The first batch of evacuees that the UAE had flown from conflict-stricken Sudan arrived in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. A total of 128 individuals from 16 countries — including the UAE, Bahrain, UK, Iraq, Serbia, Pakistan, Syria, Sudan, Indonesia, US, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Yemen, Tanzania, Ireland and Bangladesh — were on the flight that landed at 2.45pm from Port Sudan.
Neeraj Murali graduated from the University of Madras with a degree in Visual Communication. He began his career in 2013 as a photojournalist with The New Indian Express in India. He moved to Khaleej Times in 2015 as a photographer, and in 2018 he became part of the multimedia team responsible for scripting, filming and editing videos. He is a car enthusiast and loves to travel and explore.