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After flydubai attack, Air France bars pilots from Pakistan
Jerusalem: Air France has barred Pakistani pilots and cabin crew from operating flights to and from Israel as Israeli authorities step up enforcement of restrictions on airline personnel holding citizenship of countries…
- India
Captain Machchar given Israel’s highest bravery award for civilians
Tel Aviv: Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, who fought off an attack from his co-pilot inside the cockpit of a flydubai plane, will receive Israel’s highest bravery award for civilians, President Isaac Herzog…
- Middle East
Dubai Crown Prince visits Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited injured Indian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, October 3, and praised his actions…
- World
UN chief Guterres concerned over flydubai cockpit incident
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over an incident aboard a flydubai flight in which an Indian pilot sustained serious injuries while foiling an alleged attempt by his…
- India
Telangana Governor, CM laud flydubai pilot Machchar’s bravery
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday, October 1, lauded flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar for his courage and presence of mind in preventing an alleged attempt by his co-pilot to…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia rejects Israeli plane bid to evacuate passengers
Saudi Arabia rejected an Israeli request to allow an aircraft to land in Tabuk to evacuate passengers stranded after a Flydubai flight made an emergency landing in the northwestern Saudi city, two…
- Middle East
Israel put fighter jets on alert after flydubai plane emergency
New Delhi: Israeli envoy in India, Reuven Azar, on Thursday said fighter jets were called into the air in response to emergency signals from the Tel Aviv-bound flydubai plane that survived an…
- India
flydubai incident: Captain who fought co-pilot is Indian origin
Dubai: Captain Smit Machchhar, pilot of flydubai flight, who fought with his co-pilot during a violent cockpit confrontation, is of Indian origin. Machchhar was previously employed with SpiceJet. The co-pilot was an…
- Middle East
Dubai-Tel Aviv flight diverted to Saudi Arabia over hijack scare
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, September 30, after the aircraft transmitted emergency signals that briefly raised concerns of a possible hijacking. Flight…
- Middle East
Sudan’s RSF met with Israel during the Sudan War: Report
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) senior officials met with Israel during the Sudan War against the backdrop of an already established security and intelligence partnership, according to an investigation by Africa Intelligence.…
- Middle East
Indian dies in Israel, suspect arrested
Jerusalem: An Indian national died in Israel, with officials saying that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident and an investigation is underway to establish the full facts and…
- Middle East
Trump’s Iran dealmakers were targets of Israel spying: Pentagon
The Pentagon’s military intelligence arm has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to “critical,” its highest possible designation, amid growing alarm that Israeli spy agencies are aggressively monitoring senior American officials…
- Middle East
Young girl asks for pink missile to ‘plow’ Tel Aviv, Iran’s IRGC complies
Tehran: At the request of a young girl, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a pink missile toward Israel in its latest wave of attacks. A video shared by Iran’s Press…
- India
Indian Embassy in Israel advises citizens to register with it for assistance
Jerusalem: To ensure the safety of Indian nationals residing in Israel, the Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv on Saturday, February 28, advised all its citizens to register with it immediately to facilitate…
- Middle East
Indian mission in Tel Aviv establishes 24×7 helpline following Israel-Iran conflict
Jerusalem: The Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv on Saturday set up a round the clock emergency helpline and advised Indian nationals to stay vigilant after escalation in Israel’s conflict with Iran. “We…
