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Sudan: UAE bans Sudanese planes landing at airports

Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority, a state-run news agency, reported that the United Arab Emirates had banned Sudanese aircraft from landing on its airports. This is the latest tension between the two nations.

Sudanese authorities said that the UAE had also prohibited a Sudanese aircraft from departing from Abu Dhabi Airport.

Sudan's authority expressed surprise at the reported decisions and said that it would be contacting airlines to reprogramme the reservations of passengers departing and arriving from the Gulf Country.

Abu Dhabi authorities didn't immediately comment on Sudanese statements.

Sudan cut diplomatic ties with the UAE last May. The Gulf nation was supplying advanced weapons to the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that fought in the devastating civil war in Sudan which began in April 2023.

The UAE has denied these charges repeatedly. Reporting by Jaidaa T. Taha, Nafisa. Eltahir, and Yomna. Ehab. Editing by Gareth Jones & Mark Heinrich.

(source: Reuters)