Tag: Sudan
Sudan minister to Pompeo: No mandate yet to begin normalization with Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Sudan on Tuesday, where he urged its leaders to normalize relations with Israel. The transitional government responded by saying that it does not have the mandate to make a...
From Israel, Pompeo heads to Sudan via ‘first official direct flight’ between countries
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo set out from Israel to Sudan on Tuesday via what he said was the first official direct flight between the countries.
“Happy to announce that we are on the...
Sudanese politician: Arab-Israel alliance could confront Iran, stop Islamic extremism
Sudanese politician and economist Mubarak al-Fadil al-Mahdi said last week that Sudan would benefit tremendously from establishing relations with Israel.
Speaking with Egypt’s Alghad TV on Aug. 19, al-Mahdi, the head of Sudan’s Umma Party, said that establishing...
Sudan denies statement of possible agreement with Israel in wake of UAE deal
Sudan’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denied comments made by its own spokesman indicating that an agreement between his government and Israel might be in the works.
“The matter of relations with Israel has not been discussed in...
Sudan says it looks forward to normalizing relations with Israel
Israel and Sudan appear close to a peace agreement, following last week’s normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Sudanese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Haidar Badawi Sadiq told Sky News Arabia, as reported in The National,...
Winds of Mideast change worth remembering at the ballot box
The significance of two events that have been upstaged this week by the Hebrew media’s incessant coronavirus coverage cannot be overemphasized—particularly with the fast approach of the March 2 Knesset elections.
One was the rejection...
Sudan gives Israel initial approval for overflights
Sudan has tentatively agreed to allow flights heading to Israel to cross its airspace, Sudanese military spokesman Amer Mohamed al-Hassan said on Wednesday.
An agreement has been worked out “in principle” for the use of...
Israel sees dawn of a new era as African and Arab countries seek diplomatic...
They say history repeats itself, but sometimes, history is made.
When eight Arab countries gathered in 1967 in Khartoum, Sudan, to condemn Israel just months after the Six-Day War and announce what became known as...
Sudan’s leader: Goal of Netanyahu meeting was to protect national security
Breaking the silence on his Monday meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Uganda, Sudan’s transitional leader, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said its aim was protecting his country’s national security.
“I took this step from the...
Netanyahu meets with leader of Sudan, agrees to move towards normalizing ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Sudan’s leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, while the two were in Uganda on Monday.
During the meeting, which was held at the residence of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, the...