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Foreigners trapped in Sudan conflict to be evacuated, army says

Sudan’s army said it will facilitate the evacuation of foreigners trapped in the country since an internal conflict erupted last weekend but diplomats played down suggestions that departures were imminent.

Tribune News Service

UN agency in Chad expects more refugees fleeing from Sudan

The head of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) in Chad said it expects to see more refugees fleeing across the border from Sudan to escape the fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Reuters

91 Saudis, Dozens of Foreign Nationals Evacuated from Sudan to Jeddah

Ninety-one Saudi nationals and some 66 foreign nationals from 12 countries arrived in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah after being evacuated from Sudan. The evacuation was carried out by the Saudi Royal Navy with the support of various armed forces. The Foreign Ministry confirmed the arrival of the Saudis…

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Sudan ‘resistance’ activists mobilise as crisis escalates

Groups of activists around Sudan have set up networks of medics, nurses and engineers to respond to citizens’ needs.

Al Jazeera

His mom — a doctor and 'a true angel' — died when mortar struck her home in Sudan

Nagwa Khalid Hamad, 66, was one of at least 400 killed since conflict erupted last Saturday. Her son spoke to NPR about her death and life — and what she meant to him, to family and to her patients.

WEKU

Air force ready to bring Thais back from Sudan

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has prepared aircraft to evacuate Thai nationals from Sudan while students there have called on the government to send help as quickly as possible.

Bangkok Post

Sunak holds emergency meeting on Sudan violence amid reports of evacuation

The UK Government said it was ‘doing everything possible’ to support Britons trapped in the warring country.

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Brit stuck in war zone asks Foreign Office 'what are you doing' as citizens 'abandoned'

Speaking to the Mirror just minutes after news broke that diplomats and nationals from the US, UK, France and China are to be evacuated, William from Coventry said there are no signs this is happening

Daily Mirror

Sudan battles rage as conflict enters second week

Sudan’s army and paramilitary group RSF began a violent power struggle last weekend with more than 400 people killed.

Al Jazeera

Diplomats flee Sudan's fighting as citizens struggle to escape

While world powers airlifted their diplomats from the capital of Khartoum, Sudanese desperately sought to flee the chaos. Many risked dangerous roads to cross the northern border into Egypt.

WEKU

Sudan: Rishi Sunak chairs COBRA meeting over ‘extremely concerning’ situation

Rishi Sunak has chaired a COBRA meeting to disucss the “extremely concerning” situation in Sudan.

Evening Standard

All U.S. embassy staff evacuated from war-torn Sudan - White House

The U.S. military evacuated American government personnel from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said on Saturday, adding that Washington is suspending operations at its embassy there as fighting between Sudan's rival commanders continued.

Reuters

Sudan's army says evacuations of diplomats expected to begin

The Sudanese army says it's coordinating efforts to evacuate diplomats from the United States, Britain, China and France out of the country on military airplanes

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia Arranges Evacuation of Saudis, Friendly Country Nationals from Sudan

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday the start of the arrangement for the evacuation of Saudi citizens and several nationals of friendly countries from Sudan to the Kingdom. In a statement, the Ministry said the measure comes in implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the…

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Sudan crisis: What’s next after one week of deadly fighting?

Analysts warn the conflict may have far-reaching consequences not only for Sudan but also on an already unstable region.

Radio France Internationale

Evacuations of US, UK, French citizens from Sudan expected to begin

Fighting in Sudan's capital entered a second week Saturday as crackling gunfire shattered a temporary truce, the latest battles between forces of rival generals that have already left hundreds dead and thousands wounded.

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Will Ethiopia Take Advantage of Sudan’s Unrest to Resolve Border Dispute?

The border dispute between Addis Ababa and Khartoum over Al-Fashaga has returned to the fore, following Sudanese reports about “unusual” movement by the Ethiopian forces in the disputed area since the eruption of the recent unrest in Sudan.

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Egypt Works to Facilitate Return of its Citizens from Sudan

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that the country’s mission office in Wadi Halfa was communicating with “the Sudanese authorities to facilitate the unimpeded return of Egyptian citizens through the Sudanese land crossings.” The Ministry of Education has also contacted its educational mission in the country, whose staff accounts for…

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Khartoum Sees Lull in Fighting on First Day of Eid

Street fighting between the forces of two rival generals eased in parts of Sudan's capital by Friday evening, witnesses reported, after repeated calls for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire to the nearly week-long conflict. More than 400 people have been killed and thousands wounded since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal…

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Top US, Sudanese Generals Discuss Safety of Americans in Call

The top US general discussed the safety of Americans in Sudan during a phone call with Sudan's army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Friday, the Pentagon said. "The two leaders discussed the safety of Americans and the developing situation in Sudan," said a statement from Army General Mark Milley's…

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Saudi, UK Foreign Ministers Discuss Violence in Sudan

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Friday a phone call from UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During the telephone call, the two sides discussed the developments in Sudan, with an emphasis on the importance of stopping the military…

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US prepares to extract its diplomats from Khartoum as fighting worsens

The US is preparing contingency plans to evacuate the US embassy in Sudan as fighting in the capital intensifies.

Al Jazeera

Top US, Sudanese generals speak as US weighs embassy evacuation

US General Mark Milley held call with Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan over safety of US citizens in Sudan.

Bangkok Post

SBPAC help centre to aid Sudan Thais

The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) has set up a help centre for 210 Thai students in Sudan amid ongoing fighting in its capital Khartoum.

Tribune News Service

Cease-fire declared in Sudan after days of deadly clashes

Sudan’s army and a rival paramilitary group declared a cease-fire following seven days of conflict that has claimed hundreds of lives and brought the northern African nation to the brink of an all-out civil war.

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