Multiple explosions and fires were seen and heard in Sudan's capital Port Sudan early on Tuesday, a witness said, though the exact locations and causes were unclear, as a civil war rocks the previously quiet city for the third day.

Drones believed to have been launched by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are said to have struck fuel depot: Reports

Multiple explosions have been heard and a huge fire seen in Port Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people have sought refuge.

The UN's top court has dismissed Sudan's case against the UAE accusing the Gulf state of complicity in genocide. Sudan alleged the UAE supported the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Sudanese civil war, in which tens of thousands of people have died, forced millions from their homes and left many facing famine.

The International Court of Justice said on Monday it had dismissed Sudan's genocide case against the United Arab Emirates over the UAE's alleged interference in Darfur, saying it lacked authority to rule on the matter.

The top United Nations court has dismissed a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support For