Sudan and UAE clash at UN Security Council over Sudan civil war

FILE PHOTO: United Arab Emirates Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Mohamed Abushahab speaks to members of Security Council during a meeting to address the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan and the United Arab Emirates clashed at the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday over accusations by the army-aligned Sudanese government that the UAE is providing weapons and support to a rival warring party in the country's 14-month long conflict.

Sitting next to each other at the Security Council table, UAE U.N. Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab said Sudan's U.N. Ambassador Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed had made "ludicrous" and false allegations designed to distract from "grave violations that are happening on the ground."