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Israel to ramp up pilot checks after flydubai scare
By Alexander Cornwell and Joanna PlucinskaSept 30 (Reuters) - Israel is set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's o…
A pilot brawl, then a rapid descent: passengers recount chaos on flydubai flight
By Alexander Cornwell and Lina ObeidJERUSALEM, Sept 30 - When flydubai flight FZ1073 suddenly plunged from over 30,000 feet on Wednesday, passenger Almog Italie said it felt like …
Tunisian president eases cybercrime penalties after rights groups' criticism
By Tarek AmaraTUNIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday eased penalties under a cybercrime decree that human rights groups had said was designed to muz…
Turkey freezes ex-minister's assets as fund scandal grows
Turkish prosecutors have moved to freeze the assets of a senior governing party official and former minister who resigned at the weekend over allegations she profited from an inve…
FlyDubai incident spotlights key global link for Israeli travelers
The flight carrying 174 passengers was en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv when an incident in the cockpit prompted an emergency landing.
Turkey seizes Iran’s Caspian Airlines jet over $3.4M debt
The court-ordered seizure at Istanbul Airport comes as Iranian carriers face mounting pressure from sweeping new US aviation sanctions.
Saudi Arabia turned down Israeli request to allow its planes to pick up Israeli passengers, security sources say
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia turned down a request by Israel to allow its planes to bring back Israeli passengers from a flydubai flight that made an emergency landing…
US ceasefire plan for Sudan could lead to Libya-style partition, adviser says
By Khalid AbdelazizSept 30 (Reuters) - A US ceasefire proposal to pause Sudan's civil war could push the country towards a Libya-style partition in its current form, a top adviser…
Italy's main opposition PD boycotts antisemitism bill vote amid split on left
By Angelo AmanteROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Italy's Democratic Party did not take part in a parliamentary committee vote on Wednesday on a highly contested bill against antisemitism…
Israelis march between once-closed West Bank settlements
Hundreds of Israelis marched Wednesday between newly rebuilt settlements in the northern West Bank to celebrate a Jewish holiday, a symbolic show of their return to an area …
