Al Sharq daily newspaper in its editorial under the title “Evacuation of Diplomatic Missions from Sudan”, referred to the start of emergency evacuations of diplomatic missions operating in Khartoum and foreign nationals, in light of the continuation of fighting for the eighth day, pointing that the arrival of a first batch of Saudis and a number of nationals of other countries amounted to about 157 people to Jeddah after their evacuation from Sudan, while many other countries are preparing to evacuate their nationals, after the Sudanese army pledged to provide safe passages for the evacuation of nationals of the United States, Britain, France, China and other countries.

The newspaper considered the departure of ambassadors, members of diplomatic missions and foreign nationals from Khartoum as a natural reflection of the deteriorating situation in Sudan, with the intensification of battles, and the non-compliance of the parties to the conflict with calls for a cease-fire. It said that it is “an indication of the seriousness of what is happening there, the upward trend of fighting and the absence of signs of a quick end to the crisis,” which may portend an exacerbation of the humanitarian conditions of the Sudanese people, especially those who are caught in the crossfire.

In the same context, Al Watan daily newspaper said, in its editorial titled “Deteriorating Conditions”, that the situation in Sudan is open to all possibilities, including the escalation of clashes and the continuation of fighting after the failure of all the appeals and efforts that were made to bring the two parties to the conflict to the negotiating table and reaching a peaceful solution that would spare Sudan further deterioration.

The newspaper pointed out that the sounds of explosions were heard yesterday Saturday with warplanes flying over the sky of the capital, Khartoum, for the eighth consecutive day, and the intermittent armed clashes between the warring parties, without any serious indications of the possibility of stopping them or adhering to the armistice that was agreed upon for a period of three days.

Al Watan pointed out that the clashes has so far claimed hundreds of lives and wounded thousands, amid suggestions that the numbers would rise with the collapse of medical services and the exit of dozens of hospitals from service, with the failure of attempts to open safe corridors to transport first aid, wounded and dead bodies, which increases the scale of the tragedy, and warns of further deterioration at all levels, including the worsening of the food crisis affecting all Sudanese, unless consensus is reached to stop the bloodshed through resorting to dialogue.

Source: Qatar News Agency