{"id":33204,"date":"2024-09-22T02:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T23:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=33204"},"modified":"2024-09-22T02:19:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T23:19:00","slug":"egypt-arms-flowing-into-sudan-is-fueling-the-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/22\/egypt-arms-flowing-into-sudan-is-fueling-the-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt: Arms Flowing Into Sudan is Fueling the Fire\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Sudan Events &#8211; Agencies\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdel-Aty said that there is a humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan and that Western attention to the issue is extremely weak. He emphasized Egypt\u2019s support for Sudan\u2019s unity and the full backing of state institutions, stating that &#8220;the fragmentation and division of Sudan is a red line we will not tolerate.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In an interview with Saudi Arabia\u2019s &#8220;Al-Sharq&#8221; channel, the minister revealed Egypt\u2019s significant efforts in Sudan, stating, &#8220;We were the first to gather all political factions in Cairo.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He added, &#8220;There is a flow of weapons into Sudan, fueling the fire even more,&#8221; noting that Cairo is coordinating with all parties to reach a ceasefire. &#8220;We succeeded in convincing the Sudanese government to open the Idris border crossing with Chad.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The minister also noted that Egypt is bearing enormous burdens due to the events in Sudan without international support, citing &#8220;a significant influx of Sudanese refugees into Egypt amid limited resources and a challenging economic situation due to the crises in Gaza, Ukraine, and the Suez Canal.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Speaking about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis, the Egyptian Foreign Minister reaffirmed Cairo\u2019s commitment to its &#8220;water rights&#8221; in the Nile River, describing water as a matter of &#8220;life or death&#8221; for Egypt.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He pointed out that &#8220;Egypt is the only country that relies entirely on a single source of water, the Nile River,&#8221; stressing that the river &#8220;is a transboundary international waterway governed by international law.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In response to a question about the possibility of military action regarding the dam, Abdel-Aty said, &#8220;We will defend our interests within the framework of international law.&#8221; He added, &#8220;Egypt is capable of defending its water security and will act in self-defense if threatened.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The minister further stated that all negotiations with Ethiopia have been halted since 2023 due to Ethiopia\u2019s intransigence and bad faith negotiations. He called for a binding legal agreement on the operation of the GERD, ensuring no harm to downstream nations.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudan Events &#8211; Agencies\u00a0\u00a0 Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdel-Aty said that there is a humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan and that Western attention to the issue is extremely weak. He emphasized Egypt\u2019s support for Sudan\u2019s unity and the full backing of state institutions, stating that &#8220;the fragmentation and division of Sudan is a red line &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33204"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33205,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33204\/revisions\/33205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}