By Daphne Psaledakis, Nafisa Eltahir, Antoni Slodkowski and Khalid Abdelaziz Exclusive-US ties Sudanese army leader’s UN visa to ceasefire plan, sources say Sept 22 – The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance in a move that Sudanese and other sources say is … Read more
Washington is refusing to give Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, a visa to travel to New York to address the UN General Assembly, two diplomatic sources told AFP Tuesday, a moved confirmed by the UN. US refusing to give Sudan’s de facto leader visa for UN: diplomatic sources, UN Army chief Burhan, whose … Read more
Somali pirates have freed a vessel they hijacked in April with its 17-men crew and used as a mothership, security sources in the Somali state of Puntland told AFP adding a ransom was paid. Somali pirates free hijacked vessel: security sources The Gulf of Aden and Somalia coasts have seen a resurgence in piracy since … Read more
By Timour Azhari and Rami Ayyub Exclusive-Mossad chief, Syrian foreign minister discussed Turkish military deployments before strikes, sources say Aug 19 – The head of Israel’s spy agency held a phone call with Syria’s foreign minister last week during which they discussed Turkey’s military presence in Syria, three people familiar with the matter said, just … Read more
* Pilot Kevin Rideout was handed to Libyan authorities late on Thursday Libya’s Haftar played key role in release of US hostage held by Islamic State, sources say * US hostage was held by an Islamic State affiliate active in the Sahel * Freeing US hostage was top priority for Trump administration in the Sahel … Read more
* Israeli tips included alleged sniper, knife and shoulder-launched missile threats against Trump, sources say US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say * Secret Service moved Trump from Air Force One to another aircraft during Turkey trip, sources say * CIA assessed low confidence in some Israeli intelligence on … Read more