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Al-Burhan: ‘No negotiations in Jeddah before RSF withdrawal’

Chair of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan linked engagement in the Jeddah Negotiations to stop the fighting in his country with the withdrawal of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from cities and citizens’ homes. Al-Burhan, who also holds the position of army commander, relayed this statement in a speech on Thursday before the people in the city of Atbara, according to a statement by the Sovereignty […]

13 July 2024

International

Sudan army returns for talks in Jeddah as war enters fourth month

Sudanese army representatives have returned to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia for talks with their paramilitary foes, according to news agencies citing government sources, as the war between rival generals entered its fourth month. “A delegation of the armed forces has returned to Jeddah to resume negotiations with Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebels,” a government source told the AFP news agency on Saturday. There was no immediate comment from the RSF […]

16 July 2023

International

Jeddah flood: Streets turn into scrap yards as residents count losses

INTERNATIONAL Sajin Saleem was returning home to Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah from Qatar where he was attending a World Cup match. Arriving at King Abdulaziz Airport as heavy rain flooded the coastal city on Thursday, he waited for hours to get a taxi but to no avail. In the end, he was given a ride by another traveller driving back from the airport, who dropped Saleem off 6km from his home as the car couldn’t drive further due […]

27 November 2022

Uncategorized

Saudi Arabia: Four wounded after blast strikes cemetery for non-Muslims

Four people were wounded in an explosion on Wednesday at the non-Muslim cemetery in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah during a ceremony commemorating the armistice marking the end of World War 1. The event at the coastal city's Khawajaat Cemetery included diplomats from several European countries. It is not clear if any officials present were among those wounded. The annual ceremony commemorating the end of the First World War at the non-Muslim […]

12 November 2020

Tourism – Hajj and Umrah

Oldest Hajj pilgrim, 104, arrives from Indonesia

Baiq Mariah, a 104-year-old woman from Indonesia, arrived in Jeddah on the first leg of her Hajj pilgrimage. She is the oldest among some 221,000 pilgrims from Indonesia this year. Mohammed Hery Saripudin, consul general of the Indonesian Consulate in Jeddah, told Arab News that Mariah is in good health and will be able to perform her Hajj rituals without any problems. She was given special assistance by officials of […]

17 August 2017

Tourism – Hajj and Umrah

Jeddah launches double-decker bus service for sightseeing

A double-decker city bus service, the first of its kind in Jeddah, hit the road on Tuesday. Now tourists and residents can visit major tourist spots in the city in a two-hour tour for SR60 (adults) and SR35 (kids). An official inauguration was held on Jeddah Corniche with the attendance of Mohammad Abdullah Al-Amri, executive director of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) Makkah province branch; Bader Al-Hokair, […]

30 March 2017

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