Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Monday a telephone call from the European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell. The officials discussed the latest developments in Sudan and the Saudi-US initiative to resolve the crisis there. The initiative calls for hosting representatives of the warring parties in Jeddah with the aim to pave the way for dialogue to ease the tensions. Prince Faisal and Borrell also discussed the latest regional and international developments and issues of common interest.
by Staff Correspondent, Dhaka – Some 136 Bangladeshi citizens have returned home after the authorities have evacuated them from the war-battered African country Sudan, officials said on Monday. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carried them from the Saudi Arabina city.