Middle East

The pilot who was stabbed on the FLyDubai flight speaking with Narendhra Modi

Flydubai pilot says he could not let passengers die

The pilot who was wounded during an attack by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight earlier this week has said he acted to protect the plane's passengers.

Middle East • 16 mins

Trump vows to hit Iran hard if linked to flydubai attack

US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran will be "hit very hard" if it is found to be linked to a pilot's attack on a flydubai flight to Israel.

Middle East • 2 hrs

Omani co-pilot was 'acting alone', Israeli officials say

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will get to the "root" of the co-pilot who engaged ⁠in a foiled attempt to crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight.

Middle East • 15 hrs

TEHRAN, IRAN - SEPTEMBER 29: (âRESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TVâ) An Iranian flag is seen as ballistic missiles, air defense systems

Iran says it receives US response to latest proposal

Iran has said it had received a US response to its latest proposal to resurrect the collapsed ceasefire in the Gulf, days after President Donald ⁠Trump said he had rejected it.

Middle East • 30 Sep

Pilot tried to crash Tel Aviv-bound plane - Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that one of the pilots of a flydubai plane bound for Tel Aviv had planned to crash it and kill its mostly Israeli passengers, who stopped a "major disaster".

Middle East • 30 Sep

A damaged truck with blood on ground in Tel al-Hawa Gaza

At least seven killed in separate Israeli attacks in Gaza

Israeli attacks have killed at least seven Palestinians in two separate attacks in Gaza, the territory's health officials said.

Middle East • 30 Sep

Media representatives gather along with passengers at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on September 30, 2026. A flydubai plane bound for Tel Aviv was forced to land in Saudi Arabia on September 30 after an "incident", the airline said, with Israeli me

Passengers describe 'rollercoaster' flydubai flight

A passenger who was on board a plane that was diverted after a co-pilot reportedly attacked the pilot and tried to crash the plane has said the plane was "pretty much out of control" when the stabbing took place over Jordan on the flydubai flight's path from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

Middle East • 30 Sep

Passengers board a flydubai flight, bound for Dubai, before taking off from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on September 30, 2026. A passenger on a rerouted flydubai flight that was bound for Tel Aviv said one of the pilots tried to crash the plane and k

What happened on board the rerouted flydubai plane?

A plane heading to Tel Aviv from Dubai was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after one of the pilots allegedly tried to crash the plane and kill everyone onboard.

Middle East • 30 Sep

US President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office

Trump denies reports he offered Iran sanctions relief

US President Donald ⁠Trump has said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for "concrete" steps regarding Iran's nuclear programme.

Middle East • 29 Sep

Severely damaged residential towers stand amid rubble in the Al-Karama neighborhood, northwest of Gaza

At least six dead in Gaza strike, including Hamas leader

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli fire today killed at least six people, including a Hamas commander, confirming an earlier report from the Israeli military.

Middle East • 29 Sep

STRAIT OF HORMUZ, IRAN â" SEPTEMBER 11: Commercial vessels are seen anchored between Iranâs Qeshm and Larak islands amid disruptions to maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran on September 11, 2026. The number of commercial vessels passing through

Iran insists on diplomatic solution as Trump rejects plan

Iran insisted that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States and Israel after US President Donald Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting.

Middle East • 26 Sep

The Saudi Falcons aerobatic team performs during a military parade marking the 96th Saudi National Day in Riyadh on September 22

Turkey and Pakistan discuss defence for Saudi Arabia

Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs are to discuss help for Saudi Arabia as it faces attacks by Yemen's Houthis, while Iraq further curtailed Iranian flights ⁠in line with US pressure.

Middle East • 25 Sep

An Iranian woman walks past a mural of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran

Fresh talks between US and Iran described as 'productive'

The first shuttle talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly between the US and Iran for months raised hopes that the adversaries could make progress towards ending the war.

Middle East • 23 Sep

Children attempt to fill plastic containers with water from a truck in Gaza City

Board of Peace proposes Gaza reconstruction blueprint

The US-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, €2.15 billion plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza as President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan struggles to stay afloat.

Middle East • 23 Sep

Three-phase spheroids stand behind pipelines at Saudi Aramco's crude oil processing facility in Abqaiq

Saudi pipeline restarts operations, oil exports to resume

Saudi Arabia has restarted operations at its East-West Pipeline and could resume exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu later today, three sources briefed on the matter said.

