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Arab League Condemns Clashes in Darfur

Peacekeeping soldiers of the hybrid United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on a patrol in the Nyala area of South Darfur. (AFP file photo)
Peacekeeping soldiers of the hybrid United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on a patrol in the Nyala area of South Darfur. (AFP file photo)
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Arab League Condemns Clashes in Darfur

Peacekeeping soldiers of the hybrid United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on a patrol in the Nyala area of South Darfur. (AFP file photo)
Peacekeeping soldiers of the hybrid United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on a patrol in the Nyala area of South Darfur. (AFP file photo)

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemned on Wednesday the armed clashes that took place in West Darfur, Sudan, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

In a statement, he called on all parties to stop the violence immediately, exercise restraint, and avoid using violence to resolve any outstanding issues between brothers.

He stressed the need to unite national efforts to resolve the current political crisis in the country, stressing his confidence that a political breakthrough would strongly help in stabilizing the security situation in Sudan.

The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) said on Wednesday that 176 were killed and 220 were injured in armed clashes that broke out on Monday.

"Some bodies were buried without being autopsied or reported," the medics' union aligned with protesters against the Oct. 25 military coup added.

Unrest across Darfur, where a war between rebels and government forces backed by militias claimed an estimated 300,000 lives in the early 2000s and displaced millions, has increased in the past two years.

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Biden: Joseph Aoun is ‘First-Rate Guy’

FILE - President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)
FILE - President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)
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Biden: Joseph Aoun is ‘First-Rate Guy’

FILE - President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)
FILE - President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)

US President Joe Biden welcomed the election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanon's president on Thursday, saying in a statement that the army chief was the “right leader” for the country.

“President Aoun has my confidence. I believe strongly he is the right leader for this time,” said Biden, adding that Aoun would provide “critical leadership” in overseeing an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.

Aoun's election by Lebanese lawmakers ended a more than two-year vacancy and could mark a step towards lifting the country out of financial meltdown.

“We finally have a president,” Biden said later, at the end of a meeting on the response to major wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles.

He said he had spoken to Aoun by phone on Thursday for “20 minutes to half an hour,” describing the Lebanese leader as a “first-rate guy.”

Biden pledged to continue US support for Lebanon’s security forces, and for Lebanon’s recovery and reconstruction, the White House said in a readout of Biden’s call with Aoun.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Aoun's election “a moment of historic opportunity,” which offered Lebanon a chance to “establish durable peace and stability.”

Aoun, who turned 61 on Friday, faces the difficult task of overseeing the fragile ceasefire with Israel in south Lebanon.

Separately, Biden spoke about the hostage talks between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

“We’re making some real progress,” he told reporters at the White House, adding that he had spoken with US negotiators earlier Thursday.

“I know hope springs eternal, but I’m still hopeful that we’ll be able to have a prisoner exchange.”

Biden added: “Hamas is the one getting in the way of that exchange right now, but I think we may be able to get that done. We need to get it done.”