May 4: The government has said it is constantly making efforts to safely evacuate Nepal’s citizens from Sudan in the wake of recent spike in fighting among rival factions in the war-torn country.    
Out of 31 Nepalis, who came in contact with the Embassy of Nepal in Cairo in this connection, 19 have been brought to Jeddah City. They were rescued with the support of Saudi Arabia on April 30 from Port Sudan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.    
Similarly, among the 19 Nepalis who have safely reached Jeddah, six have been deputed to the Dubai branch of their employer company, while 13 are waiting to return to Nepal.    
Eight of them were scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu via Air Arabia on Wednesday while preparation is underway to bring the remaining five from Jazeera Airways on Thursday, the ministry added.    
Moreover, the government is making efforts to rescue six other Nepalis, who are in contact with the Nepali Embassy in Cairo, from Sudan via Jeddah. Other three Nepalis have been kept at a hotel in Port Sudan safely with the management of employer company and two others are safe at in Egypt, reads the press release issued by the Ministry on Wednesday. -- RSS