World
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4/26/2023 10:36:31 AM
A ship carrying 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in Sudan docked in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, the largest evacuation effort by the kingdom so far.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/25/2023 8:45:27 PM
Egypt evacuated 635 citizens from Sudan on Tuesday, 446 via land and 189 via air, upping the total number of Egyptian evacuees to 1,539.
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World
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Region
4/25/2023 8:38:55 PM
Multiple nations have scrambled to evacuate embassy staff and citizens by road, air and sea from chaos-torn Sudan, where fighting between the army and paramilitaries has killed hundreds.
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Egypt
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Society
4/25/2023 8:15:34 PM
The Egyptian Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday the postponement of final exams for students of Thanaweya Amma (Grade 12) and high school diplomas in Sudan “until the security situation stabilises.”
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World
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Region
4/25/2023 5:49:09 PM
A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan's warring generals brought some calm to the capital on Tuesday, but witnesses reported fresh air strikes and paramilitaries claimed to have seized a major oil refinery and power plant.
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World
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Region
4/24/2023 7:13:44 PM
As continued fighting raises fears that Sudan could plunge deeper into chaos, foreign governments are scrambling to get their diplomats and other citizens safely out of the country. Most countries deployed military transport aircraft to fly people out, including France which used its airbase in neighboring Djibouti for the airlift. But not all is going smoothly – about 2,000 British nationals remain in Sudan, and many complain that their government isn’t giving them enough information about evacuation plans.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/24/2023 2:11:24 PM
Egypt evacuated 436 of its citizens from Sudan on Sunday as part of its evacuation plan for Egyptian nationals in the country, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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World
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Region
4/24/2023 12:51:01 PM
As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens from Sudan, Sudanese on Monday desperately sought ways to escape the chaos amid fears the country’s two rival generals could escalate their all-out battle for power once evacuations were completed.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/23/2023 7:03:05 PM
Egypt has deployed security forces on its borders with Sudan to secure the safe evacuation of Egyptian nationals from Sudan, according to sources that spoke to Al-Arabiya TV Station on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/23/2023 2:44:27 PM
A staff member of the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum has sustained injuries after suffering from a gunshot, said the spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday without giving further details.
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World
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Region
4/22/2023 7:02:00 PM
More than 150 people, including foreign diplomats and officials, rescued from battle-scarred Sudan arrived Saturday in Jeddah, the Saudi foreign ministry said, in the first announced evacuation of civilians since fighting began.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/22/2023 5:41:15 PM
Egypt is coordinating with the Sudanese authorities to prepare for the evacuation of Egyptian expats who are looking to return home amid violence in the country "as soon as it's feasible," the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday.
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World
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Region
4/22/2023 2:34:00 PM
The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate American, British, Chinese and French citizens and diplomats from Sudan on military aircraft, as the bloody fighting that has engulfed the vast African nation entered its second week.
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World
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Region
4/21/2023 6:52:24 PM
The Pentagon has deployed forces and is developing options to assist in the possible evacuation of US Embassy personnel from Sudan.
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Egypt
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Defence
4/21/2023 12:25:00 AM
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced on Thursday undertaking evacuation of Egyptian troops who were in a training with the Sudanese army from the country.
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Egypt
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Defence
4/20/2023 9:58:00 PM
An informed Egyptian source revealed to Al Qahera News TV Station the behind the scene details in the evacuation and airlifting home of Egyptian soldiers who were in Sudan on a training mission at the time of the start of the fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF earlier this week.
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World
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Region
4/20/2023 9:46:16 PM
The Pentagon is moving additional troops and equipment to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/20/2023 3:48:50 PM
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday that the coordinated efforts with the UAE allowed for the successful transfer of the remaining group of Egyptian troops who were in Sudan with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to the Embassy of Egypt in Khartoum.
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World
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International
4/18/2023 6:09:16 PM
Twenty-one people have died in a fire at a Beijing hospital that forced the evacuation of dozens of patients, Chinese state media reported.
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World
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Region
4/16/2023 8:50:00 PM
Fierce fighting raged in Sudan's capital despite an hours-long pause Sunday to address humanitarian needs including the evacuation of wounded, on the second day of battles that left three UN staff among more than 60 civilians killed.
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