Al Bashir says Sudan has been patient with what he called Egypt's "illegal" occupation of Halayeb and Shalatin

Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir snapped at Egypt when speaking to Al Jazeeraon Monday, saying Khartoum has been patient with Cairo despite Egypt illegally “occupying” Sudanese territory, a reference to Egypt’s sovereignty over the Halayeb and Shalatin areas. Al Bashir also said that Sudan has been silent in the face of insults by the Egyptian media to honor and respect its ages-old and longstanding relationship with Egypt.