[ad_1] Riyadh: Saudi Foreign Ministry has announced the evacuation of Saudi citizens and other nationals from Sudan as fierce fighting continues in the country. A total of 158 people, including Saudi nationals and people from other countries, have been evacuated from Sudan and transferred to Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah ports byContinue Reading
[ad_1] United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday discussed the worsening situation in Sudan with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and said the focus is really on how to get the diplomatic processes to yield the desired result of a workable, on-the-ground observed ceasefire. Jaishankar met Guterres and alsoContinue Reading
[ad_1] A Defense Department spokesperson confirmed that the U.S. was prepositioning troops, but stopped short of saying they were heading to Djibouti. “The Department of Defense, through U.S. Africa Command, is monitoring the situation in Sudan and conducting prudent planning for various contingencies. As part of this, we are deployingContinue Reading
[ad_1] Ankara: As the violent unrest continues to rage in Sudan, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that negotiations are on with the two warring parties in a bid to reach an ultimate ceasefire. Addressing reporters on Wednesday, the Minister said: “We are negotiating with both parties. We are negotiatingContinue Reading
[ad_1] Khartoum: Amid the ongoing unrest in Sudan, people are running out of food, fuel and other vital supplies, and the healthcare system is in danger of collapse, UN humanitarians said. “We desperately need a humanitarian pause so that wounded and sick civilians can reach hospitals,” the UN Office forContinue Reading
[ad_1] Sudan has been gripped by intense violence after clashes broke out between the country’s military and its main paramilitary force, in fighting that threatens to destabilise the wider region. The power struggle has its roots in the years before a 2019 uprising that ousted the dictatorial ruler Omar al-Bashir,Continue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has discussed the situation in violence-hit Sudan with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). India is closely watching the situation in Sudan, especially in view of its concerns over the Indians residing in the African country. OnContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed displeasure at Congress leader and former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, asking him not to politicise the incident of evacuation of 31 tribals from the state, who are stuck in violence-hit Sudan. Replying to a series of tweets earlier inContinue Reading
[ad_1] During a call Tuesday morning, Blinken told Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who leads Sudan’s military, and Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, that the attack was “totally unacceptable.” He also underscored the need for a ceasefire, and, following the call, the RSF issuedContinue Reading
[ad_1] Representative image Jerusalem: Israel has said it was “following with concern” the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. “Israel wants stability and security for Sudan,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lior Haiat wrote on Twitter, Xinhua news agency reported. “Israel calls onContinue Reading