Sudan's Justice Ministry said Tuesday the US Congress has moved forward on Washington's promise to end the African country's pariah status, passing legislation that grants Sudan some immunity from legal action by Americans against its involvement in terrorist attacks.
The legislation, part of a massive relief package that Congress approved Monday, restored to Sudan what is known as sovereign immunity, a measure that would effectively stop future compensation claims from being filed against it in US courts. It did not grant Sudan immunity from being sued by the 9/11 victims' families over the country's alleged role in the attacks, the ministry said in a statement.
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The step by Congress capped efforts by US President Donald Trump's administration to remove Sudan from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
De-listing Sudan from the blacklist was part of the U.S. administration's efforts to have Sudan normalize its ties with Israel. Sudan has become the third Arab country, after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, to normalize ties with Israel in the last four months. Morocco followed shortly after.
