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 Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai. She joined in 2022 from the Associated Press, where she was an editor and reporter for over 11 years.
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