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A plane takes off as a flydubai aircraft sits on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo)
Dubai repatriation flights nixed after UAE pulls landing permit for Israeli carriers
By Sharon Wrobel
Arkia, Israir and El Al flights canceled day before repatriation flights were set to be completed, with Israelis stranded in wake of attempted flydubai terror attack
Passengers from flydubai flight FZ1073 walk through the arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport, after their original flight from Dubai to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following a terror attack by the copilot, who attacked the captain and tried to crash the plane, September 30, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 4, 2026, 9:41 pm
Security hurdles slow airlines’ effort to bring stranded Israelis home from Dubai
Air bridge is delayed as heightened security demands following the flydubai terror attack force checked luggage onto separate planes from passenger flights
By Sharon Wrobel
An Arkia plane takes off at Ben Gurion Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 2, 2026, 10:58 am
Arkia, Israir indicate UAE rescue flights are a go after El Al scraps its Friday repatriations
Statement from Israel’s flagship carrier says its landing permit was revoked, but other Israeli airlines say they have the necessary approvals to fly
By Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff
Footage aired on Channel 12 news on October 1, 2026, shows the moments after passengers thwarted an alleged attempt to crash a flydubai airliner on September 30, 2026. (Channel 12)
October 2, 2026, 12:30 am
The wounded captain, the bound attacker, shouts for a doctor and a pilot: New video shows chaos on flydubai flight
Captain Machchhar filmed explaining he can no longer squeeze his hand shut, after copilot ‘hit me so many times’; footage also shows passengers and crew guarding assailant: ‘This is terrorist, you understand?’
By ToI Staff
Parked airplanes at Ben Gurion Airport, August 8, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90/File)
October 1, 2026, 7:36 pm
Israeli carriers to start UAE repatriation flights Friday after flydubai cockpit attack
After flydubai suspends Tel Aviv route, El Al, Arkia and Israir plan special flights to pick up stranded Israelis from Dubai; others seek return via nearby Cyprus and Greece
By Sharon Wrobel
Passengers embark on a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 1, 2026, 3:27 pm
UAE says probing whether attack on flydubai flight to Israel was terror
Initial probe into Omani pilot being carried out by Saudis, who will hand him over to Emiratis once done; Herzog recommends presidential medal for Israelis who thwarted attack
By Agencies, ToI Staff, Lazar Berman and Sharon Wrobel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Yaniv Hayun, one of the Israelis who helped subdue a flydubai copilot who allegedly sought to crash a plane full of Israelis, on the passengers' return to Ben Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
September 30, 2026, 11:26 pm
Flydubai attack becomes election flashpoint as opponents draw Oct. 7 parallels
Government allies say attack vindicates Netanyahu’s warnings of pre-vote attacks; opposition says it instead recalls state’s security failures, civilians forced to fend for themselves
By Ariela Karmel
Passengers from a flydubai flight whose copilot allegedly sought to hijack and crash the plane arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, September 30, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 30, 2026, 7:02 pm
Passengers laud ‘heroism’ of Israelis who subdued flydubai flight attacker, as videos show moments of fear
Passenger Tzvika Manes describes a crew member entering cockpit and throwing copilot out, as he and two other Israelis jumped on him, tied him up with airline headphones
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and AFP
A passenger is seen with a bloodied shirt aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that suffered an emergency mid-air, with the copilot subdued after stabbing the captain in an alleged attempt to crash the plane full of Israelis, September 30, 2026 (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 30, 2026, 2:44 pm
Copilot subdued after stabbing pilot in alleged attempt to crash plane full of Israelis
Flydubai flight from UAE lands safely in Saudi Arabia with no non-crewmembers seriously hurt after Israeli passengers rush cockpit, subdue stabber; Israeli warplanes were scrambled
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Logos of Bitcoin and different cryptocurrencies are displayed during the Token2049 conference at the Token2049 conference in Dubai on May 1, 2025. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
August 8, 2026, 3:33 am
US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Treasury Department also blacklists founder of Shelbit, which Reuters identified as the hub of a $4 billion Iranian sanctions evasion scheme
By Reuters
A man walks past shops in a mall in Dubai, where, amid Iranian attacks, people are beginning to shop for new clothes and gifts ahead of the start of the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, on March 16, 2026. (AFP)
June 25, 2026, 2:52 pm
Dubai enlisting businesses to help keep it a tourism and finance hub after Iran war
Officials including crown prince gathered hundreds of businesspeople on March 10 in bid to limit economic pain, but returning to status quo ante will take time
By Reuters
Residents and officers from Israel's Home Front Command inspect a house destroyed by an Iranian missile strike in the northern town of Zarzir, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
March 13, 2026, 11:46 am
Woman wounded by shrapnel, dozens lightly hurt as Iranian missile hits northern town
US military announces 4 killed in aircraft crash; IDF strikes 200 targets in Iran over past day, including underground weapons site; French soldier killed in Iraq, 2 dead in Oman
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and Diana Bletter
This handout photo taken on March 11, 2026 and released by the Royal Thai Navy shows smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack, March 11, 2026. (ROYAL THAI NAVY / AFP)
March 11, 2026, 12:32 pm
3 ships hit in Gulf as Iran targets oil-exporting neighbors, vows oil price will hit $200 a barrel
Pentagon says troops destroyed 16 Iranian minelaying vessels; drones impact near Dubai airport; after Tehran bank reportedly struck, regime says US and Israel ‘forcing our hand’ to target their economic centers
By Agencies
Illustrative: Israelis stranded in Dubai board a foreign plane chartered by Israir to Aqaba airport in Jordan, March 6, 2026. (Courtesy Israir)
March 9, 2026, 7:20 pm
First flights bringing Israelis back home from Dubai land at Ben Gurion Airport
604 Israelis stuck since start of Iran war arrive on flydubai flights in Tel Aviv; over 50% of Israelis stranded abroad on eve of war return home via air and land border routes
By Sharon Wrobel
Screenshots from a video posted on social media on March 7, 2026 shows an impact and smoke rising from the Dubai International Airport. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 7, 2026, 6:11 pm
Israel pauses UAE repatriation efforts as Dubai airport hit by drone attack
Some 4,000 Israelis are still believed stranded in Gulf state amid war with Iran; report says Israel is considering a special military op to bring them back
By ToI Staff and AFP
A view of downtown Dubai on March 3, 2026. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
March 4, 2026, 10:19 pm
Grounded by war, Dubai’s super-rich are paying megabucks to flee hard-hit UAE
Turkish family drives six hours through desert to Oman, paying $200,000 to fly from Muscat to Geneva, as missiles shake glitzy city once known for its opulence and safety
By Alex Nicoll
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