Sudan’s government has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of preventing several Sudanese aircraft from landing at its airports, escalating tensions between the two nations amid an already fragile diplomatic climate.
According to trt.global, the UAE also barred a Sudanese airliner from taking off from Abu Dhabi airport. Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority voiced surprise at the reported decision and said it was following up with airlines to reprogramme reservations for passengers arriving in and departing from the Gulf country.
Abu Dhabi authorities did not immediately comment on the Sudanese statement. Sudan cut diplomatic relations with the UAE in May, saying the Gulf nation was aiding the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with supplies of advanced weaponry in the country’s devastating civil war that broke out in April 2023. The UAE has repeatedly denied such charges.
