The U.S. and Britain are banning large carry-on electronics from direct flights from several countries in the Middle East and North Africa as of Saturday, while Canada is still considering a similar decision. "Direct flights to the U.K. from these destinations continue to operate to the U.K., subject to these new measures being in place," May's spokesperson told reporters. A statement from Transport Canada said the government is "in close contact with U.S. security officials," but wouldn't go into detail about security concerns. The U.K. ban affects direct flights from six countries, while the U.S. ban affects flights from international airports in the following 10 cities:Amman, Jordan. The U.K. ban affects six countries.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2017 16:19 UTC