• A member of the Saudi Navy carries a child from a ship at Jeddah's port during the kingdom's evacuation of civilians from Sudan. Reuters
    A member of the Saudi Navy carries a child from a ship at Jeddah's port during the kingdom's evacuation of civilians from Sudan. Reuters
  • Indian nationals evacuated from Sudan arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. EPA
    Indian nationals evacuated from Sudan arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. EPA
  • Sudanese refugees queue to receive aid from the World Food Programme near the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad. Reuters
    Sudanese refugees queue to receive aid from the World Food Programme near the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad. Reuters
  • Tunisian citizens evacuated from Sudan leave a military aircraft upon their arrival at Tunis-Carthage International Airport. AFP
    Tunisian citizens evacuated from Sudan leave a military aircraft upon their arrival at Tunis-Carthage International Airport. AFP
  • Indians evacuated from Sudan arrive on a flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India. AP Photo
    Indians evacuated from Sudan arrive on a flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India. AP Photo
  • Moroccan nationals, who have been evacuated from Sudan, arrive at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, Morocco. EPA
    Moroccan nationals, who have been evacuated from Sudan, arrive at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, Morocco. EPA
  • A boat with 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in Sudan, arrives at King Faisal naval base in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
    A boat with 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in Sudan, arrives at King Faisal naval base in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • RSF fighters in the East Nile district of greater Khartoum. AFP
    RSF fighters in the East Nile district of greater Khartoum. AFP
  • Passengers disembark a plane from Djibouti at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport near Paris after being evacuated from Sudan. AFP
    Passengers disembark a plane from Djibouti at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport near Paris after being evacuated from Sudan. AFP
  • Buildings destroyed in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan. AP
    Buildings destroyed in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan. AP
  • Passengers fleeing the fighting in Sudan arrive at Wadi Karkar bus station in Aswan, Egypt. EPA
    Passengers fleeing the fighting in Sudan arrive at Wadi Karkar bus station in Aswan, Egypt. EPA
  • Ali Mazloum, a Lebanese citizen who was evacuated from Sudan, is welcomed upon his arrival at Beirut airport. Reuters
    Ali Mazloum, a Lebanese citizen who was evacuated from Sudan, is welcomed upon his arrival at Beirut airport. Reuters
  • A woman helps another after fleeing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum. Reuters
    A woman helps another after fleeing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum. Reuters
  • Soldiers attend to Greek citizens evacuated from Sudan as they disembark from a military aircraft in Attica, Greece. EPA
    Soldiers attend to Greek citizens evacuated from Sudan as they disembark from a military aircraft in Attica, Greece. EPA
  • People carry hibiscus juice and cold water for those being evacuated from Khartoum to Port Sudan. Reuters
    People carry hibiscus juice and cold water for those being evacuated from Khartoum to Port Sudan. Reuters
  • Thais wait to be evacuated by boat at a port in Sudan. EPA
    Thais wait to be evacuated by boat at a port in Sudan. EPA
  • Greek citizens arrive from Sudan on a military plane in Elefsina, south of Athens. AFP
    Greek citizens arrive from Sudan on a military plane in Elefsina, south of Athens. AFP
  • Japan's senior Vice Foreign Minister Shunsuke Takei welcomes his country's citizens in Djibouti after they were rescued from Sudan. AFP
    Japan's senior Vice Foreign Minister Shunsuke Takei welcomes his country's citizens in Djibouti after they were rescued from Sudan. AFP
  • A member of the Saudi Royal Navy carries a child who was rescued from Sudan, in Jeddah. Reuters
    A member of the Saudi Royal Navy carries a child who was rescued from Sudan, in Jeddah. Reuters
  • A military plane carrying evacuees arrives at Ciampino Airport near Rome, Italy. Reuters
    A military plane carrying evacuees arrives at Ciampino Airport near Rome, Italy. Reuters
  • Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani greets the country's ambassador to Sudan, Michele Tommasi, as he arrives at Ciampino Airport. Reuters
    Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani greets the country's ambassador to Sudan, Michele Tommasi, as he arrives at Ciampino Airport. Reuters
  • South Korea's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Park Joon-yong, at a Saudi Air Force base in Jeddah, where he met diplomats from his country evacuated from Sudan by the kingdom's air force. Reuters
    South Korea's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Park Joon-yong, at a Saudi Air Force base in Jeddah, where he met diplomats from his country evacuated from Sudan by the kingdom's air force. Reuters
  • Having fled from Sudan, a South Korean nun disembarks from a military plane after landing at King Abdullah Air Base in Jeddah. AFP
    Having fled from Sudan, a South Korean nun disembarks from a military plane after landing at King Abdullah Air Base in Jeddah. AFP
  • People gather as they seek to escape the violence in Khartoum. Reuters
    People gather as they seek to escape the violence in Khartoum. Reuters
  • Spanish diplomatic personnel and citizens wait to disembark from a military plane after being evacuated from Sudan, in Djibouti. Reuters
    Spanish diplomatic personnel and citizens wait to disembark from a military plane after being evacuated from Sudan, in Djibouti. Reuters
  • A closed pharmacy and shops in the south of Khartoum as battles rage in the capital between the army and paramilitaries. AFP
    A closed pharmacy and shops in the south of Khartoum as battles rage in the capital between the army and paramilitaries. AFP
  • Passengers from Sudan disembark from a Spanish Air Force plane at Torrejon Airbase in Madrid. AP
    Passengers from Sudan disembark from a Spanish Air Force plane at Torrejon Airbase in Madrid. AP
  • People evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman. AFP
    People evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman. AFP
  • Jordan was among those countries to have rapidly flown its citizens in Sudan to safety. AFP
    Jordan was among those countries to have rapidly flown its citizens in Sudan to safety. AFP
  • This child was one of those to have arrived safely in Amman. AFP
    This child was one of those to have arrived safely in Amman. AFP
  • A building in Khartoum burns as violence rages in Sudan. EPA
    A building in Khartoum burns as violence rages in Sudan. EPA
  • Italian citizens are flown out of the Sudanese capital on a military aircraft. Reuters
    Italian citizens are flown out of the Sudanese capital on a military aircraft. Reuters
  • The fighting has caused heavy damage to parts of Khartoum. EPA
    The fighting has caused heavy damage to parts of Khartoum. EPA
  • Indonesian citizens travel on a bus during an evacuation operation in Khartoum. EPA
    Indonesian citizens travel on a bus during an evacuation operation in Khartoum. EPA
  • A Spanish military aircraft takes off from Khartoum as European countries rescue citizens from Sudan. Reuters
    A Spanish military aircraft takes off from Khartoum as European countries rescue citizens from Sudan. Reuters
  • Jordanians arrive at a military airport in Amman after their evacuation from Sudan to escape the fighting. AP
    Jordanians arrive at a military airport in Amman after their evacuation from Sudan to escape the fighting. AP
  • French troops arrive at an air base in Djibouti to prepare to evacuate about 100 people from Sudan. AFP
    French troops arrive at an air base in Djibouti to prepare to evacuate about 100 people from Sudan. AFP
  • Smoke rises from buildings during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army in Khartoum. Reuters
    Smoke rises from buildings during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army in Khartoum. Reuters
  • Saudis are met by Saudi Royal Navy staff as they arrive at Jeddah on the Red Sea after being evacuated from Sudan. Reuters
    Saudis are met by Saudi Royal Navy staff as they arrive at Jeddah on the Red Sea after being evacuated from Sudan. Reuters
  • The streets of southern Khartoum bear the scars of fighting between two factions of the Sudanese military. AFP
    The streets of southern Khartoum bear the scars of fighting between two factions of the Sudanese military. AFP
  • A convoy leaves Khartoum for Port Sudan as fighting between military factions in the Sudanese capital continues. AFP
    A convoy leaves Khartoum for Port Sudan as fighting between military factions in the Sudanese capital continues. AFP
  • A civilian convoy leaving Khartoum for Port Sudan. AFP
    A civilian convoy leaving Khartoum for Port Sudan. AFP
  • Saudi citizens and people of other nations are evacuated by the Saudi Royal Navy from Port Sudan to escape the conflict. Reuters
    Saudi citizens and people of other nations are evacuated by the Saudi Royal Navy from Port Sudan to escape the conflict. Reuters
  • A photo from October 2017 of the US embassy in Khartoum. AFP
    A photo from October 2017 of the US embassy in Khartoum. AFP
  • Saudi citizens are met by Saudi Royal Navy staff as they arrive at Jeddah after being evacuated from Sudan. Reuters
    Saudi citizens are met by Saudi Royal Navy staff as they arrive at Jeddah after being evacuated from Sudan. Reuters
  • Smoke hangs over Khartoum as factions belonging to the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces go back to trading gunfire after a ceasefire failed. AP
    Smoke hangs over Khartoum as factions belonging to the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces go back to trading gunfire after a ceasefire failed. AP

