Oman
Tanker in Strait of Hormuz hit by explosives attached to small boat, crew reported safe
According to UKTMO, the vessel was approached by a smaller ship that attached the explosives to the hull above the waterline. The subsequent blasts resulted in a fire in the vessel's engine room.
Turkey waiting for sale contract from Qatar for Eurofighter Typhoon jets, defense ministry says
Flydubai hijacking attempt exposes major gaps in Israel's aviation security, experts warn
Failure to activate Hormuz fertilizer plan could trigger food crisis, UN official says
UK Maritime confirms tanker struck by drone in vicinity of Oman's Sohar port
Local authorities are assisting with the crew's evacuation, UKMTO said, adding that the extent of the damage and the environmental impact are currently unknown.
Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria leading options for Abraham Accords expansion, CSA report assesses
CSA released its “Abraham Accords Expansion Opportunities: Middle East Analysis” report on October 8, assessing nine Muslim-majority countries without formal diplomatic relations with Israel.
My Word: A hijacked world agenda - opinion
The flydubai attack could have been an Israeli 9/11. Instead, ordinary passengers became heroes and took control of their own survival.
Flydubai co-pilot planned attack on Israel months before attempted hijacking, investigation reveals
According to the WSJ, Hammami told investigators that he had sought to crash a plane into an Israeli target, such as Ben-Gurion Airport, due to the situation in Gaza.
Flydubai hijacker studied in UK, New Zealand, Australia, countries investigating - report
Hammami trained with L3 Airline Academy, now a part of Acron Aviation, a pilot-training company with centers in Britain, including in Southampton and Bournemouth.
Israel let over 1,000 aviation crew members from banned countries enter despite restrictions
The report further cited an internal security document stating that the Transportation Ministry is the sole entity responsible for screening foreign aviation crew members.
Nearly torn apart midair: A step-by-step rundown of the flydubai hijacking - explainer
"If Yaniv Hayun had pulled the controls hard upward while in the dive, he would have crashed the plane. The plane would have broken apart in the air," Ben Caspit explained.
New Zealand police probes flydubai hijacker's time spent in island country - report
Additionally, the New Zealand Herald reported that Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot whom Hammami attacked aboard the flydubai flight, had trained in the island country.
The flydubai attack was a failure before it was a plot - analysis
Officials in Oman and Australia reportedly raised concerns about the flydubai co-pilot. Whatever the Iran probe finds, investigators must explain why the warnings failed to stop him from flying.
Flydubai hijacker researched airlines, planned killing pilot, crash into Tel Aviv skyscraper
"The dream was to crash into Ben-Gurion Airport," Omani pilot Hamam al-Hammami said during interrogation, an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.