| Submit your comments on this article |
| Africa Horn |
| Sudan closes Iranian cultural centres and expels diplomats |
| 2014-09-04 |
| [Al Ahram] The Khartoum government has closed all Iranian cultural centres in Sudan and expelled the cultural attaché and other diplomats, fearing they had become a threat to society, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The expulsions were linked to government concerns that Iranian officials were promoting their Shi'ite brand of Islam in the largely Sunni country. The Iranian Cultural Centre and its branches had exceeded their mandates and "become a threat to intellectual and social security," the foreign ministry said in a statement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 "these dinner-plate-size epaulets aren't gonna dust themselves. I need more boodle!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-09-04 19:32 |
| #2 Perhaps President Bashir asked for an increase in the size of donations to his retirement fund, and the Iranians refused? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-09-04 10:48 |
| #1 Interesting. Hasn't Sudan been the preferred infiltration route for Iranian arms and missiles to Hamas? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-09-04 09:20 |