Gulf States Lend Sudan $2 Billion to Boost Foreign Reserves

Sudan received about $2 billion of concessional loans from Gulf Arab nations in the past three months, a Finance Ministry official said, a sign of improving ties with the region’s U.S.-allied monarchies.

Sudan, under U.S. sanctions since 1997 because of its alleged support of terrorism, in March joined Gulf nations such as Kuwait and the U.A.E. in Saudi Arabia’s campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen, contributing aircraft and signaling its willingness to send ground troops.