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Egypt. Residents of Aswan provide free or nominal accommodation to Sudanese

April 30, 2023

Among the provisions of these facilities was the provision of residential apartments for free or at nominal prices, until buildings were allocated to the Sudanese, including the building of the Al-Ajmi family.

Amin Al-Ajmi, of the owners of the building, told Sky News Arabia that he started to house Sudanese families of 50 people, some for free and others for a nominal fee, until the building was completely filled.

In addition to rental equipment, the apartments were equipped with furniture, electrical appliances, mattresses, box springs and even the Internet, so that the Sudanese could communicate with their relatives in Sudan.

Medical examination for residency

One of the first inhabitants of the Al-Ajami building, Ahmed Muhammad (50), first came to Egypt to carry out a medical examination of his wife’s mother, and when the fighting broke out, he s is installed in the building and was sent to summon his wife and five children.

At the same time, he is still worried about the rest of his family in Khartoum, saying, “I monitor him daily by phone or internet.”

Residents of the building also include Radwan Abdullah and his sons, who fled after the outbreak of fighting, and he misses his relatives who are still in Sudan, praising at the same time what he described as the cohesion of the people in the province and its new neighbours.

Clashes erupted brutally between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, the two former allies, on April 15, and the two sides are exchanging accusations over responsibility for having started the conflict which broke out in Khartoum and is spread across Darfur, killing and injuring hundreds. , and thousands of refugees.

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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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