Kuwait Red Crescent Society sends another 10 tons of relief aid to Sudan

The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) dispatched on Thursday its ninth plane carrying 10 tons of relief aid material to violence-hit Sudan. (KUNA)
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Updated 18 May 2023
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Kuwait Red Crescent Society sends another 10 tons of relief aid to Sudan

  • Country has dispatched 90 tons of supplies since fighting began

KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society on Thursday dispatched its ninth aid plane, carrying 10 tons of materials, to war-hit Sudan, Kuwait News Agency reported.
The latest shipment took the total amount of food and medical supplies sent by Kuwait to the African nation to 90 tons since fighting began last month.
KRCS’s head of public relations and media Khaled Al-Zaid said the aid campaign, staged in cooperation with the Kuwaiti government, would maintain an air bridge between Kuwait and Sudan.
“The campaign will continue to ensure the arrival of much needed materials,” he said, adding that he hoped it would help to lessen the suffering of the Sudanese people.


China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour

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China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour

  • Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi
BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his United Arab Emirates counterpart on Friday, pledging deeper cooperation in investment, oil and gas, and infrastructure with the Gulf country, China’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, the ministry said.
“China is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with the UAE, consolidate political mutual trust and elevate bilateral relations,” Wang said. (Reporting by Ethan Wang and Liz Lee; Editing by William Mallard)