Oman foreign minister: Sudan crisis deeply concerning

Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi. (File/AFP)
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Updated 12 July 2023
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Oman foreign minister: Sudan crisis deeply concerning

Oman’s foreign minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi said on Monday that the humanitarian and security crisis in Sudan crisis was deeply concerning.

Foreign interference in Sudan had fueled the conflict further, the minister said.

On Yemen, the minister said Oman continued to support the Presidential Leadership Council, and supported reaching a comprehensive political solution in the country.

The minister said the same of Ukraine, adding that Oman believed in the importance of moving towards a peaceful solution to the conflict.

Meanwhile, Albusaidi welcomed the positive opportunities and developments in the Gulf region, despite what he called “global challenges”.

The understandings between Saudi Arabia and Iran reflect positively on the region, he said.

The minister also condemned Israel’s violations in the Palestinian territories.


Sudan food aid to run out in March without additional funding: UN

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Sudan food aid to run out in March without additional funding: UN

  • The United Nations warned Thursday its food aid stocks in war-torn Sudan, where millions face starvation, could run out by the end of March

PORT SUDAN: The United Nations warned Thursday its food aid stocks in war-torn Sudan, where millions face starvation, could run out by the end of March.
“Without immediate additional funding, millions of people will be left without vital food assistance within weeks,” said the World Food Programme, which has already “been forced to reduce rations to the absolute minimum for survival.”