On January 16, Sudanese authorities withdrew the broadcast license of Al Jazeera Live and closed its office in Khartoum. A letter from the Information Ministry to the director of Al Jazeera television in Sudan attributed the closing to an "unprofessional approach" and media content that "harmed the countrys higher interests and national security." The Doha-based network condemned the closure. 
Pa 16 January, akuluakulu a ku Sudan analanda chiphaso chogwilira ntchito cha ku Al Jazeera Live ndi kutseka ofesi yawo ku Khartoum. Kalata yochoka ku unduna wa zofalitsa nkhani kupita kwa mkulu wa kanema ya Al Jazeera ku Sudan, yati kutsekedwaku kwadza kamba ka "kusagwira ntchito bwino" komanso kuwulutsa nkhani "zomwe zimawononga zofuna za dzikolo komanso nkhani zomwe zimayika dziko lawo pa chiopsezo. Netiweki ya ku Doha yadzudzula kutsekedwaku.