Sudan
Country in Northeast Africa
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Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Egypt to the north, Eritrea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the southeast, Libya to the northwest, South Sudan to the south, and the Red Sea to the east. Sudan has a population of nearly 50 million people as of 2024 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres, making it Africa's third-largest country by area and the third-largest by area in the Arab League. It was the largest country by area in Africa and the Arab League until the secession of South Sudan in 2011; since then both titles have been held by Algeria. Sudan's capital and most populous city is Khartoum.
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'They are struggling in every way': The orphaned and disabled children forced to flee fighting in SudanThe road to Kassala is infamously hard to traverse. It has seen little maintenance over the years and during these times of war, it is ungovernable.Sky News - Published | |
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Harrowing details of sieges emerge as thousands flee after army bases in Sudan capturedThree out of four army headquarters in each of Darfur's state capitals have fallen to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan - pushing thousands of people further into peril.Sky News - Published | Police arrest man in Dover the day after woman found dead on beach near CalaisBritish police have arrested a Sudanese man following the discovery of a migrant's body on Sangatte beach near Calais on Tuesday morning.Sky News - Published |
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PM Modi thanks Saudi crown prince for Sudan airlift supportIndiaTimes - Published | PM Modi speaks with Saudi Crown Prince, thanks him for support during evacuation of Indians from SudanPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and thanked him for his country's "excellent support" during evacuation of..IndiaTimes - Published |
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IAF airlifts 192 from strife-hit Sudan in 24-hour 'non-stop op'IndiaTimes - Published | 'Tired and confused' Sudan families left stranded after being evicted from hotels, charity says Families evacuated from Sudan have been "left stranded" after being evicted from government allocated hotels, according to the charity Goodwill Caravan. Sky News - Published |
17 IAF flights, five sorties of Navy ships rescue 3,862 Indians from SudanIndiaTimes - Published | India closes Operation Kaveri, 3,862 persons rescued from conflict-torn SudanIndiaTimes - Published |
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Operation Kaveri: More success for India's rescue mission, 231 nationals come home from war-torn SudanOperation Kaveri seems to be advancing in its new phases, as a fresh batch of 231 Indians have been brought back home through a flight from war-torn Sudan.DNA - Published | 'Operation Kaveri': 12th flight with 231 Indian evacuees departs from Jeddah for MumbaiIndia's 'Operation Kaveri' has successfully evacuated nearly 3,000 Indians who were stranded in Sudan due to clashes between the army and paramilitary forces. The 12th flight under the operation,..IndiaTimes - Published |
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