Two Maldivian pilots employed by flydubai have been arrested by UAE police as part of the investigation into the attempted hijacking of FZ1073 on September 30

Images emerging on social media appear to show container ship GFS PRIDE partially submerged and smoking as a tugboat manoeuvrers it from the stern

Etihad Airways flights between Abu Dhabi and Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh have been cancelled due to regional disruption, company statement.Qatar Airways flights to and from Riyadh (RUH) and Dammam (DMM) airports are temporarily suspended, per company statement

Iranian Armed Forces Spokesman: Continued reliance on US security umbrella will only lead to exorbitant costs and flawed calculations.

Iran's Foreign Ministry: Security will not return to the Strait of Hormuz as long as the United States continues its blockade and economic war against Iran

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard: Fire on oil tanker after collision with a vessel during attempt to cross an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz

The IRGC Navy issued a warning over VHF Channel 16 to six vessels anchored around 16.5 nautical miles north-northwest of Ras al Khaimah, UAE, Ambrey Intelligence said in an alert. "The vessels were advised to heave up anchor, exit the area immediately, and transit to Dubai anchorage," Ambrey noted

Multiple vessels have been hit and crude leaks all over. Today's optical image. Details soon

The U.S. State Department has issued an alert to Americans currently in the Middle East, urging them to "exercise heightened vigilance due to the complex security environment." The State Department added: "The hostilities have the potential to escalate rapidly

In significant sign of continued Saudi-UAE engagement despite loads of reporting on rift, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and UAE Investment Minister Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi sign MoU to deepen cooperation on electricity trade, power grids and rail connectivity

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa discussed in a phone call the latest developments in the Middle East and their implications for the region's future, security and stability. The phone call comes a day after al-Sharaa met with Saudi Crown Prince MbS who reportedly asked Syria to send forces to Yemen to fight alongside Saudi-backed forces

3 suspicious cargo aircraft spotted heading from the UAE towards East Africa, likely Ethiopia: - Vise Air Il-76TD 7Q-VZZ from Al Reef Airbase in Abu Dhabi; - Vise Air Il-76TD 7Q-VAF from Al Ain Airport; - Batot Air Il-76TD XT-ABL from Al Reef Airbase

Shin Bet agents are participating in the interrogation of the copilot who attempted to carry out a terror attack on a flydubai flight last week. Interrogators from Israel's domestic security agency flew to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the questioning of Hamam al-Hammami

State Dept approves over $2 bln in weapons sales to Middle East: UAE: 10,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II (APKWS-II) guidance sections for $1.04B Kuwait: Patriot Missile Repair and Return services for $400M Egypt: Javelin missile systems for $832M

The Attorney General of the United Arab Emirates: Final results of the investigation will be announced upon completion of necessary procedures

A senior UAE official tells: "We are not 100% certain yet, but there is a growing assessment that Iran was responsible for the incident." The injured Indian pilot is already in the UAE, the official says. The pilot suspected of carrying out the attack will be questioned upon arrival in the UAE by officials from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel

Emirates Airways flight EK31 from Dubai to London is now diverting to Frankfurt, reasons unknown, to be followed

Emirates says it is suspending all codeshare flights with flydubai to and from Tel Aviv until further notice, meaning passengers booked through Emirates will not be accepted for travel to Israel. Customers already en route will be supported, the airline says

UAE Civil Aviation Authority: Investigation teams continue to coordinate with relevant parties to determine the circumstances of the Fly Dubai incident.

PM Netanyahu in a statement says that 1 of the pilots had stabbed the other one and locked himself inside the cockpit, then passengers and crew had swarmed the cockpit, bursted inside and subdued the attacker as he was attempting to disable and damage other flight control systems

Defense Minister Israel Katz: The serious incident aboard the FlyDubai aircraft was a jihadist terrorist attack, the terrorist had one objective: to crash the aircraft with all of its passengers onboard

Dubai: Authorities urge everyone to refrain from speculation while investigations are underway

Fly Dubai: The reasons and motives behind this incident remain unknown and are subject to a formal investigation.

A sharp confrontation reportedly erupted between Transportation Minister Miri Regev and the head of the Shin Bet during the security assessment over whether flights between Israel and the UAE should be allowed to continue

The Israeli Air Force is requesting Saudi authorization to evacuate the stranded Israelis, with 3 Hercules transport aircraft ready for the mission. The security assessment led by PM Netanyahu remains ongoing. Saudi approval has not yet been granted

Israeli transport minister calls for halt to Fly Dubai flights to Israel

Suspected incident under investigation: One of the @flydubai pilots allegedly attempted to crash the plane; the second pilot and Israeli passengers intervened and prevented it. This could explain the Flightradar data showing that the Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv descended 14,000 feet in just one minute (approximately 4,200 meters)

A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX operating flight FZ1073, carrying approximately 180 passengers, including 150 Israelis, landed at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The aircraft was en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv when it abruptly changed course over Jordan toward Saudi Arabia, initially squawking emergency code 7700 before switching to 7500, which indicates a hijacking or unlawful interference. The distress signals reportedly prompted Israeli officials to convene emergency security meetings and scramble fighter jets over fears of a possible hijacking. However, Israeli security sources later attributed the incident to an altercation between the pilots aboard the aircraft. Notably, flight-tracking data showed the aircraft descending rapidly from 34,000 ft to 14,400 ft in just under four minutes after changing course

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman invited UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan to visit Saudi Arabia, as Riyadh faces growing pressure from Houthi missile and drone attacks

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi on Sunday and met Emirati President Mohammed Bin Zayed (MBZ), sources say. The visit comes two weeks after @haaretz revealed the warning MBZ gave Netanyahu days before