Sudan still harbours terrorists, says U.S. Trump in new travel ban
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Elisabeth Janaina
Mar 6, 2017, 4:31:58 PM3/6/17
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Sudan still harbours terrorists, says U.S. Trump in new travel ban
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March 6, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - U.S. President Donald Trump Monday included
the Sudan in a new travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries, saying
the east African country still harbours elements linked to terrorist
groups.
Last January, U.S. courts blocked a controversial attempt by President
Trump to block citizens of seven majority Muslim countries from
entering the United States claiming that this measure will protect the
country from attacks by Islamist militants.
Khartoum at the time condemned the presidential order against its
nationals, pointing to its cooperation in the fight against terror
saying it sends a "negative signal" as it hopes to remove Sudan from
the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
"Although Sudan’s support to al-Qa’ida has ceased and it provides some
cooperation with the United States’ counterterrorism efforts, elements
of core al-Qa’ida and ISIS-linked terrorist groups remain active in
the country," said the new executive order.
Sudan has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1993
because of its support for international terrorist groups, including
Hizballah and Hamas, the order stressed.
The revised presidential decision, however, dropped Iraq from the
banned states. An official from the White House said that the Iraqi
government has imposed new vetting procedures, such as heightened visa
screening and data sharing, and because of its work with the United
States in countering Islamic State militants.
The new order which bans citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia,
Sudan and Yemen allows people from these countries to apply for a visa
in several cases including those previously admitted to the United
States for “a continuous period of work, study, or other long-term
activity,” those with “significant business or professional
obligations” and those seeking to visit or live with family.
The new ban which starts with a 10-day grace period does not include
legal permanent residents, people who are dual citizens of another
country that isn’t banned, foreign nationals travelling for diplomatic
purposes and those who already have a valid visa to come to the U.S.
(ST)
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Donald Trump (John Minchillo/AP Photo)
March 6, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - U.S. President Donald Trump Monday included
the Sudan in a new travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries, saying
the east African country still harbours elements linked to terrorist
groups.
Last January, U.S. courts blocked a controversial attempt by President
Trump to block citizens of seven majority Muslim countries from
entering the United States claiming that this measure will protect the
country from attacks by Islamist militants.
Khartoum at the time condemned the presidential order against its
nationals, pointing to its cooperation in the fight against terror
saying it sends a "negative signal" as it hopes to remove Sudan from
the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
"Although Sudan’s support to al-Qa’ida has ceased and it provides some
cooperation with the United States’ counterterrorism efforts, elements
of core al-Qa’ida and ISIS-linked terrorist groups remain active in
the country," said the new executive order.
Sudan has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1993
because of its support for international terrorist groups, including
Hizballah and Hamas, the order stressed.
The revised presidential decision, however, dropped Iraq from the
banned states. An official from the White House said that the Iraqi
government has imposed new vetting procedures, such as heightened visa
screening and data sharing, and because of its work with the United
States in countering Islamic State militants.
The new order which bans citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia,
Sudan and Yemen allows people from these countries to apply for a visa
in several cases including those previously admitted to the United
States for “a continuous period of work, study, or other long-term
activity,” those with “significant business or professional
obligations” and those seeking to visit or live with family.
The new ban which starts with a 10-day grace period does not include
legal permanent residents, people who are dual citizens of another
country that isn’t banned, foreign nationals travelling for diplomatic
purposes and those who already have a valid visa to come to the U.S.
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