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Saudi Arabia evacuates 31 citizens and 1143 others from Sudan on Sunday

Saudi Arabia evacuates 31 citizens and 1143 others from Sudan on Sunday

In continuation of the evacuation efforts made by Saudi Arabia, several evacuees arrived in Jeddah from Sudan on Sunday, including 453 Yemeni and Sudanese nationals, aboard HMS Abha and HMS Riyadh.
Also, three aircraft belonging to the Royal Saudi Air Force arrived in Jeddah, carrying 31 Saudi citizens and 690 others from Sudan, Lebanon, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kenya, Russia and the United States.

The Kingdom worked to meet all necessary needs of foreign nationals in preparation for facilitating their departures to their respective home countries. Sunday's operation brought the total number of evacuees from Sudan since the beginning of the process to 8,498 people, including 278 Saudi citizens and 8,220 other individuals belonging to 110 nationalities.
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