Middle East (MID)

The Middle East Regional Office continues its efforts through the challenging pandemic. The Fourth virtual meeting of Director General of Civil Aviation within the Middle East region (DGCA-MID) was held to discuss the global and regional…

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the entire aviation industry hard. ICAO's Middle East (MID) Regional Office continues to support States in the Region as they respond to the challenges of the pandemic. In December, the Heads of Civil Aviation…

Throughout the evolving COVID-19 crisis, ICAO’s Regional Office in Cairo ensured there was an open dialogue with member States to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19 by air transport, and to protect the health of air travellers and…

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly and economically impacted every aspect of the aviation industry. To understand the challenges that various States and industry members have encountered as they navigated through the early and current…

In June, the ICAO Council adopted a new report and recommendations to help restart the air transport system and align the global recovery. The COVID-19 report and ‘Take-off’ guidelines that were produced by the Council’s Aviation Recovery…

At the Fifth Meeting of Directors General of Civil Aviation for the ICAO Middle East Region (DGCA-MID/5) in Kuwait City, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu underscored that the continued enhancement of the implementation of ICAO’s safety,…