Sudan has cut diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after repeatedly accusing the Gulf nation of backing the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country's civil war. The announcement comes after the RSF were blamed for three days of attacks on the usually safe city of Port Sudan.

Sudan on Tuesday announced it severed diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, accusing the Gulf state of supporting the paramilitary forces after

Drone strikes have hit a fuel depot and a hotel in Port Sudan, bringing the violence to a city that had so far been spared in the civil war.