DUBAI: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone call on Monday with his Sudanese counterpart Mohi El-Din Salem to discuss ways to advance efforts toward a comprehensive settlement of the Sudanese crisis.
Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s firm position in support of Sudan’s unity, and the preservation of its national institutions, stressing Cairo’s complete rejection of any attempts to divide the country or undermine its stability.
Abdelatty condemned the recent atrocities committed in El-Fasher, expressing Egypt’s solidarity with the Sudanese people and reiterating support for the internationally recognized “Government of Hope” led by Kamel Idris.
Abdelatty also discussed the urgent need to establish an effective humanitarian corridor to ensure the delivery of aid, alongside expanded relief assistance and enhanced cooperation with the United Nations, the African Union and humanitarian agencies.
The minister emphasized the importance of fully implementing the Quartet statement - issued by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the United States – which outlines a set of principles for ending the conflict.
The Quartet’s statement, released in Septmber, stressed Sudan’s unity and sovereignty, rejected any military solution, called for unhindered humanitarian access and outlined a roadmap beginning with a three-month humanitarian truce leading to a permanent ceasefire and a nine-month transition toward an inclusive, civilian-led government.
He also discussed ongoing coordination between Egypt and Sudan as downstream states to safeguard shared water rights and protect the interests of both peoples.
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Egypt, Sudan hold talks on advancing peace efforts amid worsening crisis
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Egypt, Sudan hold talks on advancing peace efforts amid worsening crisis
- Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s firm position in support of Sudan’s unity
- He condemned the recent atrocities committed in El-Fasher
Security officer arrested over Syria killings: official
DAMASCUS: Syria’s authorities have arrested an internal security officer as a suspect in the killing of four civilians in the majority-Druze Sweida province, the local internal security chief said.
Four people were shot dead and a fifth seriously wounded in the incident on Saturday, in the village of Al-Matana, said Hossam Al-Tahan, the state news agency SANA reported.
The initial investigation, carried out with the help of one of the survivors of the attack, indicated that one suspect was a member of the local Internal Security Directorate, he said.
“The officer was immediately detained and referred for investigation,” he added.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had earlier reported that four people were killed and a fifth wounded by gunfire from unknown assailants as they were harvesting olives.
The authorities had cleared the olive pickers to be in the northern part of the province controlled by government forces, it added.
Sweida province is the stronghold of the Druze minority in the south of the country.
Violence erupted there briefly in July last year, with clashes between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouin that rapidly escalated, drawing in government forces and tribal fighters from other parts of Syria.
Syrian authorities have said their forces intervened to stop the clashes, but witnesses, Druze factions and the London-based Observatory have accused them of siding with the Bedouin and committing abuses against the Druze.
Although a ceasefire was reached later that month, the situation remained tense and access to Sweida difficult.
Residents accuse the government of having imposed a blockade on the province, from which tens of thousands of inhabitants have fled — a charge Damascus denies.
Several aid convoys have entered since then.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 185,000 people remain uprooted.
Four people were shot dead and a fifth seriously wounded in the incident on Saturday, in the village of Al-Matana, said Hossam Al-Tahan, the state news agency SANA reported.
The initial investigation, carried out with the help of one of the survivors of the attack, indicated that one suspect was a member of the local Internal Security Directorate, he said.
“The officer was immediately detained and referred for investigation,” he added.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had earlier reported that four people were killed and a fifth wounded by gunfire from unknown assailants as they were harvesting olives.
The authorities had cleared the olive pickers to be in the northern part of the province controlled by government forces, it added.
Sweida province is the stronghold of the Druze minority in the south of the country.
Violence erupted there briefly in July last year, with clashes between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouin that rapidly escalated, drawing in government forces and tribal fighters from other parts of Syria.
Syrian authorities have said their forces intervened to stop the clashes, but witnesses, Druze factions and the London-based Observatory have accused them of siding with the Bedouin and committing abuses against the Druze.
Although a ceasefire was reached later that month, the situation remained tense and access to Sweida difficult.
Residents accuse the government of having imposed a blockade on the province, from which tens of thousands of inhabitants have fled — a charge Damascus denies.
Several aid convoys have entered since then.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 185,000 people remain uprooted.
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