UAE welcomes new head of Sudan's transitional military council

CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates welcomed the new head of Sudan's transitional military council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman, state news agency (WAM) reported on Saturday.

WAM also reported that: "UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed to communicate with Sudan's transitional military council to explore the prospects of accelerating aid for the brotherly people of Sudan".

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah; editing by Jonathan Oatis)