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Sudan "allocates" Suakin Island in the Red Sea to Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Sudan had allocated Red Sea island of Suakin to Turkey for rehabilitation and administration for an indefinite period of time

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Source: Kayhan Ozer/Pool Photo via AP


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Source: AFP




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