UAE delivers second batch of household generators to winter-battered Ukraine

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The UAE earlier announced sending a shipment of 2,500 household generators to support Ukrainian civilians battling winter amid the war. (WAM)
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The UAE earlier announced sending a shipment of 2,500 household generators to support Ukrainian civilians battling winter amid the war. (WAM)
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Updated 07 January 2023
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UAE delivers second batch of household generators to winter-battered Ukraine

  • The aid aims to provide warmth in Ukrainian homes after Russian strikes have targeted energy infrastructure, causing nationwide power outages

DUBAI: A UAE plane carrying the second batch of household electricity generators arrived in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday as part of aid for Ukrainian civilians battling winter amid the war.

The aid aims to provide warmth in Ukrainian homes after Russian strikes have targeted energy infrastructure across the country, causing power outages and posing an additional challenge for civilians battling harsh winter conditions.

The UAE announced earlier in December that it was sending a shipment of 2,500 household generators to Ukraine. While the first batch of 1,200 generators was sent last month, the rest were delivered on Friday, according to Emirates News Agency (WAM).

The support comes as part of the $100 million humanitarian aid pledged by the UAE to Ukraine.

In response to the United Nations Ukraine Flash Appeal and the Ukraine Situation Regional Refugee Response, the UAE has dispatched eight planes carrying 360 tonnes of food supplies, medical aid and ambulances for Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Moldova and Bulgaria since the onset of the war.


Syrian authorities arrest leader of terrorist cells in Lattakia

Updated 28 January 2026
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Syrian authorities arrest leader of terrorist cells in Lattakia

  • Ali Aziz Sbeira is accused of violating civilians’ rights during the Syrian uprising after 2011

LONDON: Syrian authorities have arrested Ali Aziz Sbeira, a prominent leader of terrorist cells responsible for attacks on internal security checkpoints, the Syrian army and civilians during the country’s uprising against the former regime of Bashar Assad.

The Internal Security Directorate announced on Wednesday the capture of Sbeira in Lattakia province, located on the Mediterranean Sea.

Authorities accuse him of leading and supplying arms to terrorist groups. Hailing from the town of Jableh, Sbeira is also accused of having links to Ghiyath Dalla and Brigadier General Nours Makhlouf, two military figures associated with the former rule of Assad.

Sbeira is accused of violating civilians’ rights during the Syrian uprising after 2011, when he joined the National Defense Militia and helped suppress peaceful demonstrations, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency.

In 2014, he joined the 4th Armoured Division, which was commanded by Maher Assad, brother of the former president, from 2018 until the collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024.