MUSCAT: The Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in the Republic of the Sudan evacuated a number of Omanis and their families along with a number of Sudanese families residing in Oman, from the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the city of Omdurman and other regions.
The embassy has secured their arrival in Oman. Efforts are still ongoing to evacuate other citizens and residents from Sudanese cities.
The Foreign Ministry appreciated the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the cooperation in facilitating the evacuation of a number of citizens through Jeddah by Royal Saudi Navy, and to the brotherly Arab Republic of Egypt for facilitating the entry of a number of them through border crossings.
Meanwhile, Sudan's rival military forces accused each other of fresh violations of a ceasefire on Sunday as their deadly conflict rumbled on for a third week despite warnings of a slide towards catastrophic civil war.
Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since a long-simmering power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted into conflict on April 15.
The RSF said a formal ceasefire agreement which was due to expire at midnight would be extended for a further 72 hours "in response to international, regional and local calls". There was no immediate comment from the army.
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