Politics
US withholds visa for Sudan's army chief ahead of UN address
September 22, 2026 at 06:00 PM · Updated 23d ago
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SNSky News Arabia
البرهان خارج نيويورك.. وواشنطن تنزع شرعية قادة الحرب
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رويترز: الولايات المتحدة ترفض منح البرهان تأشيرة دخول
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
عاجل | رويترز: واشنطن تمتنع عن منح تأشيرة لرئيس مجلس السيادة السوداني للمشاركة باجتماعات الأمم المتحدة
(opens the publisher’s site)The United States is refusing visa issuance to Sudan's army chief ahead of his UN address, with sources tying the move to a proposed ceasefire.
- The United States is withholding a visa from Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled Thursday speech to the UN General Assembly.
- Two unnamed sources said the visa's issuance appears tied to Burhan's signing of a 90-day ceasefire proposal by US adviser Massad Boulos.
- Sudan's UN ambassador Al-Harith Idris asked Secretary-General António Guterres to intervene to secure the visa.
- Burhan, writing in Foreign Policy, rejected external directives on the war, saying ceasefires "collapsed... because they were formulated for Sudan without Sudan's involvement."
- The State Department said neither the Sudanese Armed Forces nor the Rapid Support Forces constitute a legitimate authority to govern Sudan, urging both sides to accept an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and a comprehensive Sudanese dialogue leading to a civilian government.