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.

 

 


Israel renews demolition order for refugee camp football pitch near Bethlehem

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Israel renews demolition order for refugee camp football pitch near Bethlehem

  • The Aida field has been scheduled for demolition since November

LONDON: Israeli authorities on Monday renewed a demolition order for a seven-a-side football pitch in Aida Refugee Camp, north of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

Munther Amira, head of the Aida Youth Center, said Israeli forces had informed the charity of the order to demolish the football field, claiming it was built without a permit.

He added that they posted the demolition order at the pitch gate in the Khallat Hamama area, on the outskirts of the Aida camp near the separation wall, according to official news agency Wafa.

The order gives the site owners a week to demolish it; otherwise, the Israeli authorities, which maintain a military occupation in the area, will carry out the work and the owners would be subject to fines and potential imprisonment.

The Aida football field has been scheduled for demolition since November last year.