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Scenes from the “crossing journey” .. Sudanese to Egypt and behind them the war

April 29, 2023

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said 16,000 non-Egyptians have been welcomed through border crossing points with Sudan so far.

Safe crossing

The wait is long, but the young Sudanese residing in Egypt have no choice but to stay near the Arqin pass or the Qastal pass, to receive their families when they leave the pass, after completing the crossing procedures that take time, because the pressure of the crossing increases day by day.

A number of Sudanese residing in Egypt have called on officials to lighten the procedures to facilitate them in these circumstances.

As for some families, all their members fulfilled the entry visa exemption requirements, so their entry into Egypt was easier than others.

A number of Sudanese who came to Egypt reported that they passed through these two crossing points, and they and all their family members were exempted from visa requirements.

entry trip

After successfully crossing, a new journey begins to move towards the Egyptian capital, which is about 1,100 km from the Arqin border post.

A journey that begins by negotiating with bus drivers over the price of the ticket, which has seen jumps that many are unable to meet, so they seek someone to help them in these difficult circumstances.

Repeated scenes from the diaries of Sudanese families fleeing deteriorating conditions in the capital, Khartoum, the main headline of which is suffering, and with it a state of uncertainty as to what will happen to their lives personally or at the level of the future of their country.

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Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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