UAE Airspace Closures Cause Sharjah Airport Flight Disruptions: What Travellers Need to Know As the US and Israel’s military strikes on Iran continue to escalate into a wider regional confrontation, civil aviation in the United Arab Emirates is facing unprecedented disruption, including at Sharjah International Airport (SHJ). Authorities at Sharjah Airport have issued an urgent […]
TOI Correspondent from Washington: For nearly a decade, US President and MAGA supremo Donald Trump fashioned his political identity around a simple, potent pledge: end America’s “endless wars.” He derided the foreign policy establishment as reckless interventionists and insisted he alone could resist the military-industrial complex. “I am the most militaristic person there is, but […]
Russia, China condemn killing of Khamenei in US-Israel strikes (Picture credit: AP) The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US–Israeli strikes has drawn strong reactions from both Russia and China, with leaders in Moscow and Beijing sharply criticising the move and urging an immediate halt to military operations.Khamenei, 86, was killed […]
Iran fired two missiles in the direction of Cyprus, where the United Kingdom maintains military bases, defence secretary John Healey said, warning that the retaliation from Tehran showed signs of being indiscriminate.Speaking to Trevor Phillips on Sky News, Mr Healey said: “We are pretty sure they weren’t targeted at our bases.” However, he added that […]
Source: US Central Command (X) Operation Epic Fury, the coordinated American strikes on Iran orchestrated by Donald Trump, killed Tehran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump’s weekend military action in the Middle East involved a combination of missiles, stealth fighters and suicide drones targeting Iran’s high-profile military projects, while also relying on advanced air defences […]
UAE Shifts All Schools and Universities to Distance Learning as Iran vs US-Israel Conflict Escalates In response to growing regional security concerns tied to the recent escalation between Iran, the United States and Israel, which has seen missiles fired and emergency alerts issued across the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates has announced a temporary shift […]
Dubai Airport Emergency: DXB Confirms Four Injured in Concourse Incident Amid Regional Tensions And Attacks Between Iran and US-Israel Dubai International Airport (DXB), one of the world’s busiest travel hubs, was rocked by an incident early on March 1, 2026, that resulted in minor damage to a concourse and four people being injured, Dubai Airports […]
Abu Dhabi Airports Issue Urgent Advisory for Zayed International Airport Amid Iran, US and Israel Conflict In the wake of a sudden surge in Middle East hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran, aviation authorities in the United Arab Emirates have issued urgent advisories for passengers planning to travel through major hubs, especially Zayed […]
Right-wing commentator Laura Loomer has accused Fox News host Tucker Carlson of being “a fraud” and of hating India, saying he attacks the country in the same way he criticises Israel.“It’s so funny watching @TuckerCarlson attack India the same way he’s attacking Israel to simp for Muslims,” Loomer wrote on X. She added: “How long […]
US President Donald Trump said no final agreement was reached for a nuclear deal after having a three-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and warned Iran of consequences if negotiations failed. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that he insisted to Israeli PM Netanyahu during their White House meeting Wednesday that […]
