Sudan Summons Qatar’s Envoy
Sudan summoned the Qatari envoy a day after the
Doha-owned Al-Jazeera news channel said authorities shut down its Khartoum
bureau.
Saturday's report by SUNA has quoted Babaker
al-Amin, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, as saying that Ambassador
Fathel-Rahamn Mohammed was summoned for consultations and "will be sent
back to Doha within the coming hours."
Al-Jazeera said Friday that Sudan's authorities
banned its journalists from reporting in the country.
The development comes amid concerns from protesters
that the ruling military council might disperse their main sit-in in Khartoum.
Both sides remain split over the make-up and leadership
of a sovereign council that would run Sudan during a three-year transition
period after the military overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April.
