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Zawya
07-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Kuwait's UREC to invest in Sudan tourism project
Kuwait's developer United Real Estate Company (UREC) has signed an agreement with the Red Sea state in Sudan for a tourism project in the province. The two sides will establish a joint venture to manage the project in line with their agreement signed on Sunday, UREC said in a bourse statement on Monday. 'UREC has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the government of the Red Sea State to develop a mixed-use tourism project,' it said. The statement said UREC would hold an 80 percent ownership in the new venture while 20 percent would be owned by the Red Sea State. UREC has been expanding in the Middle East and North Africa over the past few years to take advantage of growing investment opportunities. In June, UREC said it is planning to develop an island tourism complex in Oman through its subsidiary in the Sultanate. It said the firm has signed a contract for the 60,000 square kilometre (sq km) project on Masirah Island, Oman's largest island in the Arabian Sea. UREC said the complex comprises hotels as well as residential and commercial units and that its annual contract value is 12,000 Omani rials ($31,000) with a 50-year term. (Reporting by Nadim Kawach; Editing by Anoop Menon) (
Zawya
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
Sudan: United Nations (UN) expert calls for end to attacks on critical civilian infrastructure amidst intensifying drone strikes
The designated Expert on human rights in Sudan of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Radhouane Nouicer, on Monday expressed deep concern at the recent intensification of drone strikes and the expansion of the conflict to Red Sea state in eastern Sudan. The reported availability of advanced long-range drone technology marks a dramatic escalation which has taken the conflict to a new level, further exacerbating conditions for civilians. Since the onset of the conflict in April 2023, Port Sudan, in Red Sea State, has served as a lifeline for humanitarian operations and a safe haven for internally displaced people (IDPs). However, an unprecedented escalation in drone strikes targeting critical civilian infrastructure in the city since 4 May, allegedly attributed to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has endangered civilian lives and jeopardized enjoyment of rights and access to basic services. Critical infrastructure targeted has included the city's main electricity substation and fuel and gas storage facilities, as well as the international airport - a key access point for humanitarian operations and civilian movement. Many of the attacks have occurred near densely populated areas, and IDPs have once again been forced to move in search of safety. 'The recurrent attacks on critical infrastructure place civilian lives at risk, worsen the humanitarian crisis, and undermine basic human rights. The magnitude of these drone attacks represents a major escalation in the conflict, with alarming implications for civilian protection,' warned Nouicer. The designated Expert expressed profound concern at the resulting widespread power outages and impact on fuel supplies, which disrupt access to essential rights, such as the right to food, safe drinking water, and health care — noting that some medical facilities in Port Sudan and Kassala have already been forced to work at reduced capacity. The recent strikes in Port Sudan are part of a pattern of increasing attacks, allegedly by the RSF, on critical infrastructure, including power plants in Northern, River Nile and White Nile states. 'Civilian infrastructure is protected under international law and must not be a target. It is devastating to see the continued destruction and damage to the infrastructure and social services in Sudan,' Nouicer stressed. The designated Expert called on all parties to the conflict to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law, which include refraining from deliberate attacks against civilians and civilian objects and respecting the principles of proportionality and precaution. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Malay Mail
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Army source: Port Sudan hit by drone strikes for sixth consecutive day, targeting airport, fuel depot, power station
PORT SUDAN, May 10 — Drone strikes hit Port Sudan for a sixth straight day yesterday, an army source said, blaming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the regular army since April 2023. 'Our air defences intercepted some of the enemy drones which were targeting sites in the city,' the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Witnesses reported strikes across Port Sudan, seat of the army-backed government and the country's main aid hub. The port city, which had been seen as a safe haven from the devastating conflict between the army and the RSF, has been hit by daily drone strikes since Sunday. The long-range attacks have damaged several key facilities, including the country's sole international airport, its largest working fuel depot and the city's main power station. Later on Friday, the national electricity company said a drone strike hit the power station in Atbara, the River Nile state capital west of Port Sudan. The strike with three drones, blamed on the RSF, started a fire and caused power outages across the state and the neighbouring Red Sea state, where Port Sudan is located. Port Sudan is the main entry point for humanitarian aid into Sudan, and UN chief Antonio Guterres warned the attacks 'threaten to increase humanitarian needs and further complicate aid operations in the country', his spokesman said. More than two years of fighting have killed tens of thousands of people and uprooted 13 million in what the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. — AFP
