Ninety-one Saudi nationals and some 66 foreign nationals from 12 countries arrived in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah after being evacuated from Sudan.
The evacuation was carried out by the Saudi Royal Navy with the support of various armed forces.
The Foreign Ministry confirmed the arrival of the Saudis and foreign nationals, including diplomats and international officials.
They include citizens of Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, India, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Canada and Burkina Faso.
Riyadh has provided all their basic needs ahead of their departure to their home countries.
Earlier on Saturday, Saudi television reported that 158 people had been evacuated from Sudan onboard four vessels.
In televised remarks, Saudi Ambassador in Khartoum Ali Jaafar underscored the Saudi leadership’s keenness on the evacuation.
The embassy succeeded in evacuating all Saudi citizens without incident, he added.
Thirty-two vehicles had traveled from Khartoum, traversing several Sudanese provinces to arrive in Port Sudan before the travelers boarded the vessels bound to Jeddah.
The measure comes in implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
