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According to a statement, over 150 people, including foreign diplomats and officials, were rescued from Sudan brought on Saturday in Jeddah..
This is the first announced evacuation of civilians since fighting began in the country.AFPA ship used in the evacuation of Saudis and other nationals from Sudan, moored in Jeddah...
Among those evacuated, there are 91 Saudi citizens and around 66 nationals from 12 other countries India, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, the Philipines, Canada and Burkina Faso, as per a ministry statement...
It was the first evacuation of civilians from Sudan since violence erupted there a week ago, the ministry said.. Earlier on Saturday, Sudan's army said its chief had received calls from leaders of a number of nations to "facilitate and guarantee safety for evacuating citizens and diplomatic missions"...
More evacuations are likely to begin "in the coming hours", the ministry said, adding that the US, Britain, France and China are planning to airlift their nationals out of Sudan...
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