Sudan and UAE diplomats clashed at the UN Security Council on 18 June over Khartoum’s accusations that Abu Dhabi is fueling Sudan’s 14-month civil war by arming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) (MEES, 12 April).

“The UAE must stay away from Sudan,” Khartoum’s UN ambassador al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed told the council. “That is the first requirement that will allow for stability in Sudan. It must stop its support.” (CONTINUED - 377 WORDS)