Tag: Sudan
Second judoka refuses to compete against Israeli opponent in Tokyo Olympics
A second judoka dropped out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in order to avoid facing an opponent from Israel.
Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool weighed in earlier for his match against Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul in...
Israeli short film ‘White Eye’ in the running for an Oscar
When Tomer Shushan had his bicycle stolen, the Israeli-born son of Moroccan Israeli immigrants went through a range of complicated emotions. Once he started the process of getting the bike back, he began to...
Sudan repeals 1958 boycott law against Israel
Sudan’s cabinet decided on Tuesday to repeal a law dating back to 1958 that barred diplomatic or business relations with Israel, it said in a statement, according to Reuters.
The decision still needs to be confirmed...
Report: Iran behind plot to attack UAE embassies in Africa
Iran was behind a recently foiled plot to attack embassies of the United Arab Emirates in Ethiopia and Sudan, The New York Times reported on Monday.
The paper quoted Israeli and Western intelligence sources who said the plot...
Israeli minister pays first official visit to Sudan since normalization
In a historic first, an Israeli Cabinet minister led an official delegation to Sudan on Monday.
Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen met with Sudanese leaders, including Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the acting head of state, to...
At ceremony in Khartoum, Sudan officially signs on to Abraham Accords
Sudan officially joined the Abraham Accords on Wednesday, paving the way for Khartoum’s normalization of ties with Israel.
It became the third of four countries to agree to normalize ties with the Jewish state, following...
Spending bill adds protection for terrorism victims, Sudan immunity from some lawsuits
Legislation protecting victims of terrorism and restoring Sudan’s immunity from terror-related lawsuits has been included in the must-pass omnibus government spending bill, which also includes coronavirus relief.
The Sudan Claims Resolution Act (SCRA) follows the Trump...
US: Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors
The U.S. embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, announced on Monday that the Trump administration has removed the country from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.
“The congressional notification period of 45 days has lapsed,...
Watershed Moment for the Middle East
Israel’s new agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan, new agreements for airline overflights of countries with which Israel has no new peace or economic pacts, a new aviation agreement with Jordan...
How normalization with Israel represents a welcome boost for Sudan (and vice versa)
Khartoum, Sudan, was the setting for the infamous Arab League summit in 1967 that produced the Khartoum Resolution known as “The Three Nos”: no negotiations with Israel, no peace with Israel, no recognition of...