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Turkish citizens begin to return home from Sudan
Some 684 Turkish citizens evacuated from Sudan via Ethiopia have arrived in Istanbul, as the deadly clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces enter the second week.
Turkish citizens were transported from the Sudanese capital Khartoum to the Ethiopian city of Gondar by a difficult land journey lasting about 24 hours.
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Urgent order: Leave immediately
As British Foreign Minister James Cleverly said today to Sky News television, after the cease-fire, Great Britain cannot guarantee that an evacuation will be possible, Reuters reported.
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Fighting in Sudan Continues despite a 72-hour Ceasefire - First Evacuated Bulgarians arrived Home
Fighting in Sudan continues despite a 72-hour ceasefire.
There is a shortage of fuel, doctors and medicine are lacking, access to food and money is limited.
Sudan's army chief has agreed to extend the ceasefire beyond tomorrow.
China sends navy to evacuate citizens in Sudan
China has deployed its navy to rescue citizens from conflict-hit Sudan, the defence ministry in Beijing said on Thursday.
Multiple nations have scrambled to evacuate embassy staff and citizens by road, air and sea from Sudan, where fighting between the army and paramilitaries has killed hundreds and led to acute shortages of water, food, medicines and fuel.
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More evacuees from Sudan touch down
Sixteen Greek nationals, a Cypriot, nine Romanians and 8 Finns have landed on board a Hellenic Air Force transport aircraft at Tanagra air base following their evacuation from Sudan via Jordan and Djibouti.
The C-27J Spartan transport carrier, which landed shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, contained several children.
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Turks evacuated from Sudan arrive in Istanbul
The first Turkish civilians evacuated from Sudan returned to Turkey on Wednesday, with more than 100 people arriving by plane at Istanbul Airport, Reuters footage showed.
The Turks came from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, where they had arrived overland from the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
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Boat with 1,687 civilians fleeing Sudan reaches Saudi: foreign ministry
A boat with 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in Sudan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, the largest rescue effort by the Gulf kingdom to date.
Greek nationals and families rescued from Sudan with German assistance
Thirteen individuals, including Greeks and members of their families, were rescued and airlifted from Sudan on Wednesday, arriving in Amman, Jordan on German flights.
One of the rescued individuals was the Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Nubia, Savvas.
Ten more Greeks evacuated from Sudan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the evacuation of ten more Greeks from Sudan Tuesday.
The ten boarded German planes and have arrived in Amman, Jordan.
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Second C-27 aircraft picks up Greeks evacuated from Sudan at Djibouti
A second Hellenic Air Force C-27 cargo plane flew from Aswan, Egypt, to Djibouti on Tuesday to collect Greeks to be evacuated from Sudan, where an internal conflict had been raging for a second week. A ceasefire enabled the evacuation.