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RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from his Japanese counterpart Hayashi Yoshimasa on Monday.
During the call, the ministers reviewed aspects of cooperation between their countries and ways to enhance and develop them.
They also discussed efforts exerted to stop the military escalation in Sudan, end the violence in the country, provide necessary protection to Sudanese civilians, and calm the escalating tensions in a number of vital locations in Sudan.
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib thanked Saudi Arabia’s leadership for evacuating Lebanese citizens from Sudan and receiving them as guests in Jeddah ahead of their return to their homeland.
JEDDAH: Nearly 3,000 people, including 119 Saudis and 2,872 individuals from 80 other nationalities, have been transported safely from Sudan to Saudi Arabia since the Kingdom’s evacuation process started on April 24.
On Friday, the Saudi navy’s ship ‘Makkah’ arrived to Jeddah carrying 195 people of 16 nationalities including US, UK, Australia, Iraq and Egypt, the Saudi foreign ministry said.
Earlier in the day, naval ship ‘Al-Jubail’ arrived in Jeddah carrying 52 people from 11 nationalities evacuated from Sudan, bringing the tally of evacuees to 2,991.
On Thursday evening, HMS Riyadh carried 200 evacuees to Jeddah.
The evacuees were from Gambia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Canada, Bahrain, Thailand, the US, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Palestine, Somalia, and Egypt.
On April 26, the largest evacuation was carried out, transporting 1,687 people of 58 nationalities from Port Sudan.
Saudi Arabia’s continuous evacuation efforts have not been limited to ship, but by air as well, helping individuals, diplomats, and officials from all over the world.
On Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement promising their continuous efforts to evacuate its citizens and “nationals of brotherly and friendly countries” from Sudan.
Members of the international community have voiced their concerns and discussed possible actions needed to be taken to end the unrest and violence in Sudan since fighting broke out at the end of last week.
Throughout April, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has discussed the situation on the ground in Sudan with numerous foreign ministers and political leaders.
HAJJAH: The mobile medical clinics launched by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, also known as KSrelief, have provided treatment services to the beneficiaries in Hajjah governorate, Yemen.
The clinics received 294 people with various health conditions and provided them with the necessary medical services.
The clinics also provided 286 individuals with medications.
Meanwhile, the center distributed 73 tons and 59 kilograms of food baskets and 1,700 hygiene bags in the governorates of Aleppo and Idlib in Syria, benefiting 1,700 families as part of the urgent response project for those affected by the earthquake in Syria for the year 2023.
Elsewhere, the center provided diverse relief aid to 180 of the neediest people in Yovon area of Tajikistan.
The relief aid, which included blankets, coal for heating and water heaters, is part of the 2023 project to provide aid to the afflicted people in Tajikistan.
Recently, the Saudi aid agency secured 253 tons of food to Syrian and Palestinian refugees living across Lebanon.
This comes as part of the humanitarian and relief aid that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia provides through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to countries and peoples in need in various countries worldwide.
RIYADH: The Agricultural Development Fund will participate in the Middle East Poultry Expo 2023 set to take place May 1-3. The expo, considered the largest specialized exhibition in the Kingdom’s poultry sector, will be held at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center.
The ADF invites investors and people interested in this field to visit its booth and learn about the financing services and products it provides.
Poultry projects are among the most prominent specialized agricultural projects and one of the main sectors supported and financed by the ADF.
They fall within its strategic objectives of enhancing food security while preserving natural resources, supporting the efficient use of resources, and encouraging the use of modern technologies.
The ADF aims to increase support for broiler poultry projects to raise national self-sufficiency and encourage the use of modern technologies to increase production.