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Samir 'Abu Hamza' Mohtadi appears on 'The Aydin Show' on YouTube, in an interview published April 14, 2020. (Screenshot)
October 12, 2026, 10:05 am
Melbourne Islamic preacher linked to flydubai terrorist condemns ‘false accusations’
Omani copilot Hamam al-Hammami, inspired by 9/11 in his quest to crash plane of Israelis, attended Samir ‘Abu Hamza’ Mohtadi’s community center, UAE prosecutor says
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends the foundation stone ceremony of the Innovation and Excellence Compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 9, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)
October 8, 2026, 11:58 pm
Palestinian factions discuss delaying their first legislative elections in 20 years
Abbas’s Fatah says no final decision made on November 28 vote; needs to consult with other factions and PLO executive committee; Islamic Jihad says elections to be delayed
By ABBY SEWELL, SAM METZ 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
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
Among the saviors of a flydubai airliner after a September 30, 2026, attack by its copilot: L-R top row: Captain Smit Machchhar (Danny Danon via X), Asaf Rajuan (Jack GUEZ/AFP); L-R bottom row: Yaniv Hayun (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum), Tzvika Manes. (Screenshot/Channel 12)
October 1, 2026, 12:53 am
Hailing pilot and three Israeli heroes, passengers say midair ‘miracles’ thwarted alleged attempt to crash plane
Indian flydubai pilot saluted for using ‘last moments of his energy’ to click open cockpit door so knife-wielding copilot could be subdued by Israelis, one of whom says he knew how to stabilize plane from watching TV show about air crashes
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian, Sharon Wrobel and Nava Freiberg
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
The head offices of Iran’s Bank Melli in Dubai’s Deira district are pictured on March 9, 2026. (AFP)
September 23, 2026, 6:17 pm
UAE central bank sanctions local branches of Iran’s Bank Melli
Announcement accuses Iranian bank of violating local laws, including those against terror financing, in latest move against Islamic Republic by historical economic lifeline
By Agencies
From left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida and Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool Photo via AP, Screen capture/Facebook, AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
September 18, 2026, 6:17 pm
Ex-PA minister says he’ll soon reveal his pre-Oct. 7 mediation between Israel and Hamas, and message he conveyed from Sinwar
Journalist subsequently identifies Sufian Abu Zaida as go-between who delivered Hamas chief’s threat of impending ‘earthquake,’ which spurred call to Netanyahu from UAE leader
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
The logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seen during the opening of the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair for mechanical and electrical engineering and digital industries, on March 31, 2025 in Hanover, northern Germany. (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN / AFP)
September 16, 2026, 6:39 am
Amazon’s AWS unable to restore access at some Mideast data centers after Iran war damage
Cloud computing unit says it’s working to help customers reestablish operations in other regions after facilities in Bahrain, UAE were damaged
By Feras Dalatey
Iranian shop owner Morteza Asaadi (L) attends to a customer at his shop in downtown Bur Dubai on September 3, 2026. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
September 13, 2026, 10:01 pm
Iranian imports to Dubai continue despite UAE’s wartime ban on trade with Tehran
Wholesalers say they are still sourcing Iranian goods through Omani ports, following the United Arab Emirates’ formal suspension of economic ties with the Islamic Republic.
By Sahar Al Attar
This handout image provided by the UAE Ministry Of Presidential Affairs shows (R to L) UAE Presiednt Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan meeting with Saleh Boucha, the special envoy of the president of Algeria, at the Sea Palace in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on January 24, 2023. (Mohamed AL-HAMMADI/UAE’s Ministry of Presidential Affairs/AFP)
September 10, 2026, 5:20 pm
Algeria severs diplomatic ties with UAE, citing its ‘provocative or hostile’ actions
Algiers summons Emirati ambassador after issuing ‘repeated warnings’ to Abu Dhabi, which it has clashed with over normalization with Israel and Morocco’s claims to Western Sahara
By Agencies
Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, son of Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Yusuf al-Qaradawi, speaks during a demonstration to denounce the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabian consulate headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 5, 2018. (OZAN KOSE / AFP)
September 5, 2026, 10:10 am
UAE president pardons son of Muslim Brotherhood’s late spiritual leader
Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was extradited from Lebanon to UAE and sentenced to 10 years in jail for activities that ‘undermine public security’
By AFP and ToI Staff
US Sailors signal an F-35C Lightning II on the flight deck of the USS George Washington, in a photo released August 30, 2026. (US Navy photo)
August 31, 2026, 7:54 pm
Trump vows response to Iranian strike on US troops in Jordan as tensions ratchet up
‘We’re going to hit them hard,’ US president says; Tehran source downplays flare-up, says it’s ‘limited and contained’; US vows to persist with economic pressure campaign
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: An intercepted projectile falls into the sea near Dubai's Palm Jumeirah archipelago on March 1, 2026. (FADEL SENNA / AFP)
August 19, 2026, 6:24 pm
UAE imposes financial embargo on Iran after missiles target ‘maritime traffic’
UAE defense ministry says two Iranian missiles fell into the sea; Iran’s foreign ministry calls allegations ‘baseless’
By Michael Georgy
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, August 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
August 19, 2026, 5:28 pm
Trump shifts approach to waiting Iran out as Tehran intensifies threats on Gulf, Europe
CNN says US freezing talks, Trump thinks Iran will cave due to economic pressure; Tehran warns EU could be hit if war renews, NATO vows response; UAE cuts economic ties with regime
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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