Bush to impose stiff sanctions against Sudan
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush will announce today that he is imposing stiff economic sanctions against Sudan -- including penalties against two senior government officials and a rebel leader -- and that he will press the United Nations for additional actions to end the violence in Darfur, two senior administration officials said yesterday.
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UNITED NATIONS/KHARTOUM, Sudan  - The United  States piled pressure on Sudan Wednesday to accept a more  powerful monitoring force in Darfur with a new U.N. draft  resolution threatening sanctions on its oil industry.
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In announcing new U.S. sanctions on Sudan yesterday, President Bush made clear his frustration with the inability of his administration and the United Nations to halt the violence in Darfur, which he has described as ongoing "genocide."
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The United States on Tuesday modified slightly a threat of sanctions on Sudan&#39;s oil industry in a revised text of its UN resolution on atrocities in the country&#39;s Darfur region.
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Britain supports a U.S. proposal to impose U.N. sanctions against the government of Sudan for its role in Darfur's bloodshed, an official said Wednesday.
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US President George W. Bush heads to the United Nations next week to defend his Middle East policy, push for sanctions on Iran, and seek new UN action to quell violence in Sudan's Darfur region.
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A panel of experts has recommended that the Security Council impose sanctions on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and other top government officials, Qatar's U.N. ambassador said Friday.
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The United States will slap fresh sanctions on Sudan over the Darfur conflict on Tuesday and seek a tough new UN Security Council resolution punishing Khartoum, top US officials said late Monday.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 8 ( President Bush on Friday pressed for international action to address a "dire" situation in Darfur region of Sudan where more than 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million displaced by fighting.
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President Bush will impose new economic sanctions against Sudan and call for a U.N. resolution to compel the country to stop stalling international efforts to halt the bloodshed in Darfur, senior administration officials said.
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The United States is expected to distribute on Tuesday a revised version of its U.N. resolution on Sudan, but retain a threat of sanctions if Khartoum does not stop atrocities in its Darfur region, diplomats said.
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Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Saturday condemned the United States for pursuing sanctions against his country over Darfur, the BBC quoted Sudan TV as reporting.
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UNITED NATIONS - A resolution approved Saturday by the UN Security Council says Sudan could face sanctions unless the country acts quickly to stop the deadly violence in Darfur by Arab militias.
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The United States piled pressure on Sudan Wednesday to accept a more powerful monitoring force in Darfur with a new U.N. draft resolution threatening sanctions on its oil industry.
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UNITED NATIONS  - The United States softened its threat of oil sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday to try to get Security Council approval for a resolution pressuring Khartoum to rein in Arab militias accused of attacking civilians in western Darfur.
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President Bush's statement Tuesday announcing sanctions to pressure Sudan to stop the violence in Darfur, as transcribed by the White House:
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The United States put forward a new draft UN resolution on Tuesday threatening to impose sanctions on Sudan&#39;s oil industry if the Sudanese government fails to end the bloodshed in its troubled Darfur region.