Gargash Meets Hemedti, Pledges UAE Support for Sudan

 UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash speaks during a press conference in the UAE (AP)
UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash speaks during a press conference in the UAE (AP)
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Gargash Meets Hemedti, Pledges UAE Support for Sudan

 UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash speaks during a press conference in the UAE (AP)
UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash speaks during a press conference in the UAE (AP)

The United Arab Emirates has stressed its full commitment to support Sudan’s development projects. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash arrived on Monday to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, in a two-day visit.

Gargash met with Deputy Head of the Transitional Military Council (TMC) Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly known as “Hemedti”, along with a number of ministers in the transitional government. He said his country is aware of the current conditions Sudan is going through, stressing the necessity of joining efforts of friendly and brotherly countries to support it during this stage.

Following his talks with Sudanese Finance Minister Ibrahim el-Badawi, Gargash affirmed the UAE government’s persistence to develop relations with Sudan.

“The UAE is fully committed to Sudan’s success and to its economic and regional take-off to be able to play its natural role as one of the biggest and most important Arab countries,” Gargash told reporters.

He pointed to the firm historical ties and common interests between the UAE and Sudan, especially their geostrategic and economic relations.

The UAE Minister said his visit comes as part of a series of exchanged visits between officials from both countries to discuss various economic and political issues. He is scheduled to meet a large number of Sudanese officials to discuss means of bolstering bilateral cooperation. He also expressed pride in the Sudanese community in the UAE, which amounts to about 100,000 people, praising their contributions to his country’s experience. Badawi, for his part, said Gargash’s visit comes in the framework of UAE officials’ interest in supporting the great transformation in Sudan, adding that their meeting tackled developments of relations and means of cooperation in various fields.

Gargash also held talks with Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador al-Siddiq Abdul-Aziz, tackling means of boosting bilateral relations. According to the foreign ministry, the two sides discussed regional and international issues of common concern and developments in the Arab and North African regions.



Israeli Airstrike Kills Palestinian Official and Bodyguard in East Lebanon

Lebanese soldiers and civilians inspect the wreckage of a car following an Israeli drone strike along the international highway between Sidon and Tyre, in the town of Ansariyeh, southern Lebanon, 08 August 2025. EPA/STRINGER
Lebanese soldiers and civilians inspect the wreckage of a car following an Israeli drone strike along the international highway between Sidon and Tyre, in the town of Ansariyeh, southern Lebanon, 08 August 2025. EPA/STRINGER
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Israeli Airstrike Kills Palestinian Official and Bodyguard in East Lebanon

Lebanese soldiers and civilians inspect the wreckage of a car following an Israeli drone strike along the international highway between Sidon and Tyre, in the town of Ansariyeh, southern Lebanon, 08 August 2025. EPA/STRINGER
Lebanese soldiers and civilians inspect the wreckage of a car following an Israeli drone strike along the international highway between Sidon and Tyre, in the town of Ansariyeh, southern Lebanon, 08 August 2025. EPA/STRINGER

An Israeli airstrike on eastern Lebanon killed a number of people, including a senior member of a Palestinian group and his bodyguard as they were on their way to Syria, news reports and his group said Friday.

The Thursday afternoon airstrike near the Lebanese border crossing of Masnaa killed Mohammed Wishah, a member of the central committee of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the group said in a statement.

There was no immediate comment from Israel.

Senior PFLP official Marwan Abdel-Al mourned in a post on social media the death of Wishah and his bodyguard, Mufid Hussein. “We have lost two of the most loyal comrades who gave their precious souls to freedom,” Abdel-Al wrote, according to The Associated Press.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the airstrike on east Lebanon killed six people and wounded 10, without identifying the victims.

Since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023, Israel has targeted Palestinian officials in Lebanon, including PFLP members. Three FPLP members were killed in an airstrike on a Beirut apartment last September.

A FPLP official said Wishah had been in Lebanon to meet with other officials with the group and was on his way back to Syria when the airstrike happened. The official spoke on condition of anonymity due to not being authorized to speak to the media.

The PFLP statement said Wishah was born in the Gaza Strip in 1954 and spent five years in Israeli jails shortly after he joined the Palestinian group in 1973.

On Friday morning, an Israeli drone strike hit a car in a coastal highway in south Lebanon killing citizen journalist Mohammed Shehadeh, NNA said.

Since the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war ended, Israel has carried out scores of airstrikes on Lebanon mainly targeting Hezbollah members.