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Asharq Al-Awsat
30-06-2025
- General
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Muslim World League Offers Condolences to Sudan over Victims of Mine Collapse
The Muslim World League (MWL) extended its condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the Republic of Sudan and the families of the victims and injured following the collapse of a gold mine, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. In a statement by its General Secretariat, the MWL expressed solidarity and sympathy with the Sudanese people in general and with the families of the victims in particular over this tragic incident, and wished the injured a swift recovery. A gold mine partly collapsed in eastern Sudan, killing 11 miners, over the weekend in the desert town of Houeid in the eastern Nile River province. Another seven workers were injured and transferred to a hospital.
Asharq Al-Awsat
30-06-2025
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Arabia's Offers Condolences to Sudan Following Gold Mine Collapse
Saudi Arabia offered on Sunday its condolences to Sudan following the collapse of a gold mine in the Houeid area. A gold mine partly collapsed in eastern Sudan, killing 11 miners, the state-run company in charge of the project said Sunday. A Saudi Foreign Ministry statement expressed the Kingdom's solidarity and support for the government and people of Sudan, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
Asharq Al-Awsat
29-06-2025
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Gold Mine Collapse Kills 11 Workers in Sudan
A gold mine partly collapsed in eastern Sudan, killing 11 miners, the state-run company in charge of the project said Sunday. The collapse of the Kersh al-Feel mine happened over the weekend in the desert town of Houeid in the eastern Nile River province, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Limited Company said in a statement. Another seven workers were injured and transferred to a hospital, it said. The company said it had stopped excavation and reiterated its warning to informal miners against working at the site. Sudan is a major gold producer but mine collapses are common due to poor safety standards. Similar incidents in recent years include a 2023 collapse that killed 14 miners and another in 2021 that claimed 38 lives.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
A gold mine collapse kills 11 workers in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — A gold mine partly collapsed in eastern Sudan, killing 11 miners, the state-run company in charge of the project said Sunday. The collapse of the Kersh al-Feel mine happened over the weekend in the desert town of Houeid in the eastern Nile River province, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Limited Company said in a statement. Another seven workers were injured and transferred to a hospital, it said. The company said it had stopped excavation and reiterated its warning to informal miners against working at the site. Sudan is a major gold producer but mine collapses are common due to poor safety standards. Similar incidents in recent years include a 2023 collapse that killed 14 miners and another in 2021 that claimed 38 lives.
Associated Press
29-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
A gold mine collapse kills 11 workers in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — A gold mine partly collapsed in eastern Sudan, killing 11 miners, the state-run company in charge of the project said Sunday. The collapse of the Kersh al-Feel mine happened over the weekend in the desert town of Houeid in the eastern Nile River province, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Limited Company said in a statement. Another seven workers were injured and transferred to a hospital, it said. The company said it had stopped excavation and reiterated its warning to informal miners against working at the site. Sudan is a major gold producer but mine collapses are common due to poor safety standards. Similar incidents in recent years include a 2023 collapse that killed 14 miners and another in 2021 that claimed 38 lives.
