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Sudan: Burhan’s Office Denies News on his Quarantine

Head of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. EPA
Head of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. EPA
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Sudan: Burhan’s Office Denies News on his Quarantine

Head of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. EPA
Head of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. EPA

Head of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is healthy and is spending the Eid el-Fitr holiday in his hometown in River Nile state, his office affirmed on Thursday.

It also denied news on his alleged quarantine after meeting with his late advisor, Najwa Gadaheldam, who died from COVID-19 on Wednesday.

The office issued a statement noting that Burhan spent his holiday exchanging greetings with kings and heads of state.

According to the statement, he received on Wednesday phone calls from US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy and US Special Envoy for Sudan Donald Booth.

He also received a call from Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who offered him condolences on Gadaheldam’s death.

A Chinese medical team arrived in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Thursday to support the country’s efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

The medical team was received by Health Minister Akram Ali al-Tom and Chinese Ambassador in Khartoum Ma Xinmin.

The total number of coronavirus cases in Sudan has risen to 4,346 and 195 deaths.

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Syria’s New Authorities: Syrian People Stand at Equal Distance from All Countries

This handout image made available by the Telegram channel of the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) early on December 17, 2024 shows Ahmed al-Sharaa, receiving the director of the Middle East and North Africa department at Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office in Damascus. (Photo by SANA / AFP)
This handout image made available by the Telegram channel of the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) early on December 17, 2024 shows Ahmed al-Sharaa, receiving the director of the Middle East and North Africa department at Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office in Damascus. (Photo by SANA / AFP)
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Syria’s New Authorities: Syrian People Stand at Equal Distance from All Countries

This handout image made available by the Telegram channel of the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) early on December 17, 2024 shows Ahmed al-Sharaa, receiving the director of the Middle East and North Africa department at Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office in Damascus. (Photo by SANA / AFP)
This handout image made available by the Telegram channel of the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) early on December 17, 2024 shows Ahmed al-Sharaa, receiving the director of the Middle East and North Africa department at Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office in Damascus. (Photo by SANA / AFP)

Syria wants to contribute to "regional peace,” the country's new authorities said in a statement after a meeting between leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and a US diplomatic delegation.

"The Syrian side indicated that the Syrian people stand at an equal distance from all countries and parties in the region and that Syria rejects any polarization," the statement said.

In their first in-person meeting with the leaders of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham since it overthrew Syria's long-time President Bashar al-Assad two weeks ago, al-Sharaa "came across as pragmatic,” Barbara Leaf, top Middle East diplomat at the State Department, told reporters.

"It was a good first meeting. We will judge by the deeds, not just by words," Leaf, who was the head of the US delegation, said in a briefing and added that the US officials reiterated that Syria's new government should be inclusive. It should also ensure that terrorist groups cannot pose a threat, she said.