Terror-Related Images Found on Social Media Tied to FlyDubai Attack Suspect: Report
CNN said two deleted LinkedIn posts appeared within about nine hours of the attack and included al-Qaida figures and cockpit footage.
- On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, FlyDubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami allegedly attacked Capt. Smit Machchhar mid-flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia with 182 people aboard.
- Previously removed from Oman Air for extremist views, al-Hammami is under investigation after social media accounts linked to him posted images of al-Qaida figures following the mid-air assault.
- The United States military is reassessing its regional footprint due to serious base damage and munitions depletion, completing strategic withdrawals from Iraq and Syria by September 30.
- Designating the episode a terrorist attack, United Arab Emirates authorities are investigating whether al-Hammami acted alone or received outside direction as aviation security risks surge.
- Regional powers are creating competing partnerships—the Israel-UAE alliance, Mecca alliance, and Saudi-Pakistan Defence Pact—while many GCC countries explore bringing Iran into broader security frameworks for regional stability.
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Dubai, 3 Oct (EFE).- Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said this Saturday that the "last terrorist attack", in reference to last Wednesday's Flydubai FZ1073 flight covering the Dubai and Tel Aviv routes, is a new warning that "the fight" against extremism "has not [...] The UAE entry says that the "last terrorist act" is a warning that the struggle is not over was first published in HolaNew…
Flydubai attack, UK base arrests: Terror shadow looms as war rages on, US and Israel head for polls
The two upcoming events — the Israeli elections and the US midterm elections — could produce political outcomes that may be unfavourable for the region. However, it is beyond doubt that the US-Israel war on Iran has resulted in multiple unintended consequences that the region and global community will have to cope with for years
Anwar Gargash: UAE Has No Tolerance for Extremism, No Leniency Toward Hate Rhetoric
His Excellency Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Advisor to His Highness the President of the UAE, affirmed that the UAE’s early and firm stance is that there is no tolerance for extremism and no leniency towards its rhetoric, because security begins with confronting hatred and drying up the sources of extremism.His Excellency said in a post on his X account: “The region’s struggle with extremism continues, and justifying terrorism with…
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