airspace

Illustration - Analysis - Middle East airspace
Israel-Iran conflict
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How the Iran-Israel war shut down the Middle East's airspace

With airspace over multiple countries closed and thousands of flights cancelled or rerouted, the Iran-Israel war brought chaos to air travel in the Middle East

Joseph Hayat
25 June, 2025
Thousands of people have been stranded at Beirut and other airports [Getty]
Israel-Iran conflict
MENA
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Airports close across the Mideast amid Israel-Iran conflict

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 June, 2025
Flights cancelled in Beirut following Israeli strike on Iran
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon, Jordan, Syria reopen airspace amid Israel-Iran conflict

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 June, 2025
isaac herzog
Israel
MENA
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Turkey 'stops Israeli president visiting COP29 summit': report

The New Arab Staff
18 November, 2024
Many rockets, fired from Iran, are seen over Jerusalem from Hebron, West Bank on October 01, 2024. The Israeli army announced that missiles were fired from Iran towards Israel and sirens were heard across the country, especially in Tel Aviv.
Iran
MENA
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Iran: Gulf states must not allow use of airspace against Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 October, 2024
Iraq- Iranian missile
Gaza War
MENA
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Iraq reopens airspace after Iran's strikes on Israel

Dana Taib Menmy
14 April, 2024
Sudan
MENA
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Sudan extends airspace closure until 15 August amid conflict

The New Arab Staff
31 July, 2023
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey closes airspace to Armenian airline 'without warning'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2023
Oman
MENA
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First Israeli commercial flight moves through Oman airspace

The New Arab Staff
27 February, 2023
Israeli EL AL airline Getty
Israel
MENA
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Israel: Oman to allow Israeli planes through its airspace

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 February, 2023
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanese army shoots at Israeli drone: statement

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 January, 2023
Morocco
Sports
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Direct flight to Algeria for CHAN or boycott, says Morocco

The New Arab Staff
28 December, 2022
Arkia has been forced to cancel flights and issue refunds as a result of the continued Omani ban [Getty]
Oman
MENA
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Oman refusal to open airspace hits Israeli airline hard

The New Arab Staff
22 October, 2022
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi to launch astronauts from SpaceX through Axiom deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 September, 2022
United Arab Emirates
MENA
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United Arab Emirates to launch first lunar rover in November

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 September, 2022
Qatar
MENA
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Gulf neighbours sign deal for expanded Qatar airspace zone

The New Arab Staff
01 September, 2022
Lawrence Abu Hamdan's Airpressure.info exposes Israel's ecology of fear in Lebanon
Israel
Culture
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Lawrence Abu Hamdan exposes Israel's ecology of fear

Rudi Minto De Wijs

Rudi Minto De Wijs

25 August, 2022
normalisation
MENA
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Saudi denies opening airspace to Israel is normalisation

The New Arab Staff
29 July, 2022
United Arab Emirates
MENA
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UAE to send astronaut on six-month space mission in 2023

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2022
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey accuses Greek warplanes of violating airspace

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 April, 2022
President Biden
Russia
World
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Biden announces ban on Russian flights from US airspace

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 March, 2022