RIYADH: On Thursday, the fourth and fifth Saudi aircraft bearing aid for Sudanese citizens touched down at Port Sudan International Airport with 10 tons of supplies each.
Food baskets, shelter supplies, and medical equipment are all part of the relief effort.
A Saudi edict calling for $100 million in aid for the Sudanese people includes the relief flights.
Following reports of progress in truce negotiations between the army and the opposing paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the UN on Thursday encouraged countries with influence in Africa to aid in putting an end to the crisis in Sudan.
Early on Thursday, violence rocked Halfaya, a gateway to the city, as locals heard airplanes buzzing above Khartoum and its neighboring sister cities of Bahri and Omdurman. However, the combat seemed less intense than on Wednesday.
