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Sudan's First Vice President Ali Osman Taha (R) welcomes Qatar's Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani during his arrival for an economic ties visit at Khartoum Airport December 4, 2011.
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Sudan's First Vice-President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha (L) shakes hands with Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) rebel leader John Garang (R) as their host Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki watches soon after launching
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Sudan's Vice president Ali Osman Taha waves as he arrives for the 14th extra-ordinary summit of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Assembly of Heads of State and Governments on the Sudan Peace
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