A total of 2,148 people have been evacuated to the kingdom from Sudan so far, including more than 2,000 foreigners, the Saudi foreign ministry says.
About 189 Turks were evacuated by passenger plane belonging to Turkish Airlines from Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa where they arrived overland from Sudanese capital Khartoum.
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov says Sudan and other countries have right to turn to Wagner mercenary group's services amid fighting raging between forces loyal to country's two top generals since April 15.
Witnesses report air strikes and paramilitary forces fire anti-aircraft weapons while WHO warns of "huge biological risk" after fighters occupy laboratory in capital Khartoum.
Mevlut Cavusoglu says 110 foreign citizens from 13 countries are also being evacuated by Türkiye.
Blinken says the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have agreed to implement a nationwide ceasefire starting at midnight on April 24 after intense negotiation over the past 48 hours.
The ongoing fighting between rival forces has killed at least 427 people killed and wounded more than 3,700, UN agencies say.
World nations rush to evacuate their citizens from battle-raged Sudan as hundreds of people have been killed in the ongoing fight between two rival generals since April 15.
Battles between the forces of two rival generals have turned Khartoum into a war zone, shutting down hospitals and preventing health professionals from providing care.
Türkiye begins to repatriate its citizens from Sudan amid ongoing clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.
US and European nations carry out evacuation operations to rescue their diplomatic staff and citizens amid ongoing unrest in the African nation.
Fighting raged on Sunday in Khartoum as well as in Omdurman, the city across the Nile from the capital, despite a declared truce that was to coincide with the three-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
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