'High biohazard risk' in Sudan after laboratory seized


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A “high risk of biological hazard” threatens Khartoum after one of Sudan's warring parties seized a laboratory holding measles and cholera pathogens and other hazardous materials, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.

Technicians were unable to access the National Public Health Laboratory to secure the materials, the WHO's Nima Saeed Abid said from Geneva.

“This is the main concern — no accessibility to the lab technicians to go to the lab and safely contain the biological material and substances available,” he said.

The WHO did not say which side had seized the laboratory.

Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out on April 15, turning residential areas into war zones.

At least 459 people have been killed and more than 4,000 wounded.

More gunfire, explosions and warplanes flying overhead were reported on Tuesday after the start of a US and Saudi-brokered 72-hour ceasefire.

Access to water, power and food has been cut in a nation already reliant on aid.

The UN's humanitarian office, OCHA, has been forced to cut back on some of its activities in parts of Sudan due to intense fighting.

At least five aid workers have been killed since fighting broke out and the two UN agencies who lost staff, the International Organisation for Migration and the World Food Programme, have suspended their activities.

“In areas where intense fighting has hampered our humanitarian operations, we have been forced to reduce our footprint,” said Jens Laerke, spokesman for OCHA. “But we are committed to continue to deliver for the people of Sudan.”

He said an OCHA team would be leading humanitarian operations out of Port Sudan after transferring from Khartoum.

Patrick Youssef, regional director of the International Committee of the Red Cross, urged other countries to keep up pressure on Sudan to find a “long-lasting solution”, even after foreigners had been evacuated.

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Name: N2 Technology

Founded: 2018

Based: Dubai, UAE

Sector: Startups

Size: 14

Funding: $1.7m from HNIs

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Started: 2018

Founders: Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo

Based: Dubai

Sector: Transport

Size: 9 employees

Investment: $1,275,000

Investors: Class 5 Global, Equitrust, Gulf Islamic Investments, Kairos K50 and William Zeqiri

The smuggler

Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple. 
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.

Khouli conviction

Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.

For sale

A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.

- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico

- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000

- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950

Updated: April 25, 2023, 4:57 PM