Sudanese evacuees wait before boarding a Saudi military ship to Jeddah port, at Port Sudan in Sudan, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Many are fleeing the conflict in Sudan between the military and a rival paramilitary force.
Aya Batrawy is an NPR International Correspondent. She leads NPR's Gulf bureau in Dubai.
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