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Saudi National Carrier Suspends Flights to and from Sudan

Smoke is seen rising from a neighborhood in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
Smoke is seen rising from a neighborhood in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
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Saudi National Carrier Suspends Flights to and from Sudan

Smoke is seen rising from a neighborhood in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
Smoke is seen rising from a neighborhood in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) said one of its Airbus aircrafts "had an accident" at Sudan's Khartoum airport before its scheduled departure to Riyadh on Saturday.

Saudia also said in a statement that its flights to and from Sudan had been suspended until further notice. It added that it had moved its passengers, crew and staff from the airport to the Saudi embassy in the capital Khartoum

Clashes between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted on Saturday.

Egyptian national carrier EgyptAir also said it was suspending flights to and from Khartoum for 72 hours.

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Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
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Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said on Thursday the crisis in the Middle East is a "collective genocide," and that establishing a Palestinian State is the only way to ensure peace in the region.
"It has become crystal clear that what is happening is genocide", he said during the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit in Doha.
The Emir emphasized that there can be no peace in the region without the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Qatari Emir also condemned Israeli air strikes and military operations "against the brotherly Lebanese Republic".
Israel launched an assault a year ago on the Gaza Strip after Hamas militants attacked southern Israeli towns. 
This week, Israel launched a ground incursion in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which has been firing into Israel in what it says is solidarity with the Palestinians.