UAE calls for ceasefire and civilian transition in Sudan

Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the UAE's president, called on Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire and civilian transition in war-ravaged Sudan. "At this point in Sudan, even without too much clarity, we need a ceasefire and we need for people to feel safe," Gargash said in an interview at the Reuters NEXT Gulf Summit in Abu Dhabi. "Once we are allowed to work there, the UAE will scale up." Gargash said Sudan's future should involve a civilian transition rather than a military junta. He added that Sudan is not currently allowing the United Arab Emirates to serve in a humanitarian capacity like it does in Gaza, but expressed readiness to scale up efforts once it was allowed to. The...