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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday, where he was welcomed by Iraqi officials at Baghdad International Airport, Press TV reported. Ghalibaf travelled from Tehran with a high-level parliamentary delegation for an official visit aimed at discussing regional developments and issues of mutual interest. Read More…
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Yemen’s civil aviation authority has ordered the closure of all airports to air traffic until further notice. Yemen’s internationally recognised government said its forces carried out a strike on Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing there. “The Houthi terrorist militia, supported by the Iranian regime, prevented Yemeni national aircraft from landing at the capital’s airport, Sanaa, and insisted that the Iranian aircraft violate Yemeni airspace. Therefore, the airport runway was targeted,” the government said in a statement. Read More…
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At least 63 people were injured in Iran's attack on Kuwait on Wednesday, including airport workers and passengers, the health ministry said. Read More…
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The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has extended airspace restrictions on all Indian-owned or Indian-operated aircraft until June 23, according to a fresh Notice to Airmen (Notam) issued on Tuesday. A spokesperson of the PAA said the restrictions apply with immediate effect to all Indian-registered aircraft, including commercial and military planes. Read More…
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Qatar Airways says it will resume flights to Baghdad, Basra and Erbil airports in Iraq from May 10. Qatar initially closed its airspace on February 28 following US and Israeli strikes on Iran that launched the war, citing “precautionary measures” taken in response to “the latest developments in the region” and a need to guarantee “the highest levels of safety and security for all flights”. It then partially reopened its airspace on March 6. Read More…
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There remains a major existential crisis to GCC security and stability, to the countries’ economies and to getting back on track, reopening of airspace, normalising airport operations, getting tourists back and getting residents to return. As long as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, and there isn’t that normal maritime activity of cargo vessels of oil and gas, then that remains an existential problem for the GCC. However, after that ceasefire announcement by Trump, there would have been a sigh of relief knowing that the aerial bombardment was unlikely to… Read More…
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European airports could face jet fuel shortages within three weeks if trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz are not fully restored, according to a Financial Times report. The Financial Times, citing a letter from Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) to European Commission officials, reported that the group warned the bloc about dwindling jet fuel reserves across the sector. The letter said airports in Europe could face a “systemic shortage” of jet fuel unless trade through the Strait of Hormuz returns to normal within three weeks. Read More…
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Israel has claimed that it had attacked dozens of aircrafts and helicopters belonging to the Iranian Air Force at three airports across the capital, Tehran. In a statement, Israel claimed its air force "carried out overnight a wide wave of strikes against the Iranian Air Force at airports in Tehran.” It added: “Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted the strikes against Iranian aircrafts and helicopters, as well as infrastructure used for military purposes at three airports across Tehran: Bahram Airport, Mehrabad Airport, and Azmayesh Airport.” Read More…
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A drone attack has targeted the US diplomatic and logistics centre in Baghdad’s international airport complex, AFP news agency is reporting quoting two Iraqi security sources. The airport complex houses an Iraqi military base, as well as the US facility. Read More…
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Sri Lanka refused permission to the United States to station two of its warplanes at an airport in the island's south in early March, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told parliament. "They wanted to bring two warplanes armed with eight anti-ship missiles from a base in Djibouti to the Mattala International Airport from March 4 to 8 and we said 'no'," Dissanayake said. Read More…
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