Since the fighting started, Saudi Arabia has received several rounds of evacuees by air and sea.
Calls for a ceasefire to the war in Sudan have gone unheard, as two rival military groups continue to battle for dominance.
Many countries have begun to evacuate their citizens and others are helping out with non-citizens too.
Since the fighting started, Saudi Arabia has received several rounds of evacuees by air and sea.
Analysts describe this as an effort to position itself as a major player in responding to regional crises.
A group of evacuees arrived in the coastal city of Jeddah from Port Sudan on Wednesday.
They were “transported by one of the kingdom’s ships, and the kingdom was keen to provide all the basic needs of foreign nationals in preparation for their departure,” the foreign ministry said.
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The evacuees included 13 Saudis, while the rest came from countries across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas, the ministry adds.
Also, the Indonesian foreign ministry says 560 nationals had been successfully evacuated from Sudan to Saudi Arabia.
In addition, Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry says 13 of its nationals have arrived in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from Sudan.
The Saudi state-affiliated Al-Ekhbariya channel broadcast footage of passengers waving the green, sword-emblazoned Saudi flag as they disembarked and Saudi security forces walking babies off the boat.
So far, 2,148 people have been evacuated to the kingdom from Sudan, including more than 2,000 foreigners.
