Flydubai's security gaps nearly delivered a disaster in Tel Aviv
An Omani co-pilot's attempt to crash a plane into Ben Gurion Airport exposes a systemic failure in aviation vetting that the UAE cannot ignore.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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Vetting loophole turns FlyDubai cockpit into a terror front
An Omani co-pilot's axe attack on a Tel Aviv flight exposes dangerous aviation blind spots as Israel's leaders trade blame before an election.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Flydubai negligence let a radical pilot attack a Tel Aviv flight
Flydubai hired Hamam al-Hammami despite his history of extremism, leading to a cockpit attack that now risks sparking a wider conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Houthis seize Mayun Island as US and Saudi Arabia fail
If you want to know the price of a mistake made by people in air-conditioned offices who have never seen a basis chart or a dry well, you don’t look at a press release.
By Ruth Behrens ·
Houthis seize Perim Island, and the US is practicing abdication
The seizure of Perim Island is not a mere footnote in a localized civil war; it is a strategic lever being pressed against the throat of the global economy.
By Emilio Quesada ·
Trump’s blockade rhetoric chokes Strait of Hormuz for profit
The Mediterranean has seen its own vital passages—the Rhône, the Po—threatened by neglect and the slow rot of capital.
By Sophie Naimi ·
Organised crime suspect Daniel Kinahan extradited from Dubai
The sheer logistics described in the reporting surrounding Daniel Kinahan’s extradition are staggering—a bulletproof van for high-risk prisoners, armed gardaí, members of the…
By Nikhil Raghavan ·