UAE sends COVID-19 aid to Sudan

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The shipment will include test kit supplies. (WAM)
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The equipment will reach over 7,000 medical professionals in Sudan. (WAM)
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The shipment includes 7 tonnes of medical supplies. (WAM)
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Updated 23 April 2020
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UAE sends COVID-19 aid to Sudan

  • The shipment will reach over 7,000 healthcare professionals and includes test kit supplies
  • Sudan has confirmed 162 cases so far, 13 deaths and 14 recoveries

DUBAI: The UAE sent seven tons of medical supplies to Sudan to support their efforts against the coronavirus, state news agency WAM reported.
The shipment will reach over 7,000 healthcare professionals and includes test kit supplies.

“In the fight against COVID-19, such alliances are of the utmost importance as the international community faces this challenge as one,” UAE’s ambassador to Sudan Hamad Mohammed Humaid Al-Junaibi said.
To date, the UAE has dispatched over 270 tons of aid to 25 countries, supporting more than 270,000 medical professionals in the process.
Sudan has confirmed 162 cases so far, 13 deaths and 14 recoveries. Meanwhile, the UAE has reported 8,238 cases, 1,546 recoveries and 52 deaths.
The UAE has also been named as one of the top 10 countries in COVID-19 treatment efficacy by UK-headquartered Deep Knowledge Group.


Aid groups petition Israel’s top court to halt Gaza, West Bank ban

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Aid groups petition Israel’s top court to halt Gaza, West Bank ban

  • Israel about to block 37 NGOs from operating in Gaza, West Bank, and east Jerusalem
  • MSF, Oxfam and others warn of 'catastrophic' consequences for Palestinian civilians if ban goes ahead
JERUSALEM: More than a dozen international humanitarian organizations have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to block an imminent order that would force 37 NGOs to cease operations in Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem, warning of “catastrophic” consequences for civilians.
NGOs including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam, the Norwegian Refugee Council and CARE, were notified on December 30, 2025 that their Israeli registrations had expired and that they had 60 days to renew them by providing lists of their Palestinian staff.
The petition, filed by 17 organizations, including some of the NGOs hit by the ban, seeks from Israel’s top court an urgent interim injunction to suspend the closures pending full judicial review.