21.  A Sudanese Red Cross worker and three Sudanese officials traveling with them remain in captivity.

22.  A senior Sudanese official was quoted on Sunday as saying arrangements are underway to release all political prisoners in two months time.

23.  A U.N. special envoy on human rights met Sudanese officials Sunday for talks on government abuses, including charges of slavery.

24.  A second Sudanese official suspected in the New York conspiracy, Siraj Yousif, has already left New York.

25.  A Sudanese official said Monday that his country would not hesitate to use water as a weapon if Egypt uses force to try to resolve a border dispute.

26.  A Sudanese parliamentary official said the alleged written threat from Washington was handed to el-Bashir by a former senior Sudanese official.

27.  A Sudanese official arrived in Cairo on Monday to prepare for an Egyptian-Sudanese summit aimed at improving relations between the two countries.

28.  A senior Sudanese official said in remarks published Tuesday that Britain has asked to upgrade diplomatic ties with Sudan.

29.  A Sudanese official said in remarks published Thursday that three armed opposition units defected and joined government forces in eastern Sudan.

30.  A Sudanese official said Monday that his country will not hesitate to use water as a weapon if Egypt uses force to try to resolve a border dispute.