Dubai

News
Photos
Videos

DUBAI NEWS

Flydubai case: Why UAE arrested 2 Maldivian pilots after Indian captain Smit Machchhar was attacked

October 14, 2026 3:14 pm

Flydubai hijack plot probe widens as UAE authorities reportedly arrest two Maldivian pilots over their alleged links to the September 30 FZ1073 cockpit incident.

Flydubai FZ1073 attack: 100 passengers plan class-action lawsuit seeking millions

October 12, 2026 4:08 pm

Flydubai FZ1073 passengers plan a class-action suit seeking damages after a cockpit attack; read what compensation they may seek.

Flydubai wants to be back in Tel Aviv after attack on Indian captain Smit Machchhar; Israel refuses

October 07, 2026 5:11 pm

Flydubai said its investigation into the reported attack was concluding and many employees had been fired.

Flydubai Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami planned Tel Aviv crash before joining airline: Report

October 05, 2026 9:11 pm

Two Israeli officials told Reuters the co-pilot allegedly told UAE interrogators he had planned the attack before joining flydubai and had searched for airlines flying to Tel Aviv.

From kadhi-chawal cart to Mercedes: How a Haryana man sold a Dubai dream

October 04, 2026 4:54 pm

Rajesh, who owns of a luxurious farmhouse and drives a Mercedes, operated via a network for duping several people across Haryana: police

Flydubai Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight News Live Updates:

Flydubai attacker studied at British university, backed violence against women, Russia's war

October 05, 2026 4:23 am

A Flydubai co-pilot held over an attempted hijacking wrote posts backing violence against women while at a UK university.

Flydubai hijack, flydubai stabbing, Smit Machchhar

Flydubai FZ1073: Who were mystery pilots who saved the plane after Smit Machchhar was attacked?

October 04, 2026 7:11 am

Two Flydubai pilots were travelling as passengers to operate the aircraft's return journey when the cockpit attack sent FZ1073 into a steep descent; they rushed in and helped stabilise the plane.

Dubai Loop Tunnel Project will create an underground road network designed to transform urban mobility (Image generated using AI)

Dubai Loop Tunnel Project: Why UAE city is building underground road network

October 04, 2026 12:49 pm

Dubai is developing the Dubai Loop, an underground passenger transport network using electric vehicles. Here's why the UAE city is building the project and how it will improve urban mobility.

flydubai incident, indian pilot, axe, Hamam al-Hammami ,

Flydubai co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami: His past, a crash axe, a 'terror' plot -- 5 big updates

October 04, 2026 7:11 am

The Omani co-pilot has been identified as Hamam al-Hammami; the UAE says he used a crash axe to attack Captain Smit Machchhar and attempted to take control of the Tel Aviv-bound flight

UPSC key Captain Smit Machchaar, who allegedly foiled an attempt by his co-pilot to crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in the UAE

Flydubai FZ1073 attack: Co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami hit Smit Machchhar with crash axe, UAE says 'terror act'

October 03, 2026 3:28 pm

An Omani co-pilot used a cockpit crash axe to attack Indian Captain Smit Machchhar on a flydubai flight, forcing an emergency landing as terror probes unfold.