airspace

Illustration - Analysis - Israel/Turkey/Syria
Post-Assad Syria
Analysis
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How Syria's skies are becoming a new Israel-Turkey battleground

Analysis: Since Assad's fall, Israel has operated with few constraints over Syrian airspace. Turkey's growing military presence threatens to change that

Paul Iddon
24 August, 2026
Illustration - Analysis - Middle East airspace
US-Israel war on Iran
In-depth
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How the Iran-Israel war shut down the Middle East's airspace

Joseph Hayat
25 June, 2025
Thousands of people have been stranded at Beirut and other airports [Getty]
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
Live Story

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
Live Story

Turkey 'stops Israeli president visiting COP29 summit': report

The New Arab Staff
18 November, 2024
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
Qatar airways
Qatar
World
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Qatar gets UN green light for airspace expansion

The New Arab Staff
01 August, 2021
Benjamin Netanyahu
security
MENA
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Gantz slams Netanyahu over tit-for-tat airspace spat with Jordan

The New Arab Staff
15 March, 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [Getty]
visit
MENA
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Netanyahu says row with Jordan over UAE trip settled

The New Arab Staff
12 March, 2021
Qatar Airways
travel
MENA
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Bahrain opens airspace to Qatar airplanes as blockade eased

The New Arab Staff
11 January, 2021
Israel warplane -- getty
warplanes
MENA
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Israeli warplanes fly low over Beirut terrorising Lebanese

The New Arab Staff
11 January, 2021
netanyahu bibi
normalisation
MENA
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Netanyahu: direct Israel-UAE flights will continue

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 September, 2020
israel uae flight - Getty
normalisation
MENA
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Saudi allows overflights by UAE services to 'all countries'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 September, 2020
Netanyahu
UAE
MENA
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Netanyahu confirms Israel-UAE flights will cross Saudi airspace

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 August, 2020
El Al Israel - Getty
Sudan
MENA
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Sudan gives Israel approval to use its airspace

The New Arab
06 February, 2020
Lionel Messi - Getty
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Argentina to 'use Saudi airspace' for Israel match

The New Arab
07 November, 2019
imran khan getty
Pakistan
MENA
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Imran Khan considers closing Pakistan's air space to India

The New Arab
27 August, 2019
katz getty
UAE
MENA
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Israeli FM flies over Saudi airspace with Riyadh's permission

The New Arab
09 July, 2019
Iran jet
Iraq
MENA
Live Story

US warns airliners travelling through Iranian airspace

The New Arab
11 September, 2018
ISRAEL-INDIA-SAUDI-AVIATION-DIPLOMACY
Saudi Arabia
Analysis
Live Story

How Riyadh is using airspace as a geopolitical weapon

Alex Macheras
06 April, 2018
Trump - AFP
US
MENA
Live Story

Trump urges Saudi Arabia to restore ties with Qatar

The New Arab & agencies
04 April, 2018