Sudan Regrets Requests of Diplomats for Asylum in the UK

The building containing the embassy of Sudan in London, UK (Embassy of Sudan)
The building containing the embassy of Sudan in London, UK (Embassy of Sudan)
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Sudan Regrets Requests of Diplomats for Asylum in the UK

The building containing the embassy of Sudan in London, UK (Embassy of Sudan)
The building containing the embassy of Sudan in London, UK (Embassy of Sudan)

The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its regret at the decision of the assistants of the military attaché at the embassy in London to apply for political asylum in Britain.

The Sudan Tribune Agency indicated that the assistants of the military attaché at the embassy stirred controversy in the country after applying for political asylum, in light of the transitional government that guaranteed general and political freedoms.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry clarified that after the end of the term of two assistants of the military attaché last August, they settled their dues and received return tickets to Sudan, however, they declared their refusal to return the country and their intention to seek political asylum.

The German news agency (DPA) reported the statement, which included the Ministry’s regret that the aforementioned assistants made their own personal decision without any regard of the general considerations related to the official duties they were performing.

The Ministry affirmed that it will work to ensure that all employees adhere to the relevant regulations, measures, and considerations, denying any other embassy employees applying for political asylum and affirming that all diplomatic employees are performing their duties.



Blinken Aims to 'Cross Finish Line' on Gaza Ceasefire, Hostages Deal

A wounded Palestinian boy is carried to Al Aqsa Hospital following an Israeli air strike on Al Bureije refugee camp in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, 05 January 2025. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER
A wounded Palestinian boy is carried to Al Aqsa Hospital following an Israeli air strike on Al Bureije refugee camp in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, 05 January 2025. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER
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Blinken Aims to 'Cross Finish Line' on Gaza Ceasefire, Hostages Deal

A wounded Palestinian boy is carried to Al Aqsa Hospital following an Israeli air strike on Al Bureije refugee camp in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, 05 January 2025. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER
A wounded Palestinian boy is carried to Al Aqsa Hospital following an Israeli air strike on Al Bureije refugee camp in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, 05 January 2025. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Washington wanted to see a ceasefire deal in Gaza concluded and the hostages brought out in the next two weeks.
A renewed push is under way to reach a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas and return Israeli hostages before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
"We very much want to bring this over the finish line in the next two weeks, the time we have remaining," Blinken told a press conference in South Korea, when asked whether a ceasefire deal was close.