Nearly 200 evacuees arrive in Saudi Arabia after daring escape from Sudan
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Nearly 200 evacuees arrive in Saudi Arabia after daring escape from Sudan
Nearly 200 people from more than 20 countries, including elderly women and babies asleep in their parent's arms, disembark from a naval frigate in Jeddah on Monday night after fleeing violence in Sudan.
Fighting has broken out between forces loyal to Sudan's army chief and a deputy commander who leads the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
A ship carrying 1,600 evacuees from Sudan, including a group of Iranians, arrives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Multiple nations are scrambling to evacuate embassy staff and citizens by road, air and sea..
A ship carrying 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in Sudan docks in Saudi Arabia, the largest evacuation effort by the Gulf kingdom so far, according to the foreign ministry...