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Zawya
3 days ago
- General
- Zawya
Eritrea: Eighth Grade National Examination to Begin
The eighth-grade national examination for the 2024/2025 academic year is scheduled to take place from 11 to 13 June at the national level, as well as in Riyadh and Jeddah International Eritrean Community Schools in Saudi Arabia, and in Kassala. According to Mr. Habte Asfaha, coordinator of the eighth-grade national examination in the Ministry of Education, over 72,000 students — including 46.2% females — will participate in the examination from 508 centers. The examinees include 11,051 students in the Anseba Region, 23,036 in the Southern Region, 15,636 in the Gash Barka Region, 14,594 in the Central Region, 6,337 in the Northern Red Sea Region, 1,403 in the Southern Red Sea Region, 167 in Riyadh and Jeddah, and 8 in Kassala. Mr. Habte further noted that the examination will cover Mathematics, English language, Civic Education, and Science. He indicated that the number of participants has increased by 6.6% compared to the previous year. Orientation has been provided to exam center heads, teachers, and students in preparation for the examination. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Information, Eritrea.
Asharq Al-Awsat
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Drone Strike Targets Port Sudan Naval Base
A drone strike targeted Sudan's biggest naval base on Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth straight day the seat of the army-backed government has come under attack. It comes a day after the government severed ties with the United Arab Emirates, which it accuses of supplying rival paramilitaries with weapons used to attack the army. Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast had been a safe haven, hosting hundreds of thousands of displaced people and United Nations offices, until Sunday when drone strikes blamed on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries began. Wednesday's drone strikes "were met with anti-aircraft missiles", the army source said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. An AFP correspondent reported a series of explosions from the direction of the Flamingo Base, just north of the city. Later Wednesday, residents reported air defenses in action against drones circling above the city. War has raged since April 2023 between Sudan's regular armed forces and the RSF. - 'Major escalation' - Nearly 600 kilometers (375 miles) further south, "three drones attempted to strike airport facilities" in the army-held eastern city of Kassala on Wednesday, near the border with Eritrea, a security source said. Witnesses told AFP they heard explosions from anti-aircraft missiles west of the city, which has also come under repeated attack this week. In the city of Merowe in Northern state, around 420 kilometers from Khartoum, residents reported drones overhead being intercepted by anti-aircraft fire. Nationwide, the war has killed tens of thousands of people and uprooted 13 million. It has also effectively split Sudan in two, with the army controlling the center, north and east, while the RSF holds nearly all of Darfur in the west and parts of the south. The RSF has not directly commented on this week's attacks on Port Sudan, about 650 kilometers from its nearest known positions on the outskirts of the capital. A spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called the drone strikes a "major escalation (that) could lead to large-scale civilian casualties and further destruction of critical infrastructure". Port Sudan is the main entry point for humanitarian aid into Sudan, and Guterres spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the attacks "threaten to increase humanitarian needs and further complicate aid operations in the country". Famine has been declared in some areas in Sudan and nearly 25 million people are suffering dire food insecurity. The UN also has warned of more "human suffering in what is already the world's largest humanitarian crisis". - 'Advanced weaponry' - French medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Wednesday its services in the northern River Nile state have been disrupted after drone attacks targeted a power plant in state capital Atbara. The attacks caused a major power outage and affected the city's water treatment plant, disrupting access to clean water and risking a surge in waterborne diseases such as cholera, MSF said. The attacks also scaled down production at the state's oxygen concentration factory, which provides health facilities with oxygen tanks. MSF said such attacks on infrastructure "have a devastating impact on the health of the local communities" and harm "an already overburdened health system". The drone campaign comes after the RSF in March lost control of nearly all of greater Khartoum. The army-backed foreign ministry described the attack on Port Sudan as "a full-fledged crime of aggression", which it said was carried out with "strategic drones and advanced weaponry". Sudan has accused the UAE of supplying the RSF with the weapons it has used to strike Port Sudan. The UAE has repeatedly denied arming the RSF. On Wednesday, it rejected the severing of ties, saying the decision was made by an administration that "does not represent the legitimate government of Sudan".
Jordan Times
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Drone strike targets Port Sudan navy base -army source
This handout satellite photo obtained from Planet Labs PBC and dated May 6, 2025, shows smoke billowing from a fuel storage depot after a strike on Port Sudan (AFP photo) PORT SUDAN, SUDAN — A drone strike targeted Sudan's biggest naval base Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth straight day the seat of the army-backed government has come under attack. "They [the drones] were met with anti-aircraft missiles," the source said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the AFP correspondent reported a series of explosions and then a cloud of smoke coming from the direction of the Flamingo Base, just north of the has raged since April 2023 between Sudan's regular armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which the army-backed government has called a "proxy" of the United Arab Sudan on the Red Sea coast had been a safe haven, hosting hundreds of thousands of displaced people and United Nations offices, until Sunday when drone strikes blamed on the RSF struck across Port Sudan on Tuesday, hitting the main port, the city's power station and the country's last functioning international 600 kilometres further south, "three drones attempted to strike airport facilities" in the army-held eastern city of Kassala, near the border with Eritrea, a security source told AFP they heard explosions from anti-aircraft missiles west of the city, which has also come under repeated attack this the war has killed tens of thousands of people and uprooted 13 has also effectively split Sudan in two, with the army controlling the centre, north and east while the RSF holds nearly all of Darfur in the west and parts of the south. Aid 'lifeline'The RSF has not directly commented on this week's attacks on Port Sudan, about 650 kilometres from its nearest known positions on the outskirts of the capital strikes have raised fears of disruption to humanitarian aid across Sudan, where famine has already been declared in some areas and nearly 25 million people are suffering dire food relief chief Tom Fletcher said he was "very concerned by ongoing drone strikes on Port Sudan, a hub for our humanitarian operations and key entry point for aid".Nearly all aid into Sudan flows through the port city, which the United Nations has called "a lifeline for humanitarian operations".It has warned of more "human suffering in what is already the world's largest humanitarian crisis".The United States on Tuesday condemned the drone strikes "on critical infrastructure and other civilian targets in Port Sudan and throughout the country"."These attacks represent a dangerous escalation in the Sudan conflict," the State Department too condemned the attacks, calling them a "violation of international law and a threat to peace efforts". 'Advanced weaponry'The long-distance drone campaign comes after the RSF lost control of nearly all of greater Khartoum in March, after holding it virtually since the start of the foreign ministry of the army-backed government described the attack on Port Sudan as "a full-fledged crime of aggression", which it said was carried out with "strategic drones and advanced weaponry".Sudan has accused the UAE of supplying the RSF with the weapons it has used to strike Port UAE has repeatedly denied arming the RSF, despite reports from UN experts, US politicians and international northern neighbour Egypt has historically been the army's strongest backer and, according to experts, still wields significant influence with army chief Abdel Fattah the war, Burhan has drawn closer to Turkey and Iran. Russia, which previously supported the RSF through its mercenary group Wagner, has pivoted towards the army's camp, with its sights on a Red Sea naval base near Port Sudan.
