UAE Says Supports All Initiatives Aimed at Ending Sudan Crisis

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attends a signing ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Pool/File Photo
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attends a signing ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Pool/File Photo
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UAE Says Supports All Initiatives Aimed at Ending Sudan Crisis

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attends a signing ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Pool/File Photo
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attends a signing ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Pool/File Photo

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in a phone call with Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, affirmed the UAE's support for initiatives aiming at ending the crisis in Sudan, Emirati state news agency WAM reported on Thursday.

During the call, Sheikh Mohammed "affirmed the UAE's keenness to support all solutions and initiatives aimed at halting escalation and ending the crisis in Sudan in a way that contributes to enhancing its stability and security and fulfilling the aspirations of its people", WAM added.



Syrian Air Says It Is Resuming Its Direct Flights to UAE on Sunday

 Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)
Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)
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Syrian Air Says It Is Resuming Its Direct Flights to UAE on Sunday

 Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)
Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)

Syria's flag carrier Syrian Air will resume direct flights to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates starting on Sunday, the airline said in a Facebook post.

All flights between Syria and the UAE had been suspended in January after opposition factions toppled former leader Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.

The announcement comes days after the UAE's civil aviation authority announced the resumption of air flights between the Gulf country and Syria. No UAE-based airlines have announced plans to fly to Syria so far.

The resumption of flights between the two countries followed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s first visit to the UAE as leader, where he met UAE's President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.