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British nationals should leave Sudan immediately, says foreign secretary

Date: 2023-04-27 14:17:05 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:10130098

LONDON, April 27 (MENA) - British nationals trapped in Sudan have been warned by the UK government that there is “no guarantee” of getting them out of the increasingly violent country after the ceasefire ends and they should leave ....

Chinese navy evacuates Chinese personnel in Sudan

Date: 2023-04-27 13:50:48 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:10130090

BEIJING, April 27 (MENA) - The Chinese Navy's Nanning and Weishanhu ships on Wednesday carried out the task of evacuating Chinese personnel in Sudan, according to Chinese channel CGTN. The Chinese Embassy in Sudan was organizing the evacuation of ....

12 tremors reported in Syria over 24 past hours

Date: 2023-04-27 07:26:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:10129463

DAMASCUS, April 27 (MENA) - The National Earthquake Center announced Thursday that 12 weak tremors were reported over the past 24 hours, according to the Syrian news agency SANA. The center said in a statement that the stations of National ....

Second plane carrying 157 Moroccan nationals repatriated from Sudan arrives in Morocco

Date: 2023-04-26 18:39:27 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:10129146

RABAT, April 26 (MENA) - A second plane of Morocco's flag carrier Royal Air Maroc coming from Sudan landed early Wednesday afternoon at Mohammed V airport, carrying 157 Moroccan nationals evacuated from Sudan. The first plane of RAM had arrived ....

White House confirms second US citizen killed in Sudan

Date: 2023-04-26 14:58:01 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:10128795

WASHINGTON, April 26 (MENA) - White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on Wednesday confirmed the death of a second American citizen in Sudan, Fox News reported. On a virtual call with press, Kirby told reporters the unnamed ....

AL, OIC chiefs discuss dangerous situation in Sudan

Date: 2023-04-26 14:57:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:10128745

CAIRO, April 26 (MENA) – Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed with Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hussein Ibrahim Taha the dangerous situation in Sudan. In a tweet on Wednesday, Abul ....

RAF plane lands in Sudan as UK assesses options for further evacuations

Date: 2023-04-26 13:50:30 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:10128595

LONDON, April 26 (MENA) – The British military is assessing a highly fraught operation to rescue some of the thousands of British nationals stranded in Sudan after the Foreign Office was deluged by cross-party criticism for missing a window of ....

Italian FM says action continues to reach ceasefire in Sudan

Date: 2023-04-26 13:05:56 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:10128582

ROME, April 26 (MENA) - Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Wednesday that his country continues to act with international partners to reach a ceasefire in Sudan. The fighting between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces is ....

Iraq president affirms readiness to support peace in Sudan

Date: 2023-04-26 13:04:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:10128580

BAGHDAD, April 26 (MENA) – Iraqi President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid affirmed on Wednesday Iraq's readiness to provide support in order to consolidate the foundations of peace in Sudan, INA reported. A statement of the Presidency said that "the ....

China's UN ambassador calls for immediate cessation between parties in Sudan

Date: 2023-04-26 13:03:40 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:10128592

BEIJING, April 26 (MENA) - Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative in the United Nations, on the Tuesday UN Security Council Briefing on Sudan called for immediate cessation of violence between parties in the conflict. Zhang said, it is not ....