The Sudanese civil aviation authority has extended the closure of Sudan's airspace until August 15, except for humanitarian aid and evacuation flights, Khartoum International Airport said early on Monday.
Sudanese airspace has been closed to regular traffic since a military conflict erupted between the country's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in mid-April.
Khartoum International Airport has been making exceptions for humanitarian and evacuation flights, subject to the right permits being obtained by relevant authorities.
The RSF has ordered civilians to evacuate homes in the capital's south, several residents said on Sunday as fighting between the forces of rival generals raged in the western Darfur region.
“Members of the RSF told me I had 24 hours to leave the area,” Khartoum resident Fawzy Radwan told AFP.
He had been guarding his family's home since fighting began in the city.
The war between army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and his former deputy, RSF commander Gen Mohamed Dagalo, has killed at least 3,900 people, according to a conservative estimate, and displaced around 3.5 million.
Much of the fighting has occurred in densely populated neighbourhoods of Khartoum, causing 1.7 million residents to flee and forcing the millions who remain to shelter from the violence in their homes, rationing water and electricity.
Hundreds of residents were being evicted from southern Khartoum's Jabra neighbourhood on Sunday, residents said.
Jabra and nearby Sahafa are home to the army artillery corps as well as an RSF base used by Gen Dagalo.
Along with Khartoum, some of the worst violence is being witnessed in the conflict-scarred region of Darfur, where allegations of war crimes by the RSF have sparked a new investigation by the International Criminal Court.
Clashes on Sunday in the town of Nyala – the capital of South Darfur state and Sudan's second biggest city – sent bombs falling on civilian neighbourhoods, witnesses said.
Over 2.6 million people have been displaced within Sudan since the war began, and more than 800,000 others have fled across borders.
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Red flags
- Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
- Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
- Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
- Overseas companies targeting investors in other jurisdictions - this can make legal recovery difficult.
- Hard-selling tactics - creating urgency, offering 'exclusive' deals.
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Fixtures and results:
Wed, Aug 29:
- Malaysia bt Hong Kong by 3 wickets
- Oman bt Nepal by 7 wickets
- UAE bt Singapore by 215 runs
Thu, Aug 30:
- UAE bt Nepal by 78 runs
- Hong Kong bt Singapore by 5 wickets
- Oman bt Malaysia by 2 wickets
Sat, Sep 1: UAE v Hong Kong; Oman v Singapore; Malaysia v Nepal
Sun, Sep 2: Hong Kong v Oman; Malaysia v UAE; Nepal v Singapore
Tue, Sep 4: Malaysia v Singapore; UAE v Oman; Nepal v Hong Kong
Thu, Sep 6: Final
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What is the FNC?
The Federal National Council is one of five federal authorities established by the UAE constitution. It held its first session on December 2, 1972, a year to the day after Federation.
It has 40 members, eight of whom are women. The members represent the UAE population through each of the emirates. Abu Dhabi and Dubai have eight members each, Sharjah and Ras al Khaimah six, and Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain have four.
They bring Emirati issues to the council for debate and put those concerns to ministers summoned for questioning.
The FNC’s main functions include passing, amending or rejecting federal draft laws, discussing international treaties and agreements, and offering recommendations on general subjects raised during sessions.
Federal draft laws must first pass through the FNC for recommendations when members can amend the laws to suit the needs of citizens. The draft laws are then forwarded to the Cabinet for consideration and approval.
Since 2006, half of the members have been elected by UAE citizens to serve four-year terms and the other half are appointed by the Ruler’s Courts of the seven emirates.
In the 2015 elections, 78 of the 252 candidates were women. Women also represented 48 per cent of all voters and 67 per cent of the voters were under the age of 40.
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Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais
Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.
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