Middle East • 22 Sep

Israeli FA criticism of Hallgrimsson 'unacceptable'

The Taoiseach has said the Israel Football Association's criticisms of Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson are "unacceptable".

Ireland • 22 Sep

Displaced Palestinians gather amid the rubble of a heavily damaged building being used as a shelter in Khan Younis

Gaza health officials say Israeli fire kills three

Gaza health officials said Israeli fire killed three people, including a woman and a child, and injured several others across the Palestinian territory.

Middle East • 21 Sep

Palestinian children walk to school amid the rubble of destroyed buildings as the academic year begins in Khan Younis

Gaza students return to in-person schooling

Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza returned to in-person teaching ⁠for the first time in nearly three years, albeit in damaged or makeshift school buildings and tents, and with uniforms, notebooks and pens unaffordable for many families.

Gaza • 21 Sep

'We are failing' - McEntee questions EU's Israel response

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said the EU's credibility "is gone" regarding its response to the actions of the Israeli government in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Middle East • 21 Sep

Iranians walk past a wall decorated with the image of assassinated Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran and US trade threats amid escalation of regional war

Iran and the United States exchanged new threats, with US President Donald Trump warning Iran would fail economically or face its leadership being wiped out if it did not make a deal, and the Iranian military saying it would retaliate harshly to any fresh attack.

Middle East • 20 Sep

Yemeni security soldiers stand in front of a screen broadcasting Houthi forces launching a missile

Houthis say 28 Saudi attacks on Yemen over past 24 hours

The Houthis have said Saudi Arabia launched 28 strikes in several areas of Yemen in the past 24 hours, as the group and the country's Saudi-backed government clash in the revived civil war.

Middle East • 20 Sep

Two Palestinian women embrace and mourn next to an ambulance during the funeral of Basir Munir Al-Barsh at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza

Israeli attacks kill at least four in Gaza - medic

Palestinian health officials have said Israeli fire killed at least four people in the Gaza, including a 10-year-old girl and the son of a top government official.

Middle East • 19 Sep

Saudi claims Houthis fired ballistic missile at Riyadh

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis has claimed that the group fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh at dawn before it was intercepted and destroyed, after residents reported blasts in the Saudi capital.

Middle East • 19 Sep

Iran claims it struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have said they struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, according to state news agency IRNA, as a British maritime agency also reported an attack.

Middle East • 18 Sep

Yemen's Houthi armed forces patrol as Yemeni prisoners loyal to the Houthi authorities arrive in the capital Sanaa

Five killed in Houthi, Yemen govt, Saudi Arabia attacks

Saudi Arabia ⁠and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis exchanged fresh strikes across their border and Yemenis took to boats in the Red Sea to escape fighting, as the spreading Middle East war created new threatst o global oil supplies.

Middle East • 17 Sep

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Flydubai pilot says he could not let passengers die

Trump vows to hit Iran hard if linked to flydubai attack

Omani co-pilot was 'acting alone', Israeli officials say

Iran says it receives US response to latest proposal

Pilot tried to crash Tel Aviv-bound plane - Netanyahu

At least seven killed in separate Israeli attacks in Gaza

Passengers describe 'rollercoaster' flydubai flight

What happened on board the rerouted flydubai plane?

Trump denies reports he offered Iran sanctions relief

At least six dead in Gaza strike, including Hamas leader

Iran insists on diplomatic solution as Trump rejects plan

Turkey and Pakistan discuss defence for Saudi Arabia

Fresh talks between US and Iran described as 'productive'

Board of Peace proposes Gaza reconstruction blueprint

Saudi pipeline restarts operations, oil exports to resume

Israeli FA criticism of Hallgrimsson 'unacceptable'

Gaza health officials say Israeli fire kills three

Gaza students return to in-person schooling

'We are failing' - McEntee questions EU's Israel response

Iran and US trade threats amid escalation of regional war

Houthis say 28 Saudi attacks on Yemen over past 24 hours

Israeli attacks kill at least four in Gaza - medic

Saudi claims Houthis fired ballistic missile at Riyadh

Iran claims it struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Five killed in Houthi, Yemen govt, Saudi Arabia attacks