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Cake day: November 24th, 2023

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  • Sudan didn’t say no.

    The debt relief comes at a critical time for Sudan, where a prolonged civil war has devastated the economy. United Nations data shows the conflict has set the country’s development back by 30 years, wiping out $6.4 billion from its gross domestic product in 2023 alone and pushing 7 million people into extreme poverty.

    Ibrahim praised Beijing for its historic economic backing, noting that China invested heavily in Sudan’s oil sector at a time when Western nations restricted investments. He emphasized Sudan’s potential to serve as a strategic gateway for wider Chinese commercial expansion into Africa.




  • International observers had previously warned that without tangible restraint of hostilities in Lebanon, advancing the other provisions of the memorandum would be impossible. Sources familiar with Iran’s negotiating team told Tasnim News Agency that this structural priority remained paramount, stating explicitly: “If Israel does not withdraw from Lebanon, all negotiations on every other issue will stop.”

    The position demonstrated that, from the viewpoint of Iran’s leadership, other technical files such as frozen assets or nuclear issues are entirely overshadowed by developments on the ground in Lebanon.

    The Iranian delegation viewed Trump’s remarks as an open violation of Article Two of the Islamabad Memorandum, which prohibits any form of verbal threat.

    Following the development, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei officially announced: “Following the threatening remarks of the President of the United States, the Iranian delegation refused to continue the four-party meeting.”