The Latest Breaking News from Jeddah

Sudan crisis: 231 Indians reach Ahmedabad from Jeddah

India has set up separate control rooms in Jeddah, Port Sudan and the India embassy in Khartoum has been coordinating with them besides being in touch with the Ministry of External Affairs’ headquarters in Delhi

The Hindu · May 2, 2023

Factbox-Countries rush to evacuate foreign citizens from Sudan

Countries have conducted one of the biggest international evacuations in years as their nationals flee the sudden outbreak of fighting in Sudan.

Reuters · May 1, 2023

OIC to Hold Emergency Meeting on Sudan

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to address the developments in Sudan. The meeting will be held at the request of Saudi Arabia, the current president of the OIC summit. The meeting will be held at the OIC’s headquarters in the Saudi coastal city…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2023

Iran Hails Saudi Arabia's Role in Evacuating Iranians from Sudan

Iran on Saturday hailed Saudi Arabia’s role in evacuating 65 Iranian citizens from conflict-torn Sudan. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that since the onset of the unrest in Sudan, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has deported 65 Iranians stranded in Sudan, and “has taken the necessary arrangements to transfer…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2023

IndiGo joins 'Operation Kaveri', 231 Indians leave Jeddah in New Delhi-bound flight

To further boost the ongoing repatriation efforts under 'Operation Kaveri' of the Union government, Indian carrier IndiGo joined the mission and with 231 stranded Indians took off from Jeddah. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 29, 2023

Saudi Arabia Evacuates More than 2,900 People of 80 Nationalities from Sudan

In continuation of the evacuation efforts exerted by Saudi Arabia under the directives of the Kingdom’s Leadership, more than 190 evacuees arrived in Jeddah Friday Sudan. The new arrivals are from Pakistan, Palestine, Thailand, Mauritania, Sri Lanka, USA, Poland, India, UK, Austria, Indonesia, Canada, Iraq, Egypt, Australia and Syria. They…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2023

Operation Kaveri | India brings home 754 more citizens from Sudan

Operation Kaveri: India on April 28 brought home more than 700 people under its mission to evacuate stranded Indians from strife-torn Sudan.

The Hindu · Apr 28, 2023

Operation Kaveri: 362 Indian evacuees from Sudan leave for Bengaluru from Jeddah

Another batch of 362 Indian evacuees from Sudan took a flight for Bengaluru from Jeddah on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 28, 2023

First batch of evacuees arrive home

The first batch of 78 Thai evacuees from war-torn Sudan arrived at Bangkok's Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base on Thursday night.

Bangkok Post · Apr 28, 2023

OIC Displeased with Europe’s Congratulatory Message Marking Israel’s ‘Independence'

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation said Thursday that the statements of the European Union President, Ursula von der Leyen, in which she congratulated Israel on its seventy-fifth “independence,” were disappointing and not in line with human rights and international law. The Jeddah-based organization expressed strong displeasure at the statement of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023