Tag: UAE
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The EU is appeasing the United Arab Emirates over Sudan
Earlier this week at an EU Commission press briefing, journalists asked the EU whether it would condemn the Rapid Support Forces for attacking a humanitarian aid convoy. The EU Commission officials refused to condemn the RSF forthe attack, and instead condemned all acts of violence against humanitarian workers. EU officials also failed to explain why…
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No peace in Sudan before RSF are defeated – General Burhan
Speaking to journalists in Port Sudan, General of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told the press that there won’t be peace in Sudan before the Rapid Support Forces are defeated. “Peace will not come before the end of the RSF, and any solution proposal that RSF is involved in is nothing but postponing…
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The year the world turned its back on Sudan and appeased the UAE
Today, the Sudanese people are celebrating Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammed Bin-Salman, after Saudi Arabia struck a weapons convoy of the United Arab Emirates at Yemen’s Mukalla port. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince has been one of the very few countries, along with Turkey which has been advocating for Sudan. Sudan is besieged by its neighbours…
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Sudan is undermined by neighbours and attacked from various fronts
The official army of the South Sudan government has confirmed that it has sent its troops to the Heglig oil refinery after it was captured by the Rapid Support Forces. The confirmation came just as the Sudanese Armed Forces bombed the RSF and their allies at the Heglig oil refinery with drones. The South Sudan…
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Letter to the Leaders of the European Union about abducted journalist Muammar Ibrahim
Letter to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola. It has been more than a month since journalist Muammar Ibrahim was abducted by the Rapid Support Forces. Press reports state that some Members of the European Parliament are raising concerns about European weapons…
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Sudanese General Burhan accuses the US of imposing conditions on Sudan proposed by the United Arab Emirates
In a press conference held yesterday, the Sudanese Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan accused the US of dictating to Sudan, proposals it was handed to it by the United Arab Emirates. The General was speaking about negotiations with the Quad Group involving the United States, the UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. …
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Previous Governor of Darfur claims up to 27,000 civilians killed in Al-Fashir: US and UAE hold talks about Sudan again
In an interview given to the Middle East Eye the previous and current (de jure) Governor of Darfur, Minni Minnawi said that up 27,000 people were killed by the Rapid Support Forces after they captured the city of Al-Fashir around October 26th, and that he also lost some family members. The Sudanese Armed Forces claimed…
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Survivors of Al-Fashir recount horror stories of massacres and rape: UAE military vehicle captured in Babnousa
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher travelled to Tawila in Sudan to meet with survivors of Al-Fashir. Eyewitnesses and survivors have told the UN official of stories of massacres and mass rape when the Rapid Support Forces took over the city. Survivors also recounted stories of torture and…
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UAE regular military cargo flights to Africa take a pause after State Secretary Marco Rubio’s comments
According to military-flight spotters tracking UAE military cargo flights, the UAE paused their regular military cargo flights to Africa, however military cargo flights from Somalia to Libya are continuing. The pause came after comments made by the US State Secretary Marco Rubio demanding the UAE to stop weapons shipments to the Rapid Support Forces. The…
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Editorial: No sanctions regime can function efficiently unless the UAE is sanctioned
Ever since the Russia has been sanctioned by Europe and the US over its invasion to Ukraine Russia’s allies such as China stood out for refusing to comply with these sanctions. Although Western sanctions have been heavily crippling on Russia, because Dollar liquidity is all that matters in the global economy, China has served as…
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Calls grow for the UAE to be re-included in the FATF Grey List
Calls and demands are growing for the United Arab Emirates to be re-included in the Financial Action Task Force’s Grey List following the events that took place in Al-Fashir in the Darfur region of Sudan. The UAE is the main weapons supplier and financier of the Rapid Support Forces that have committed the acts of…
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Money laundered from the public hospitals concessions in Emirati banks went unchecked
We can never be sure of the extent of the money that has been siphoned off from the public hospitals concession because significant sums of money were laundered in banks in the Emirates. The Magisterial Inquiry is lacking in details about the money transfers in banks in the Emirates indicating there was no effort by…