Abu Dhabi temperatures are climbing toward 41°C under partly cloudy skies, marking a sweltering stretch for residents across the United Arab Emirates.

UAE prosecutors disclosed that the Flydubai co-pilot who attacked his captain in a foiled suicide plot against Israel began his radicalisation while studying in Melbourne.

An Omani co-pilot aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv planned a 9/11-inspired suicide attack on Ben Gurion Airport before being subdued by crew.

UAE prosecutors have formally classified a violent midair cockpit altercation aboard a regional flight as an attempted terrorist act, revealing the co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe.

UAE officials have formally classified a violent cockpit assault on a Flydubai flight as a terrorist act, following an attempted takeover by the co-pilot using an emergency axe.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces mounting political scrutiny after international reports alleged Egypt and the UAE warned him of the October 7 Hamas assault.

An Israeli strike in northern Gaza killed four members of a family as regional tensions flare alongside Houthi advances in Yemen and new diplomatic rifts.

Newly surfaced investigative reports reveal that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed and Egyptian intelligence explicitly warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about an impending Hamas attack weeks before October 7.

The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade, commercial exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran until further notice amid escalating regional tensions.

Iran's security council states the strategic waterway will remain closed until Washington meets stringent demands, while UAE reports an ADNOC ship was hit by a missile.

The UAE Ministry of Defence reported that Iranian missiles hit the tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah in Omani territorial waters. The attack resulted in one death and multiple injuries, prompting the UAE to state it reserves the right to respond to the escalation.