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Sudanese Delegation in Cairo to Discuss Border Dispute with Ethiopia

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met Thursday with a Sudanese delegation in Cairo (Egyptian Presidency)
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met Thursday with a Sudanese delegation in Cairo (Egyptian Presidency)
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Sudanese Delegation in Cairo to Discuss Border Dispute with Ethiopia

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met Thursday with a Sudanese delegation in Cairo (Egyptian Presidency)
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met Thursday with a Sudanese delegation in Cairo (Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received Thursday a Sudanese delegation in Cairo to discuss the recent border tensions between Khartoum and Addis Ababa, in addition to the latest regional developments, especially the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Sisi held talks with members of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Lt-General Shamsedeen Kabashi and his accompanying delegation, including Sudanese Minister of Culture and Information Fisal Mohammed Salih, Chief of General Intelligence Gamal Abdel Meguid, and Secretary-General of the council Mohamed Youssef.

The talks tackled the latest developments concerning the mounting tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan over the disputed eastern border region of Al-Fashqa.

Sisi said that Egypt is looking forward to continuing cooperation and coordination with Sudan in various areas, given the long-standing ties and common interests between the two countries.

For his part, Kabashi stressed the distinguished and historical relations binding between Cairo and Khartoum, hailing Egypt's sustained support for Sudan during the current transitional period.

The delegation also discussed with Sisi the GERD issue and the necessity of coordinating efforts and stances to achieve the interests of both countries.

The visit comes after border tension between the two countries escalated during the conflict in the Tigray region.

Ethiopian forces and militias attacked Sudanese forces inside their territory, killing three individuals and a high-ranking officer.

The Sudanese army redeployed within its territory and regained control over more than 80 percent of the areas that had been witnessing an Ethiopian presence for many years.

The negotiations to demarcate the border between Sudan and Ethiopia last December failed to reach an agreement.

After arriving in Khartoum Thursday, Salih said the delegation briefed Sisi on the recent developments on the Sudanese-Ethiopian borders, pointing out that the visit is a part of an integrated program for visiting the neighboring and sisterly countries to brief them on the reality of the developments of the situations in the region.

He also said it comes as part of the political and diplomatic efforts being exerted by the government to inform the leaders and the governments on Sudan’s position concerning the situations on the Sudanese-Ethiopian borders.

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From Muscat, Grundberg Pressures Houthis to Release UN Staff

UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg visits Houthi-held Sanaa (AFP) 
UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg visits Houthi-held Sanaa (AFP) 
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From Muscat, Grundberg Pressures Houthis to Release UN Staff

UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg visits Houthi-held Sanaa (AFP) 
UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg visits Houthi-held Sanaa (AFP) 

UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg visited Muscat on Sunday to address the detention by Houthis of UN personnel operating in Yemen, a behavior that sparked wide-scale international condemnation and described by Washington as a “terrorist act.”

Last Friday, the United Nations said the Iran-backed Houthis had detained seven UN personnel. Earlier, it said the arrests had taken place in the area of capital Sanaa.

The latest round of arbitrary arrests pushed the UN to suspend all official movement of its staff into or within Houthi-held areas to protect their safety.

For its part, the legitimate government renewed request to the United Nations to relocate its main offices from Sanaa to Yemen's temporary capital, Aden.

On Sunday, a statement from Grundberg’s office said the envoy met in Muscat with “senior Omani officials” and Mohammed Abdul Salam, spokesman for the Iran-backed Houthis.

“They addressed the recent arbitrary detention of additional United Nations personnel adding to the numerous others already held by Houthis,” the statement said, referring to the Houthis.

Grundberg then “reiterated the firm stance” of UN secretary general Antonio Guterres “strongly condemning these detentions and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all detained UN staff.”

The statement also called for the freeing of “personnel from international and national non-governmental organizations, civil society and diplomatic missions held since June 2024, as well as those held since 2021 and 2023.”

Western Condemnation

The US State Department condemned the capture of additional UN staff by Houthi militants in Yemen.

In a statement, the department said, “These actions come amid the Houthis’ ongoing campaign of terror that includes taking hundreds of UN, NGO, and diplomatic staff members, including dozens of current and former Yemeni staff of the US government.

It called for the release of all detainees, including seven UN workers captured on Thursday, and decried the “campaign of terror” by the militant group.

“This latest Houthi roundup demonstrates the bad faith of the terrorist group’s claims to seek de-escalation and also makes a mockery of their claims to represent the interests of the Yemeni people,” the State Department said.

It added that the Houthis have failed to commit to ceasing attacks on regional states, US service members and all maritime traffic in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.

It recalled that the President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on designation of the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) recognizes these realities and will hold the group accountable for its reckless attacks and actions.

Also, the EU expressed its support for the statement issued by the UN Secretary-General and strongly condemned the latest round of arbitrary arrests carried out by the Houthis against UN staff working in Yemen.

The EU said it joins the calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all UN staff, NGO workers, and diplomatic missions personnel detained by the Houthis.

It also noted that these arrests jeopardize the delivery of much-needed humanitarian and development assistance to the Yemeni people.

In separate statements, the French and Germany foreign ministries also condemned the new wave of arbitrary arrests carried out by the Houthi group and called for the immediate and unconditional release of detainees.

Calls To Relocate UN Offices in Yemen

In response to the latest round of Houthi arrests, the Yemeni Foreign Ministry said the situation in Yemen is utterly calamitous, with the Houthi militias’ abduction of 13 employees of UN agencies, international and local non-governmental organizations in Sanaa.

It then described the Houthi behavior as “an egregious example of their blatant disdain for human rights and international law” that poses a significant threat to the lives and security of these employees.

The Ministry then called on the United Nations to relocate all its offices to the southern city of Aden.