The Saudi evacuation ship Amana arrived yesterday at the King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, carrying the largest number of citizens since the beginning of the evacuation operation from Sudan: (Thailand, Australia, Rwanda, Gambia, Eritrea, Malawi, Macedonia, France , India, Norway, Palestine, Yemen, United States of America, Syria, Philippines, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Sweden, Kenya, Tunisia, Iraq, Libya, Morocco, Jordan, Mauritania, Tanzania, Iran, Pakistan, Canada, Russia, Panama, Ecuador , Ireland, Greece, Vietnam, Nepal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Sudan, Somalia, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Myanmar, Indonesia, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Turkey, Italy, Ethiopia, Chad, Germany, South Africa, Uganda, Liberia, Namibia, Sierra Leone, United Kingdom, Belgium, Benin, Netherlands, Egypt, Mauritius, Romania and a number of United Nations staff).
The Kingdom sought to meet all the basic needs of foreign nationals in preparation for their departure to their countries, bringing the total number of evacuees from Sudan since the start of the evacuation to about 4,879 (139 Saudis and about 4,738). a person belonging to 96 nationalities).
In turn, the Iranian Foreign Ministry highly appreciated the role of Saudi Arabia in assisting in the evacuation of 65 Iranian citizens from Sudan. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that in connection with the departure and displacement of Iranian citizens from Sudan, since the beginning of the unrest in Sudan, the Iranian Foreign Ministry took care of the deportation of 65 Iranians living in this country and seriously put them on the agenda, and after taking the necessary measures, the citizens of our country were safely delivered from Khartoum to Port Sudan, then they were left and sent to the port of Jeddah.
The official representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry added that the necessary measures have been taken to transfer this category of citizens from Saudi Arabia to Iran.
He explained that Saudi Arabia’s influential cooperation has been beneficial and deserves appreciation and gratitude, saying, “We have seen effective cooperation and assistance from Saudi Arabia that deserves appreciation and gratitude.”
Only 16% of health facilities in Sudan are operating as usual.
The United Nations humanitarian agency said only 16 percent of health facilities in Khartoum were still functioning properly, leaving millions without access to health care.
On the other hand, the United Nations warned on Friday that the country’s recent prison breaks could lead to “more violence in light of the prevailing general climate that suggests a lack of accountability.”
Sudan has not known stability since 2019.
In April of the same year, the army overthrew al-Bashir in the face of massive popular protests against him.
And then share power with the civilians who led these protests.
Khartoum’s five million residents are rushing to leave the city, which is facing shortages of water, electricity, communications and fuel, and is constantly under bombardment.
The fighting has caused mass displacement in a country that is one of the world’s poorest countries.
UN: 270,000 could flee to Chad and South Sudan
Tens of thousands of Sudanese arrived in neighboring countries.
The United Nations says 270,000 people may flee to Chad and South Sudan.
Foreigners often leave by sea from Port Sudan (east) or on planes leaving from military bases.
On Saturday, the UK will complete the evacuation by military aircraft of its citizens and their families trapped in the fighting in Sudan.
The UK Foreign Office said those wishing to evacuate must arrive at the airport by 1000 GMT on Saturday morning: yesterday.
Chad evacuated 351 of its citizens who were involved in the fighting in Sudan within 48 hours after the arrival of a third plane with 130 passengers on board in N’Djamena, according to a French News correspondent. Agency Friday evening, Saturday.
A Turkish military transport plane came under fire, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry, signaling ongoing risks amid attempts by foreign governments to stop the evacuation of their citizens. Several countries, notably the US, UK and France, have carried out evacuations in recent days.