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  • Saudi Arabia, US call for stopping military escalation, calming tensions in Sudan

    Date: 2023-04-18 21:35:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:10118863

    RIYADH, April 18 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia and the US called for stopping military escalation, ending violence and calming tensions to protect Sudanese citizens and civilians in Sudan and ensure the security and stability of Sudan and its people, Saudi ....

  • Tunisia, Syria agreed to intensify coordination on issues of common concern

    Date: 2023-04-18 20:57:35 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:10118818

    TUNIS, April 18 (MENA) - The Tunisian and Syrian foreign ministries agreed to step up communication in the upcoming phase, with a view to strengthening coordination on different issues of common concern. In a joint statement issued on the ....

  • Saudi Arabia, India underscore need to end escalation in Sudan

    Date: 2023-04-18 20:24:45 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:10118810

    RIYADH, April 18 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call on Tuesday from External Affairs Minister of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) ....

  • Tunisian culture minister says cultural heritage 'engine' of development

    Date: 2023-04-18 18:36:07 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:10118643

    TUNIS, April 18 (MENA) - Tunisia's Culture Minister Hayat Qatat Al-Qarmazi hailed her country's cultural heritage as being a key pillar of the national economy and an engine of development. She added Tunisian cultural heritage contributes to ....

  • Blinken confirms attack on US diplomatic convoy in Sudan as fighting continues

    Date: 2023-04-18 18:33:35 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:10118650

    WASHINGTON, April 18 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that an American diplomatic convoy was attacked in Sudan, ABC News reported. "I can confirm that yesterday we had an American diplomatic convoy that was fired on," ....

  • WHO voices deep concerns on situation in Sudan

    Date: 2023-04-18 18:04:10 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:10118667

    GENEVA, April 18 (MENA) – WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom said the situation in the Republic of Sudan is deeply concerning, the organization said in a statement. Sudan’s Ministry of Health Emergency Operations Center reports 270 people have ....

  • Saudi FM arrives in Damascus on official visit

    Date: 2023-04-18 14:46:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:10118326

    DAMASCUS, April 18 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived on Tuesday in Damascus on an official visit to Syria. He was received at the airport by Syrian Minister of Presidential Affairs Mansour Azzam. The visit comes ....

  • G7 urges warring factions in Sudan to 'immediately' halt fighting

    Date: 2023-04-18 13:31:56 GMT - Japan - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:10118263

    TOKYO, April 18 (MENA) – G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday urged warring forces in Sudan to "end hostilities immediately" and return to negotiations, after clashes that have killed almost 200 people, Africa News reported. A weeks-long power ....

  • WFP chief puts hold on Sudan aid operations, following death of 3 staff in unrest

    Date: 2023-04-18 12:44:54 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:10118152

    GENEVA, April 18 (MENA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily halted all operations, as a result of the fighting between rival military groups in Sudan, which led to the deaths of three WFP employees on Saturday, UN News reported ....

  • UNHCHR calls for immediate end of hostilities, return to talks in Sudan

    Date: 2023-04-18 11:50:10 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:10118102

    GENEVA, April 18 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Volker Türk on Tuesday called for an immediate cessation to hostilities in Sudan and pleaded with the Sudan Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces to return to the negotiating ....

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