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82 Thais from Sudan on first leg of trip home

The first group of 82 Thai nationals leaving Sudan arrived at the airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning, and are waiting to be picked up on Thursday by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Bangkok Post

‘Local Content Certificate’: A Basic Requirement in Saudi Gov't Competitions

Saudi Arabia’s government has instructed companies in certain sectors to obtain a “local content certificate” in order to be able to compete for government contracts, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. This comes after the government emphasized the importance of obtaining the certificate, with a deadline set for early May. Private sector…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Evacuates Stranded Individuals from Sudan

Saudi Arabia is carrying out ongoing humanitarian operations to evacuate its citizens and numerous foreign nationals from Sudan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Anthony Joshua backed to "box the ears off" Deontay Wilder in showdown

A fight between Joshua and Wilder has been proposed for years and the heavyweight knockout artists could now meet in an historic Saudi Arabia card at the end of the year

Daily Mirror

Nearly 1,700 Sudan evacuees reach Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: A ship carrying 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in Sudan docked in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the largest evacuation effort by the Gulf kingdom so far.

Bangkok Post

Pakistan confirms its first case of mpox

Pakistani man, 25, diagnosed with the virus, once called monkeypox, after recently arriving from Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

The areas each team must address ahead of 2023 F1 development war

A fallow period on-track belies teams working to sign off upgrades to be manufactured and freighted to Azerbaijan.

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The areas each F1 team must address ahead of 2023 development war

A fallow period on-track belies teams working to sign off upgrades to be manufactured and freighted to Azerbaijan.

Motorsport

As Assad returns to Arab fold, Syrians watch with hope, fear

Syrians living on opposite sides of the largely frozen battle lines dividing their country are watching the accelerating normalization of ties between the government of Bashar Assad and Syria's neighbors through starkly different lenses

The Independent UK

Sudan conflict live: more than 500 evacuated on six UK flights, says Foreign Office – as it happened

António Guterres says ‘conflict will not and must not be resolved on the battlefield’

The Guardian - AU

Foreign Ministry: Saudi Arabia Evacuates 1,687 Persons of 58 Nationalities from Sudan

A third ship carrying a new batch of evacuees from Sudan arrived in Jeddah early on Wednesday as the Saudi government continues efforts to lift its citizens, as well as foreign nationals, from the conflict zone in Sudan. The Foreign Ministry revealed in a statement that the ship transported 1,687…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cricket shouldn’t float on barrels of oil at a time of climate crisis

The Hindu

World Bank President Praises Saudi Arabia for Helping Evacuate its Staff from Khartoum

World Bank Group President David Malpass expressed on Tuesday his gratitude and appreciation to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz for the Kingdom’s contribution and support in evacuating the World Bank staff from Sudan to Saudi Arabia. ‎In a letter sent to King Salman, he said:…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thais from Sudan due home late Wednesday

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) sent three aircraft to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night to repatriate Thai people evacuated from conflict-torn Sudan. They are expected to arrive at Don Mueang Airport around 8pm tomorrow.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

GCC Hails Saudi Evacuation Efforts from Sudan

The Gulf Cooperation Council on Tuesday hailed Saudi Arabia and its role in evacuating nationals of different Gulf and foreign countries besides its own from the battle-scarred country of Sudan. The GCC hailed the diplomatic and logistical Saudi role, evacuating a number of civilians, diplomats and senior international officials. Jasem…

The Independent UK

Fitful start to new 3-day truce in Sudan; airlifts continue

Sudan’s warring generals have pledged to observe a new three-day truce that was brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia to try to pull Africa’s third-largest nation from the abyss

The Independent UK

Sudan – live: US-brokered ceasefire ‘partially holding’ as first UK evacuation flight lands in Cyprus

At least 459 have been killed in the country’s fighting and thousands injured

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Ambassador Nisreen Al-Shibel Presents Credentials to Finland’s President

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Finland Nisreen Al-Shibel presented her credentials to Finland's President Sauli Niinist on Monday. During their meeting, the ambassador conveyed the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman to the president. Al-Shibel is one of…

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Saudi Ambassador to EU Presents Credentials to European Council President

Saudi Ambassador to the European Union Haifa bint Abdurrahman Al-Jedea presented her credentials to President of the European Council Charles Michel. During the meeting, Ambassador Al-Jedea conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz…

Al Jazeera

Can China replace the US in the Middle East?

As the Saudi-Iran deal shows, Beijing’s clout is growing. But it can’t fully substitute the US — and might not want to.

Bangkok Post

150 Thais extracted from conflict zone

Most Thai nationals living in Sudan have been successfully evacuated to Saudi Arabia on Monday and are expected to return to Thailand this week.

Reuters

Yacht missing in Red Sea with five aboard, owner says

A private yacht with three Russians and two Egyptians on board has been reported missing in the Red Sea near the coast of Yemen for several days by its owner and the Russian embassy in Saudi Arabia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE, Lebanon, Yemen, Libya Hail Saudi Role in Evacuating Nationals from Sudan

The United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Yemen and Libya praised on Monday the role played by Saudi Arabia in evacuating their citizens and other foreign nationals from Sudan in wake of the ongoing clashes between the military and Rapid Support Forces. UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan telephoned…

The Independent UK

What other countries are doing to evacuate nationals from Sudan

The UK and US announced this weekend they had flown diplomats out of the country

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: A bipartisan effort aims to stop arming human rights abusers like Saudi Arabia

America sells more weapons across the globe than any other country, and each year we send them to countries with records rife with human rights abuses.

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