GAZA CITY, Palestine

Palestinian group Hamas denied on Thursday having any investments in Sudan, in response to a news report claiming Sudanese authorities have taken control of its assets.

"We don't have any investments in Sudan," said spokesman Hazem Qassem. "We do not have a problem with any Sudanese authority."

There was no immediate comment from Khartoum on the report.

Last year, Sudan normalized ties with Israel, apparently under US pressure for removing it from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism.