Qatar and Turkiye send thousands of tons of aid to Sudan

Qatar and Turkiye have dispatched a humanitarian aid vessel carrying more than 2,400 metric tons of relief supplies to Sudan, it was announced this weekend. (Supplied)
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Updated 11 January 2026
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Qatar and Turkiye send thousands of tons of aid to Sudan

  • Shipment delivered through partnership between Qatar Fund for Development and Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority

MERSIN, Turkiye: Qatar and Turkiye have dispatched a humanitarian aid vessel carrying more than 2,400 metric tons of relief supplies to Sudan, it was announced this weekend.

The aid is aimed at supporting vulnerable communities affected by conflict, food insecurity and limited humanitarian access, the aid agencies involved said on Saturday.

The shipment, delivered through a partnership between the Qatar Fund for Development and the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, includes food, clothing, tents, blankets and essential household items for displaced and at-risk populations across Sudan.

The dispatch ceremony in Mersin was attended by Attila Toros, the governor of Mersin, alongside AFAD Director Ali Hamza, Qatar’s First Secretary in Turkiye Abdulaziz Al-Hammadi, and a QFD delegation led by Yousef Al-Mulla, acting manager of the humanitarian aid department.

The QFD said it remains committed to easing human suffering and supporting stability and resilience in communities impacted by conflict, and that the initiative highlighted the close cooperation between Qatar and Turkiye in providing coordinated, life-saving humanitarian assistance and responding to urgent needs in crisis-affected regions.


Iran’s foreign minister heads to Muscat for nuclear talks with US

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. (File/AFP)
Updated 06 February 2026
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Iran’s foreign minister heads to Muscat for nuclear talks with US

  • Iran will engage in ‌the talks “with authority ‍and with ‍the aim of reaching a fair, ‍mutually acceptable and dignified understanding on the nuclear issue,” a spokesperson said

TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has departed for the Omani capital ​Muscat at the head of a diplomatic delegation for nuclear talks with the US due to be held on Friday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said.
The US and Iran ‌have agreed ‌to hold ‌talks ⁠in ​Oman ‌on Friday, officials for both sides said, even as they remain at odds over Washington’s insistence that negotiations must include Tehran’s missile arsenal and Iran’s vow to discuss ⁠only its nuclear program.
Iran will engage in ‌the talks “with authority ‍and with ‍the aim of reaching a fair, ‍mutually acceptable and dignified understanding on the nuclear issue,” the spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Thursday.
“We hope the ​American side will also participate in this process with responsibility, ⁠realism and seriousness,” Baghaei added.