‘Cost us ₹10 lakh to reach Port Sudan from Khartoum’, recounts engineer from WB
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Cost us ₹10 lakh to reach Port Sudan from Khartoum’, recounts engineer from WB

Hindustan Times  

The sounds of gunfire and explosions still ring in Surajit Dey’s ears whenever he tries to sleep, even now. It was then that Dey along with a few other Indians decided to move to Port Sudan so that they could be evacuated by the Indian Air Force and brought back to the country. The IAF alone has brought back around 1,400 Indian citizens from war-hit Sudan over the past few days, ever since India began ‘Operation Kaveri’ last week. At least we can take a chance to reach Port Sudan,” he said. They booked a bus from Khartoum to reach Port Sudan.

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South Sudan blames fighting in neighboring Sudan and attacks in the Red Sea for its crisis
9 months, 3 weeks ago

South Sudan blames fighting in neighboring Sudan and attacks in the Red Sea for its crisis

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan’s government on Tuesday blamed the country’s economic crisis in part on the fighting in neighboring Sudan and the instability in the Red Sea, where Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been attacking international shipping. With most government workers not having been paid for the past of five months and the cost of living skyrocketing, Information Minister …

HUMAN RIGHTS | Sudanese drivers struggle with lack of work
1 year, 5 months ago

HUMAN RIGHTS | Sudanese drivers struggle with lack of work

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 19, 2023 13:07 IST - 4 MINS READ Mahana Abdelrahman used to criss-cross Sudan in his truck, delivering shipments across the vast country, but three months of brutal war have drastically reduced road transportation, grinding business to a halt. In 20 years of working as a lorry driver, usually carrying goods from Red Sea ports, Abdelrahman has …

Residents brace for Sudan army’s recapture of Khartoum from RSF
1 year, 6 months ago

Residents brace for Sudan army’s recapture of Khartoum from RSF

Al Jazeera  

Analysts suggest the Sudanese army pulled out of ceasefire talks to launch a major offensive to retake the capital, Khartoum. The announcement suggested top army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is preparing to wage a major offensive to retake the capital from the RSF, residents and experts told Al Jazeera. “The army can’t afford to lose any support – whether that …

Sudan fighting: One month on and no solution in sight
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan fighting: One month on and no solution in sight

Al Jazeera  

While the fighting did not come as a surprise to Sudan watchers, the world seems at a loss to stop the bloodshed. The world’s attention turned to Sudan as the fighting continued in Khartoum and other cities, including Merowe, a northern city on the way to the Wadi Halfa border crossing with Egypt that has big gold mines and a …

Rival Sudan factions meet in Saudi Arabia as pressure mounts
1 year, 7 months ago

Rival Sudan factions meet in Saudi Arabia as pressure mounts

Al Jazeera  

US-Saudi-led initiative in Jeddah is the first serious attempt to end fighting that has endangered Sudan’s fragile transition to democracy. Saudi Arabia and the United States welcomed the start of the “pre-negotiation talks” on Saturday in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and urged the belligerents to actively engage and …

Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s main seaport
1 year, 7 months ago

Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s main seaport

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Exhausted Sudanese and foreigners joined growing crowds at Sudan’s main seaport Tuesday, waiting to be evacuated from the chaos-stricken nation. “Much of the capital has become empty,” said Abdalla al-Fatih, a Khartoum resident who fled with his family to Port Sudan on Monday. The fighting has displaced at least 334,000 people inside Sudan, and sent tens of thousands …

Photos: Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s seaport
1 year, 7 months ago

Photos: Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s seaport

Al Jazeera  

Crowds of exhausted Sudanese and foreigners are growing at Sudan’s main seaport as they wait to be evacuated from the chaos-stricken nation. “Much of the capital has become empty,” said Abdalla al-Fatih, a Khartoum resident who fled with his family to Port Sudan on Monday. When they arrived in Port Sudan after a 20-hour journey, they found thousands, including many …

Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s main seaport
1 year, 7 months ago

Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s main seaport

LA Times  

In an image taken from video, Sudanese and foreigners arrive in Port Sudan, the country’s main seaport, as they wait to leave Sudan on Saturday. Exhausted Sudanese and foreigners joined growing crowds at Sudan’s main seaport Tuesday, waiting to be evacuated from the chaos-stricken nation. The government of South Sudan, which officially split from Sudan in 2011, said Tuesday that …

UN envoy says Sudan's warring sides agree to negotiate, potentially in Saudi
1 year, 7 months ago

UN envoy says Sudan's warring sides agree to negotiate, potentially in Saudi

The Hindu  

Sudan's warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the United Nations' top official in the country told The Associated Press on May 1, even as the two sides clashed in the capital despite another three-day extension of a fragile cease-fire. The talks would initially focus on establishing a “stable and reliable” cease-fire monitored by …

Was holed up in basement...: Indian man rescued from crisis-hit Sudan recalls horror, over 3k evacuated
1 year, 7 months ago

Was holed up in basement...: Indian man rescued from crisis-hit Sudan recalls horror, over 3k evacuated

India Today  

It was a horrifying experience for 26-year-old Deepak Agnihotri who was stuck in crisis-hit Sudan amid the intense bombing and gunfire. OVER 3,000 EVACUATED UNDER OPERATION KAVERI Meanwhile, around 3,000 stranded Indians have left crisis-hit Sudan for Jeddah till now, as India intensified Operation Kaveri to rescue stranded citizens from Khartoum on Friday. pic.twitter.com/wqwGvt7ppO — Arindam Bagchi May 1, 2023 …

Sudan Army, rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan Army, rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes

The Hindu  

Sudan's Army and its rival paramilitary said on April 30 they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. Earlier Sunday, an aircraft carrying eight tons of emergency medical aid landed in Sudan to resupply hospitals devastated by the fighting, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which organized the shipment. “The hope is to get this …

US conducts 1st evacuation of its citizens from Sudan war
1 year, 7 months ago

US conducts 1st evacuation of its citizens from Sudan war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation’s port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land journey under escort of armed drones. American unmanned aircraft, which have been keeping an eye on overland evacuation routes for days, provided armed overwatch for a bus convoy carrying 200 to …

Hundreds evacuated from Sudan as fighting enters third week
1 year, 7 months ago

Hundreds evacuated from Sudan as fighting enters third week

Al Jazeera  

People are trying to reach neighbouring countries as international evacuation efforts continue for foreign citizens. Hundreds of foreigners fleeing Sudan have arrived in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah, Saudi state media reported, as Sudan entered a third week of fighting between rival military forces despite a ceasefire. The group included the first known Iranian evacuees to escape the …

Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life
1 year, 7 months ago

Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life

NPR  

Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life Enlarge this image toggle caption Sudanese American Physicians Association Sudanese American Physicians Association One doctor, hailed as a mentor, reportedly stabbed to death as he took his father to dialysis. " Sponsor Message Dr. Eisa's untimely return On April 12, Dr. Mohamed Eisa, a gastroenterologist from …

Why the US evacuation from Sudan left Americans behind
1 year, 7 months ago

Why the US evacuation from Sudan left Americans behind

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Warring factions trying to seize control of the east African nation of Sudan have plunged the country into chaos, and thousands are fleeing the capital of Khartoum and nearby battle zones. ___ HOW THE US GOT EMBASSY STAFF OUT As security conditions worsened late last week, including damage to the civilian airport and an attack on a U.S. …

‘Take every Indian out of harm’s way’: Top diplomat on India’s priority in Sudan
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Take every Indian out of harm’s way’: Top diplomat on India’s priority in Sudan

Hindustan Times  

More than 1,700 of about 3,400 Indian nationals in Sudan have been moved out of conflict zones and the government’s focus is on getting every citizen out of harm’s way as soon as possible, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Thursday. With some still caught up in highly volatile conflict zones and difficulties in accessing areas outside the capital city …

‘Take every Indian out of harm’s way’: Top diplomat on India’s priority in Sudan
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Take every Indian out of harm’s way’: Top diplomat on India’s priority in Sudan

