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum against Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip on January 5, 2009.

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Sudanese women march to the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum in protest against Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip after collecting donations for the people of Gaza on January 5, 2009.

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Sudanese women march to the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum in protest against Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip after collecting donations for the people of Gaza on January 5, 2009.

A Sudanese journalist protests against censorship in Khartoum November 4, 2008. More than 150 Sudanese journalists and support staff on Tuesday started a 24-hour hunger strike to protest against censorship by state security services, media executives said.

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A vendor carries a bread tray on his head as he walks past hundreds of Egyptians protesting near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on November 20, 2009, as anger mounted over attacks on Egyptians after the countries' World Cup qualifier.

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Egyptian women take part in a protest near the neighbourhood of the Algerian embassy in Cairo on November 20, 2009, as anger mounted over attacks on Egyptians after the countries' World Cup qualifier.

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A vendor carries a bread tray on his head as he walks past hundreds of Egyptians protesting near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on November 20, 2009, as anger mounted over attacks on Egyptians after the countries' World Cup qualifier.