Sudan Calls on Interpol to Arrest Fugitives in Egypt, Turkey, UAE

Salah Gosh. (AFP file photo)
Salah Gosh. (AFP file photo)
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Sudan Calls on Interpol to Arrest Fugitives in Egypt, Turkey, UAE

Salah Gosh. (AFP file photo)
Salah Gosh. (AFP file photo)

The Interpol office in Sudan announced on Tuesday that it has issued a “red notice” for the arrest of fugitives in Egypt, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

Among the fugitives is head of the now dissolved National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) Salah Gosh, who is in Egypt.

The Interpol office in Cairo was sent a request for his arrest after his location was accurately determined. He must be handed over to authorities in Sudan where he is facing several criminal charges.

In December, the illicit wealth prosecution declared that Gosh had fled house arrest. He was later spotted in Cairo where he had taken up residence. It was not reported at the time that Sudan had requested that Egyptian authorities arrest him.

Interpol also sent notices to its UAE and Turkey offices for the arrest of each of ousted president Omar al-Bashir’s brother, Al-Abbas Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir, and former Finance Minister Bader Eldin Mahmmoud Abbas.

Abbas is wanted on fraud and corruption charges when he was in office under the deposed president.

Bashir’s brother is residing in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

Gosh is one of the most prominent officials of the former regime. He occupied various security and intelligence positions.

Under Bashir, he was at one point accused of orchestrating a coup against the president. He was arrested for several months before being pardoned by the president and reinstated as chief of security and intelligence.

After the 2019 coup that ousted Bashir and his regime, he was placed under house arrest, but ultimately managed to flee the country.

The United States has barred Gosh and his family’s entry to its territories over his human rights violations.



Local Peace Efforts in Yemen Outpace UN Performance

UN steps in late as local efforts succeed in reopening Yemen roads (UN)
UN steps in late as local efforts succeed in reopening Yemen roads (UN)
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Local Peace Efforts in Yemen Outpace UN Performance

UN steps in late as local efforts succeed in reopening Yemen roads (UN)
UN steps in late as local efforts succeed in reopening Yemen roads (UN)

Local peace initiatives in Yemen have made notable strides in recent years, eclipsing the stalled efforts of United Nations mediators since the collapse of the Kuwait-hosted peace talks in mid-2016, which were derailed by the Iran-aligned Houthis.

These efforts have achieved key breakthroughs, particularly in facilitating prisoner exchanges and reopening roads between provinces – areas where UN-led negotiations have largely faltered.

Since the Houthis seized the capital and toppled the internationally recognized government in late 2014, UN envoys have made limited headway. The only tangible outcome was the 2018 Stockholm Agreement, which sought to halt fighting around the strategic Red Sea port of Hodeidah – a deal that analysts say primarily benefited the Houthis.

A separate nationwide ceasefire was brokered through regional diplomacy in 2022, but it remains fragile and at risk of collapse amid repeated violations by Houthi forces.

In the realm of prisoner swaps, local initiatives have far outpaced the UN's achievements. While the United Nations has overseen the release of around 2,500 detainees from both government and Houthi sides, grassroots negotiators have facilitated the exchange of more than 11,000 prisoners, along with the recovery of dozens of bodies.

As interest in UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg’s visits and initiatives wanes among Yemenis, local politicians and activists say few expect him to achieve any real breakthrough.

Many believe Grundberg now waits for regional powers to lead negotiations and merely lends UN legitimacy to any resulting agreements.

While the UN-led process remains stalled, local initiatives have delivered meaningful gains, particularly in reopening roads long blockaded by Houthi forces. The rebels had used road closures to punish civilians and restrict the movement of goods into areas under their control.

Activists credit local mediators with playing a pivotal role in easing the Houthi-imposed siege on Taiz by reopening the key road linking the city center to the eastern suburb of Al-Hawban — a move widely seen as a humanitarian relief.

The momentum of these local efforts continued with the reopening of a major route connecting the southern port city of Aden to Houthi-held areas through the provinces of Al-Dhale and Ibb, restoring a vital commercial and civilian artery.

With no new rounds of UN-sponsored talks since the collapse of the Kuwait negotiations, Yemen’s grassroots peace initiatives are rekindling hopes for further breakthroughs beyond road openings and prisoner swaps.

Local mediators are now pushing the Houthis to reopen Al-Fakher road in Al-Dhale province, which leads to the neighboring city of Ibb.

They are also working to reopen a vital route linking Abyan and Al-Bayda provinces through the mountainous Thura Pass — a road that would cut travel time between the two regions by half.

The UN has expressed support for these local initiatives aimed at restoring road links across a country fractured by nearly a decade of conflict.

Grundberg’s office said it recently dispatched a delegation to Al-Dhale, where officials met with government representatives and security leaders to discuss the latest proposal to reopen the main route connecting the capital Sanaa with the southern port city of Aden via Al-Dhale.