Portsudan, Sudan, Aug. 6, 2019, SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to the Republic of The Sudan Ali bin Hassan Jafar handed over in this port city of Sudan in eastern Sudan a shipment of more than 50,000 tons of agricultural nutrients and other needs of farmers, in the presence of Major General Essam Abdul-Faraj, Governor of the Red Sea Province. In a press statement following the delivery ceremony, the ambassdor said that the aid comes in continuation of the continuous support for the brotherly people of Sudan to alleviate the burden of the current crisis on Sudanese farmers. He said the aid is an extension of the $ 3 billion financial support provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including $ 500 million as a deposit at Sudan's Central Bank to support the economy and ease pressure on the Sudanese pound. -- SPA 20:30 LOCAL TIME 17:30 GMT 0031 www.spa.gov.sa/w1151333