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Sudan opens airspace for civil aviation in eastern sector
Khartoum: Amid the ongoing violent conflict, Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority has reopened the airspace in the country’s eastern sector. “The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority issued a notice to open the airspace for…
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14M children in Sudan in “dire need” of humanitarian support: UNICEF
Khartoum: Fourteen million children are in “dire need” of humanitarian support in Sudan, the United Nations children’s agency warned on Friday, as a deadly conflict in the country deepens its hunger crisis,…
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South Sudan lifts suspension of UN radio station
Juba: South Sudan’s media regulator has lifted the suspension of Radio Miraya, the UN-owned radio station. Michael Makuei Lueth, minister of Information and Communication, Technology and Postal Services, said journalists working for…
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Arab League, Sudanese Sovereign Council discuss developments in Sudan
Cairo: Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit and Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Malik Agar discussed the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and the international and regional initiatives to resolve the ongoing…
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Egyptian ship delivers humanitarian aid to conflict-torn Sudan
Cairo: A supply ship loaded with hundreds of ton of relief aid from Egypt had arrived in conflict-torn Sudan, the Egyptian military announced. The military spokesman Gharib Abdel-Hafez said on Saturday in…
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Egypt, Qatar to launch relief initiative for Sudanese people
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani have agreed to launch a joint initiative to support and provide relief to people in Sudan. During a…
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Egypt’s Prez calls for comprehensive, sustainable cease-fire in Sudan
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has stressed the necessity of reaching a comprehensive and sustainable cease-fire in Sudan which has been going through an internal armed conflict since mid-April. Sisi made the…
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Qatar strongly condemns attack on embassy in Sudan
Doha: Qatar has condemned the recent armed attack on its embassy building in Khartoum, which resulted in significant damage to the premises, media reported. All embassy staff had been evacuated beforehand, according…
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Watch: 4 more evacuation plane from Sudan arrives in UAE
Abu Dhabi: Four evacuation planes carrying 253 nationals from several countries have arrived in the UAE over the past two days from Sudan, which has experienced clashes since mid-April, bringing the total…
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UAE evacuates 178 people from Sudan
Abu Dhabi: An evacuation plane carrying 178 nationals from seven countries arrived in the UAE this afternoon from Sudan, which has experienced clashes since mid-April. The plane carried the most vulnerable groups…
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Fierce clashes continue in Sudan despite 7-day truce
Khartoum: Khartoum and several other areas in Sudan witnessed continued violent clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) despite a seven-day truce agreed by the two warring factions.…
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India temporarily relocates embassy from Khartoum to Port Sudan
New Delhi: India has decided to temporarily relocate its embassy from the violence-hit Sudanese capital city of Khartoum to Port Sudan in view of the prevailing security situation in the African country.…
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Saudi Arabia grants free visas to evacuated nationals from Sudan
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced that it will grant free visas to all Sudanese nationals who have been evacuated from Sudan, local media reported. In an interview with…
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Sudan’s warring parties agree to 72-hr truce extension
Khartoum: The Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have announced their commitments to a new 72-hour humanitarian truce, effective as of midnight Sunday. “Based on the endeavours and request…
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Iran evacuates 65 nationals from Sudan with Saudi Arabia’s help
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that Iran had evacuated 65 nationals from Sudan with the help of Saudi Arabia. In a statement posted on the website of the…