Tag: Sudan
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...
Report: Sudan signs agreement with US halting further compensation claims
Sudan announced on Saturday that it had signed an agreement with the United States that could potentially prevent any further compensation claims from being filed against it in U.S. courts.
According to a report by...
Sudanese leader says deal with Israel would benefit his country economically
Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, the country’s transitional government, defended Khartoum’s normalization agreement with Israel on the grounds that it would benefit the impoverished country economically.
“We were...
Sudanese oppositionists reject normalization with Israel
Major oppositionist factions in Sudan rejected the peace deal between Israel and the transitional government in Khartoum, announced on Friday by U.S. President Donald Trump, who helped broker the agreement.
“The transitional power intentionally violates the constitutional...
Jewish, Israel-related groups react to Sudan agreeing to normalize ties with Israel
Jewish and pro-Israel groups immediately reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump announcing on Friday that Sudan has agreed to begin the process of normalizing ties with Israel.
Sudan follows the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain,...
In call with Israel and Sudan, Trump announces next normalization agreement
Sudan has agreed to normalize ties with Israel and “agreed to make peace,” announced U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday.
The move follows the White House announcement that Trump has informed Congress of his intent...
Trump illustrates the right kind of American intervention
President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy has been subjected to harsh criticism since before he took office. Trump’s emphasis on criticizing past American interventions in foreign conflicts and his decision to employ the...