Sudan Closing Hamas And Hezbollah Offices In Bid For U.S. Sanctions Relief

Sudan will shutter the offices of Hamas and Hezbollah as part of its efforts to rebuild relations with the U.S. and get sanctions lifted.

Renouncing support for terrorism organizations and taking steps to disrupt their operations is one of a number of steps Sudan’s recently inaugurated government is taking to satisfy requirements to be removed from U.S. designation of a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

Sudan shares the designation with three other countries – North Korea, Iran and Syria – and is therefore subject to crippling sanctions that are meant to isolate it from the international economy.

Read more at The Hill.

{Matzav.com}