Nearly 50,000 displaced in Syria in recent days: UN

A displaced Syrian girl stands in the entrance of a tent at the Qah camp for the displaced along the Turkish border in the northwestern province of Idlib, on January 31, 2019. (AFP)
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Updated 03 December 2024
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Nearly 50,000 displaced in Syria in recent days: UN

UNITED NATIONS, United States: Nearly 50,000 people have recently been displaced in Syria, where an Islamist-led militants alliance has wrested swathes of territory from control of President Bashar Assad’s government, the UN’s humanitarian agency reported Monday.
“The displacement situation remains highly fluid, with partners verifying new figures daily,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement. “Over 48,500 people have been displaced as of 30 November.”
 

 


UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights

Updated 08 February 2026
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UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights

  • On Saturday, ‌Algeria said it ‍has ‍begun the ‍process of cancelling its air services agreement with the ​UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said that Algeria's ​notification to terminate an air services agreement between the two countries will not ‌have any "immediate ‌impact ‌on flight ⁠operations", ​the ‌state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the country's General Civil Aviation ⁠Authority (GCAA).
On Saturday, ‌Algeria said it ‍has ‍begun the ‍process of cancelling its air services agreement with the ​UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013.
GCAA ⁠said the air services agreement with Algeria remained in force "during the legally mandated notice period," without giving further details.