Egypt announces first direct flight from Cairo to Port Sudan

EgyptAir Express plane is seen after landing at the new Sphinx International Airport in west Cairo, Egypt January 26, 2019. (REUTERS)
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Updated 30 August 2023
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Egypt announces first direct flight from Cairo to Port Sudan

  • The decision comes after Sudanese authorities re-opened the airspace in the eastern sector of the country, after closing the entire airspace since April 15 after war broke out

CAIRO: Egyptian national carrier EgyptAir announced it will operate its first direct flight from Cairo to Port Sudan starting Sept. 1, the Egyptian civil aviation ministry said on Tuesday.
The decision comes after Sudanese authorities re-opened the airspace in the eastern sector of the country, after closing the entire airspace since April 15 after war broke out.
Since then, humanitarian and evacuation flights have operated out of Port Sudan airport on the Red Sea coast.

 

 


Turkiye pleased with alignment steps by Syria and Kurdish forces, Erdogan says

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Turkiye pleased with alignment steps by Syria and Kurdish forces, Erdogan says

  • Erdogan was cited ⁠as ⁠saying Ankara is closely monitoring the Syrian integration steps

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he is pleased to see steps taken in neighboring Syria to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic ⁠Forces (SDF) into state ⁠structures, after a US-backed ceasefire deal late last month ⁠between the sides.
In a readout on Wednesday of his comments to reporters on a return flight from Ethiopia, Erdogan was cited ⁠as ⁠saying Ankara is closely monitoring the Syrian integration steps and providing guidance on implementing the agreement.