Day: March 3, 2026

The UAE says it is capable of operating 48 emergency flights per hour, Economy and Tourism Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri told reporters on Tuesday, adding that the number of flights could increase gradually based on safety assessments, News.Az reports, citing CNN.
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More than 17,000 passengers have been flown out of the country on 60 flights since Sunday in the first phase of the plan, the minister said. The next phase will see more than 80 flights per day with the capacity to transport over 27,000 people, he added.

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He also confirmed that Paris is sending its aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle – the flagship of the French Navy – towards the Mediterranean, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
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He stressed that the country has defence agreement with Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Jordan and Iraq and it “will show solidary”.
Macron touched upon the situation in Lebanon where fighting between Hezbollah and Israel has resumed. He condemned the group’s attack on Israel a “big mistake” and warned Israel against a land incursion into its northern neighbour.

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He also confirmed that Paris is sending its aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle – the flagship of the French Navy – towards the Mediterranean, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
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He stressed that the country has defence agreement with Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Jordan and Iraq and it “will show solidary”.
Macron touched upon the situation in Lebanon where fighting between Hezbollah and Israel has resumed. He condemned the group’s attack on Israel a “big mistake” and warned Israel against a land incursion into its northern neighbour.

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Speaking at the Police Academy in Quito during a ceremony for 328 newly commissioned police sub-lieutenants, Noboa said the measure aims to protect communities affected by drug trafficking, illegal mining and gang violence, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
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Interior Minister John Reimberg later said the curfew will run from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. in the provinces of Guayas, Los Ríos, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and El Oro. Ecuador has 24 provinces.
“Stay in your homes. We are at war. We are taking decisive steps in the fight against drug trafficking and criminal groups,” Reimberg told reporters.
In a post on X, Noboa said security forces will target areas linked to illegal mining and narcotics trafficking.
“We will completely eliminate those who prefer anarchy and want a failed state instead of a country at peace,” he wrote.
The president described the curfew as part of a broader national security strategy focused on restoring order in neighborhoods hit by organized crime.
“The peace of the region is one, and our unity is our greatest strength,” he said.
Noboa also pledged additional weapons, technology and institutional support for security forces, reaffirming what he has called a “war against organized crime.”
The announcement came days after Noboa met in Quito with Gen. Francis L. Donovan, head of the U.S. Southern Command, and Rear Adm. Mark A. Schafer. According to the Ecuadorian government, the talks addressed expanded cooperation in security and joint operations against transnational criminal networks.
Ecuador has faced a surge in violence in recent years as rival gangs battle for control of drug routes used to ship cocaine from neighboring Colombia and Peru to markets in North America and Europe. Authorities say provinces along the Pacific coast and key logistics corridors have been particularly affected.
The government did not immediately provide details on enforcement mechanisms or potential exemptions under the curfew.

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Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev announced that Ben-Gurion Airport will reopen on Thursday for limited incoming flights to help bring citizens stranded abroad back home, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
Earlier today, Jordan said it would be opening its airspace. But major airspace closures and restrictions remain in place across the Middle East, with tens of thousands of passengers stranded.

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