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At Saudi, Egypt's Request, Arab League to Hold Emergency Meeting on Sudan

Smoke is seen rising in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. (AP)
Smoke is seen rising in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. (AP)
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At Saudi, Egypt's Request, Arab League to Hold Emergency Meeting on Sudan

Smoke is seen rising in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. (AP)
Smoke is seen rising in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. (AP)

The Arab League will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the latest developments in Sudan.

The meeting will be held at the level of permanent representatives.

Saudi Arabia and Egypt requested that the meeting be held, said Arab League Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki.

Fighting in the Sudanese capital raged into the early hours of Sunday after a day of deadly battles between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army that left at least 56 people dead and nearly 600 wounded.

Explosions and gunfire rang out on the deserted streets of Khartoum, according to witnesses, after the RSF said they were in control of the presidential palace, Khartoum airport and other vital facilities.

The clashes follow rising tensions over the RSF's integration into the military. The disagreement has delayed the signing of an internationally backed agreement with political parties on a transition to democracy.

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Mikati Heads to Syria at Sharaa’s Invitation

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. (Reuters)
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. (Reuters)
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Mikati Heads to Syria at Sharaa’s Invitation

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. (Reuters)
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. (Reuters)

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati led a delegation on Saturday heading to Syria on a one-day visit to meet with the new Syrian leadership, the Central News Agency said.
The visit comes at the invitation of Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the head of the new Syrian administration.
The delegation includes caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, Acting General Security chief Elias al-Baysari, Army Intelligence chief Brigadier General Tony Khawaji, and Deputy Director General of General Security Brigadier General Hassan Shukair.

The visit will be the first by a Lebanese premier to neighbouring Syria in 15 years.

Lebanon's new president, Joseph Aoun, said on Thursday there was a historic opportunity for "a serious and equal dialogue" with Syria, which had big sway over its neighbor during much of the Assad family's five decades in power, maintaining troops there for 29 years until 2005 - a role many Lebanese opposed.
Sharaa, leader of the opposition forces which toppled Assad on Dec. 8, pledged last month - during a meeting in Damascus with influential Lebanese Druze politician Walid Jumblatt - that Syria would not interfere in Lebanon's affairs.
Mikati last week received a phone invitation from Sharaa to visit Syria. 
Minister Bou Habib said during a Dec. 26 call with his Syrian counterpart that Beirut was looking forward to the best neighborly relations with Syria.