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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 350

Laptop ban

A handout photo made available by the Russian Foreign Ministry on May 10, 2017 shows US President Donald J. Trump (C) speaking with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Russian Ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC. (HO / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP)
November 23, 2017, 7:39 am
Trump divulged to Russia details of a daring Israeli raid in Syria — report
Vanity Fair sheds new light on the nature of the information the president handed over to Moscow, and on the damage done to the US-Israel security relationship
By ToI Staff
In this March 22, 2017, photo, an Emirates plane taxis to a gate at Dubai International Airport at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)
October 25, 2017, 9:55 pm
New screenings to start for all US-bound airline passengers
American citizens and foreigners to face interviews before boarding flights in all departure points flying to US
By Jon Gambrell
Illustrative image of Hamas security forces standing guard at the Erez border crossing into Israel, in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip on March 26, 2017. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
August 6, 2017, 10:11 pm
Rights group: Israel bans Gazans from traveling with laptops
Shin Bet says unaware of any restrictions, will look into matter
By Agencies
Kuwaiti social media activist Thamer al-Dakheel Bourashed puts his laptop inside his suitcase at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, before boarding a flight to the United States on March 23, 2017. (AFP/Yasser Al-Zayyat)
July 21, 2017, 9:03 am
US says ban on laptops in airplane cabins has been lifted
Restriction on laptops from many Middle Eastern countries replaced by heightened scrutiny of electronic devices and passengers
By DAVID KOENIG
Kuwaiti social media activist Thamer al-Dakheel Bourashed puts his laptop inside his suitcase at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, before boarding a flight to the United States on March 23, 2017. (AFP/Yasser Al-Zayyat)
July 20, 2017, 11:16 am
US lifts laptop ban on flights from Middle East airports
Saudi Arabia’s national carrier is last airline removed from list as America issues new restrictions on US-bound travelers
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a laptop being used on a plane. (Chris Ison/PA, File via AP)
July 12, 2017, 3:39 pm
US laptop ban lifted in Egypt, Morocco
Just 2 airports, both Saudi, remain under restrictions imposed in March to guard against bombs
By AFP
Illustrative: Royal Jordanian Airlines Airbus A320 in March 2009. (CC BY-SA Björn Strey - IMG_0499 X, Wikimedia Commons)
July 9, 2017, 8:17 pm
Royal Jordanian Airlines says US laptop ban lifted
Enhanced security measures mean Amman carrier now meets Department of Homeland Security’s guidelines
By AFP
In this January 10, 2017, photo, Turkish Airlines aircraft are stationed at Ataturk International Airport covered in snow, in Istanbul, Turkey. (Faik Kaptan/Depo Photos via AP)
July 5, 2017, 4:37 pm
Dubai’s Emirates, Turkish airlines off US laptop ban list
Airlines say they have made adjustments to satisfy US concerns that terror groups might smuggle explosives on board in electronic devices
By Jon Gambrell
July 3, 2017, 2:30 am
US lifts laptop ban for Abu Dhabi carrier
Etihad implements enhanced security measures, additional screening for passengers, reducing fears of terror attack
By AFP
Illustrative photo of a laptop being used on a plane. (Chris Ison/PA, File via AP)
June 29, 2017, 4:26 am
US to toughen airline security without laptop ban expansion
Officials vague on specifics of new program that will affect hundreds of airlines
By Paul Handley
US President Donald Trump (left) meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 10, 2017. (Russian Foreign Ministry via AP)
June 12, 2017, 2:35 pm
Trump’s Russian leak said to reveal Israeli cyber hack of IS bomb cell
NY Times claims US president blew the cover off an Israeli computer unit’s infiltration of terror group, which found it was planning to blow up airliners with exploding laptops
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a laptop being used on a plane. (Chris Ison/PA, File via AP)
May 31, 2017, 10:47 am
US says no laptop ban on board flights from Europe for now
Homeland Security cautions prohibiting electronics on US-bound flights ‘still on the table’ if threat level worsens
By AFP and ToI Staff
A Libyan traveler packs his laptop in his suitcase before boarding his flight for London at Tunis-Carthage International Airport on March 25, 2017.(AFP/Fethi Belaid)
May 28, 2017, 7:36 pm
US weighs banning laptops on international flights
Citing ‘real threats,’ Homeland Security chief says terrorists ‘obsessed’ with idea of downing American passenger plane mid-air
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a laptop being used on a plane. (Chris Ison/PA, File via AP)
May 17, 2017, 4:13 pm
Intel-sharing at heart of US, Europe talks on flight laptop ban
Officials meet to discuss impending decision, which airlines oppose due to the inconvenience to passengers
By AP
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, DC on February 15, 2017. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
May 17, 2017, 12:00 pm
Israeli intelligence source: We must reassess what info we share with US – report
‘We can’t hand over our crown jewels,’ an official says following allegations that US president relayed sensitive Israeli information to Russia
By Jacob Magid
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