Israeli normalisation prompts Sudan to revoke citizenship of Palestinians
Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal (R) sits next to former Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir during the opening of the eighth Al-Quds (Jerusalem) International Foundation conference in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on 6 March 2011 [EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP via Getty Images] December 22, 2020 at 10:02 am
In a surprise move, the ruling military regime in Sudan announced its intention ten days ago to revoke the Sudanese citizenship of more than 3,500 people, of whom the majority are Palestinians. The former head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Khaled Meshaal, and the speaker of the Tunisian parliament, Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of the Islamic Ennahda Movement, are among those losing their Sudanese citizenship.