Hindustan Times  

More than 1,700 of about 3,400 Indian nationals in Sudan have been moved out of conflict zones and the government’s focus is on getting every citizen out of harm’s way as soon as possible, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Thursday. With some still caught up in highly volatile conflict zones and difficulties in accessing areas outside the capital city …

Photos: Sudanese and foreigners escape deadly conflict
1 year, 7 months ago

Photos: Sudanese and foreigners escape deadly conflict

Al Jazeera  

Sudanese families have been massing at a border crossing with Egypt and at a port city on the Red Sea, desperately trying to escape their country’s violence and sometimes waiting for days with little food or shelter, witnesses say. With the possibility of any future truce uncertain, many people took the opportunity presented during the lull in fighting to join …

First set of Indians evacuated out of conflict-torn Sudan
1 year, 7 months ago

First set of Indians evacuated out of conflict-torn Sudan

The Hindu  

The first batch of Indians stranded in conflict-torn Sudan was evacuated as part of Operation Kaveri on board INS Sumedha from Port Sudan on Tuesday. A group of 278 people were the first to reach Port Sudan during the 72-hour ceasefire that took effect from Monday midnight. Batuk Harkisandas, secretary of the Indian Association in Port Sudan told The Hindu, …

India begins evacuation from Sudan; 278 Indians board naval ship to Jeddah
1 year, 7 months ago

India begins evacuation from Sudan; 278 Indians board naval ship to Jeddah

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities on Tuesday scrambled to evacuate close to 3,000 Indian nationals from Sudan after the regular army and a rebel paramilitary force agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire, with Saudi Arabia becoming a key staging post for ferrying out stranded citizens. About 600 Indians gathered at Port Sudan, the country’s main port located more than 800km from Khartoum …

With war on hold, first set of Indians set sail from Sudan
1 year, 7 months ago

With war on hold, first set of Indians set sail from Sudan

The Hindu  

The first batch of Indians stranded in conflict-torn Sudan were evacuated as part of ‘Operation Kaveri’ on board INS Sumedha from Port Sudan on Tuesday. “They had to pay extra to convince the drivers to come to Port Sudan,” said Mr. Harkisandas. “We are a community of 35 to 40 Indians in Port Sudan and we are trying our best …

New U.S.-brokered truce gets off to shaky start in Sudan as airlifts continue
1 year, 7 months ago

New U.S.-brokered truce gets off to shaky start in Sudan as airlifts continue

LA Times  

Sudanese and foreigners streamed out of the capital of Khartoum and other battle zones as fighting Tuesday shook a new three-day truce brokered by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, the latest attempt to pull Africa’s third-largest nation back from the abyss. The Sudanese military, commanded by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the rival Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group led …

All set for Operation Kaveri to airlift Indians from Sudan
1 year, 7 months ago

All set for Operation Kaveri to airlift Indians from Sudan

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: India on Monday named its evacuation operations by sea and air for Indians stranded in the African nation of Sudan as Operation Kaveri, with external affairs minister S. Jaishankar saying that about 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan where India has stationed its naval ship. India had on Sunday said it has put “contingency plans in place” that …

India starts evacuation from Sudan as conflict continues
1 year, 7 months ago

India starts evacuation from Sudan as conflict continues

Hindustan Times  

India on Monday started evacuating its citizens from strife-torn Sudan amid intense fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary force there, officials familiar with the matter said. Last night, two military flight rotations evacuated 388 people of 28 countries, including Indian nationals,” the French embassy in India wrote on Twitter. The ministry of external affairs on Sunday said it …

Operation Kaveri: India Launches Mission to Evacuate Citizens Stranded in Violence-hit Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Operation Kaveri: India Launches Mission to Evacuate Citizens Stranded in Violence-hit Sudan

News 18  

India on Monday launched ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate its nationals trapped in conflict-hit Sudan where clashes have erupted following a power struggle between the regular army and a paramilitary force. Here are some latest developments regarding the rescue operation launched by India for citizens trapped in Sudan: • Union Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar, in a tweet, said that …

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