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UAE Attorney General: Flydubai Co-Pilot Began Carrying Out a Terrorist Operation
Al-Taj News – UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al-Shamsi announced Saturday that investigations into the Flydubai flight incident revealed that the co-pilot had begun carrying out a terrorist operation. Al-Shamsi explained that the co-pilot began implementing his plan during the flight, assaulting the pilot inside the cockpit using an “emergency axe” and attempting to take control of the aircraft’s controls.…
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Reuters: Smoke and Fire Seen Near Aramco Facility in Riyadh
Al-Taj News – Reuters reported Saturday that a cloud of smoke and flames was rising near an Aramco facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The agency quoted an eyewitness as saying that he saw a large cloud of smoke and flames rising in the vicinity of a facility belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh on Saturday. This comes amid escalating hostilities…
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Saudi-Led Coalition: Houthis Are Seeking Fake Victories
Al-Taj News – The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen confirmed that the “Houthi claims of targeting Riyadh today, Saturday, are misleading,” noting that their losses have driven them to seek fake victories. Al-Maliki attributed the Houthis’ behavior, in statements to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, to an “attempt to divert attention from the scale of the losses and growing public anger over the…
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United States Expels Two Iranian Diplomats After They Ignored Request to Leave the Country
Al-Taj News – A US official said, in comments carried by Axios, that US authorities expelled two members of the Iranian delegation who attended the United Nations General Assembly sessions in New York after they failed to comply with Washington’s request to leave the country. According to the US official, the State Department sent a request on Monday to the…
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Yemeni Armed Forces Announce Strikes Against Houthis in Sanaa
Al-Taj News – The Yemeni Armed Forces said early Sunday that they were carrying out strikes against the Houthis in the capital, Sanaa, and the group’s stronghold in Saada. A spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces said the forces were targeting what they described as “vital targets,” without providing further details. The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV channel had reported that…
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The UAE Opens Investigation into Security Incident on Board Flydubai Flight
Al-Taj News – The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the security incident that occurred Wednesday on board Flydubai flight FZ1073, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Airport. The authority explained in a statement published by the Emirates News Agency (WAM) that the flight, which was traveling from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion…
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5 Syrians Killed in Armed Attack on Bus in Homs
Al-Taj News – A Syrian security source reported that 5 people were killed and others injured in an attack on a bus in Homs Governorate. Unknown gunmen attacked a vehicle belonging to a company carrying engineers and workers on the Masyaf Bridge near Al-Houla, north of Homs. It added that civil defense teams are working to secure the injured, while…
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Netanyahu Reveals the Identity of the “Real Hero” on the Flydubai Flight
Al-Taj News – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Wednesday the identity of the pilot who was stabbed aboard a Flydubai flight, explaining that he is from India and is named Smit Matchhar. Netanyahu praised the aircraft captain and said he was “the real hero,” noting that he displayed “exceptional courage” and saved the lives of 174 people.” He…
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Embassy of India in Saudi Arabia: Condition of Flydubai Captain Is Stable
Al-Taj News – The Indian Embassy in Riyadh announced on Wednesday that the condition of Indian pilot Smit Matchhar is stable after he was stabbed aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that made an emergency landing in Tabuk. The diplomatic mission said in a statement: “Our embassy in Riyadh and our consulate in Jeddah are monitoring the…
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Tabuk Airport: All Flydubai Passengers Departed for Their Final Destination on an Alternative Flight
Al-Taj News – Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Airport said that all passengers on the Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv departed for their final destination on an alternative flight. Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in the city of Tabuk announced that all passengers aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, which made an emergency landing at the airport today, Wednesday, departed for their…
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