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Kuwait reopens airspace after 2-month closure
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (262+ words) DUBAI: Kuwait reopened its airspace at Kuwait International Airport on Thursday night, as the fragile ceasefire between US-Israel and Iran appears to be holding following the outbreak of the conflict on Feb. 28 which forced a two-month closure of the facility....
Airlines cancel flights amid Iran conflict
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (847+ words) WASHINGTON: Global air travel remains severely disrupted, with many people unable to fly as "planned to destinations after the Iran war forced the closure of major Middle Eastern hubs, including Dubai, Doha" Below is the latest on flights, in alphabetical…...
Japan tank misfire kills three soldiers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (96+ words) arabnews. jp Japan tank misfire kills three soldiers TOKYO: An explosion Tuesday in a tank during a military exercise in Japan killed three soldiers, Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae said. The unusual accident at a training ground used by Japan's Self-Defence…...
Iraq official says drone crashed near US diplomats at Baghdad airport
2+ week, 5+ day ago (92+ words) arabnews. jp - Iraq official says drone crashed near US diplomats at Baghdad airport - Pro-Iranian armed groups in Iraq have claimed daily attacks on "enemy bases" in the country - The US embassy reported renewed drone attacks near its facility at the…...
Injuries reported after Kuwait, UAE respond to Iranian missile and drone assault
3+ week, 3+ day ago (430+ words) DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait said Monday their air defenses were actively engaging a fresh wave of Iranian missiles and drones, as Gulf states braced for another day of strikes targeting their territory. The UAE defense ministry said…...
Jazeera Airways expands Saudi-based operations, resumes Jeddah flights
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (333+ words) RIYADH: Kuwait's Jazeera Airways has resumed flights to Jeddah while expanding its network with new routes to Pakistan, as it ramps up operations through its dual Saudi bases in Dammam and'Qaisumah.' The resumption of Jeddah flights strengthens links between Kuwait…...
Kuwait says main port damaged in drone attack
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (62+ words) arabnews. jp - Kuwait says main port damaged in drone attack - The Shuwaikh port was targeted at dawn "by enemy drones" KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait"s main commercial port was damaged in a drone attack on Friday, authorities said, as Iran pressed…...
How Gulf airlines are staying afloat amid a war that has severed key aerial corridors
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1768+ words) LONDON: Up until about 0630 UTC on Feb. 28, air traffic over the Gulf and the wider region was operating normally. The usual streams of aircraft heading to and from Asia were converging over the Strait of Hormuz, joining or leaving the…...
Drone crashes into Saudi Arabia's Samref refinery
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (321+ words) RIYADH: A drone crashed into a refinery on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast on Thursday. The drone hit the Samref refinery in the port of Yanbu, a Ministry of Defense spokesman said, adding that a damage assessment is underway. Shortly…...
Qatar Airways to operate 29 flights on Thursday
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (65+ words) arabnews. jp - Qatar Airways to operate 29 flights on Thursday - The flights include departures to London, New York and Madrid, even as Iran continues its retaliatory strikes across the Gulf DOHA: Qatar Airways will operate 29 flights to and from Doha on…...