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Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. Photo: AFP

‘False flag’: Iran denies link to flydubai incident, says claims based on ‘fabricated evidence’

The Omani co-pilot, identified as Hamam al-Hammami, attacked pilot-in-command Smit Machchhar mid-flight and attempted

Angelina Jolie. Photo: collected

Angelina Jolie uses Google Earth images to show scale of Gaza destruction

Photo: Reuters

Yemen leader announces major military operations against Iran-backed Houthis

A Palestinian young man stands amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in Gaza City. 28 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Haunted by grief, Gaza's displaced still wait overseas for return

A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, on the tarmac as it arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, 30 September 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Who is the mystery co-pilot behind the flydubai attack?

A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, on the tarmac as it arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, 30 September 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

‘War isn’t over’: Al-Qaeda calls for ‘copycat attacks’ on US, Israeli planes after flydubai plot

A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion international airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv. Photo: Reuters

Co-pilot used cockpit crash axe to attack Flydubai captain

Photo: Collected

Pakistan set to expand military presence in Saudi Arabia with 25,000 troops

Houthi supporters rally to celebrate advances by Houthi forces along the Red Sea coastline, in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Saudis plan assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold

Palestinians inspect the site of Wednesday's Israeli strike on a house whose residents were pre-warned by the Israeli military to evacuate, in Gaza City, July 30, 2026

Israeli strike kills five in Gaza: Health officials

Masjid an-Nabawi, which the Prophet Muhammad personally worked in its construction after his migration to Medina, fills with worshippers during prayer times. Photo: Collected

Saudi-led coalition says Houthis attacked power station for Prophet's Mosque in Medina

An Iranian cleric rides on a motorcycle as he participates in a march in Tehran, Iran, 25 September, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Iran readies harder retaliation if attacked as diplomacy faces long odds

Yaniv Hayun (left), one of the men who helped incapacitate the attacker on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, holds an Israeli flag after arriving at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sep 30, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Passengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, Israel says, after co-pilot stabs pilot