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An FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot identified as Omani national with previous extremism concerns

October 3, 2026 at 9:10 a.m.

The co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight that nearly crashed with 182 people on board has been identified as Hamam al-Hammami, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.

President Trump says Iran will be hit ‘very hard’ if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel

October 1, 2026 at 9:07 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that if Iran is linked to the copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound flight, the Islamic Republic would be struck “very hard.”

Young passengers who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, during a flight on a FlyDubai plane, arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Pilot stabs fellow pilot on flight to Israel before passengers intervene to stop attack

September 30, 2026 at 9:16 p.m.

A pilot stabbed another pilot and then apparently tried to crash to aircraft carrying dozens of Israelis on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Passengers and crew staged a dramatic...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Mediators are working to broker a US-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain

September 28, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

Mediators are working with Iran and the United States on trying to broker a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz, three regional officials and two...

This photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency shows damage to a building after a projectile fell in Al-Tawwal, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, on the southern border with Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia

September 13, 2026 at 12:20 p.m.

The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighboring Saudi Arabia.

A man works aboard a boat as a motorboat leaves a harbor in Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran says it plans to announce a new ‘exclusion zone’ near the Strait of Hormuz

September 6, 2026 at 3:48 p.m.

Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, a claim that the U.S. military dismissed.

People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he’s unhappy with country’s deal with Iran, officials say

August 18, 2026 at 3:58 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy the country is close to a deal with Iran to manage ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz,...

Palestinians remove iron from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the war with Hamas, repair and recycle it for construction, building tents or selling it, in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

US envoy Kushner meets Hamas’ leader in push for a Gaza road map before heading to see Netanyahu

August 16, 2026 at 2:36 p.m.

U.S. negotiator and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza...

FILE – Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)

Iran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close, but one or both would have to back down

August 5, 2026 at 9:53 p.m.

Iran and Oman have moved closer to an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz.

FILE – A man sits on a surfboard as a container ship and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP, File)

Iran and Oman make progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, officials say

August 4, 2026 at 12:39 p.m.

Iran and the Gulf Arab state of Oman have made progress toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential breakthrough that could help wind down the war...

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