Move comes as part of Khartoum’s efforts to shed elements linked to longtime leader Omar al-Bashir, denying a safe haven to Gaza-ruling terror group

Ammas gave special approval to Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Mashaal to visit after death of former official; group is largely banned from the kingdom

Terror group's leader has held the position since 2017, would stay on until 2025; quadrennial Hamas elections said to be drawing to a close

Political leadership said not interested in ceasefire initiatives, thinks it still has diplomatic room for maneuver; Gaza terror groups said ready to stop fighting, claim victory

Group's former terror chief was said to eye a comeback in ongoing Hamas elections

Khaled Mashaal says Israel will have to meet Palestinian terror group's demands 'when we hold an Israeli soldier'

First round of voting reportedly already held clandestinely by Hamas prisoners in Israeli jails

The reported move, in possible effort to show country is fighting rather than backing terrorism, comes days after US removed Khartoum from blacklist of state sponsors of terror

Ramallah and Gaza leaders euphoric about loathed incumbent's loss, though unsure how a Biden administration will advance their cause

Terror group says Sergey Lavrov told its chief in Moscow meeting about 'the importance of uniting the Palestinian people'