(Adds details) KHARTOUM, April 2 (Reuters) -
Qatar will
deposit $1 billion at Sudan's central bank, Khartoum said on Wednesday, an**uncing an aid
package to Sudan's Islamist government that is likely to worsen Doha's already tense relations with Egypt. The an**uncement by Finance Minister Badr El-Din Mahmoud came at the end of a visit to Khartoum by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, whose backing for the Muslim Brotherhood has frayed ties with Egypt and Gulf states that support the army-backed government in Cairo, including Saudi Arabia. Mahmoud, speaking at Khartoum airport, said
Qatar also planned to invest in large agricultural and energy projects in Sudan, whose eco**my has suffered since South
Sudan broke away in 2011, taking with it much of Khartoum's oil fields.
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