European aviation giant Lufthansa announced on Wednesday that it will extend its avoidance of Iranian and Iraqi airspace until August 13.
The German airline group confirmed that it will also prolong the suspension of its flights to several key destinations, including Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman © Mena Today
European aviation giant Lufthansa announced on Wednesday that it will extend its avoidance of Iranian and Iraqi airspace until August 13, amid heightened concerns over escalating tensions in the Middle East. Initially, the suspension was set to end on August 7.
In addition, the German airline group confirmed that it will also prolong the suspension of its flights to several key destinations, including Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman, and Erbil, until August 13.
This decision reflects Lufthansa's commitment to ensuring the safety of its passengers and crew in light of the current geopolitical climate.
For the first time since Joseph Aoun's election as President of Lebanon on January 9, Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai visited the Baabda Presidential Palace on Wednesday to express his support for the newly elected head of state.
A Gaza family's open admission this week that they killed an officer from the Hamas-run police force after they said a relative was shot dead has added to signs of popular dissent against the militant group after 18 months of war with Israel.
Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the visit of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem on Wednesday, calling it a provocation and denouncing what it referred to as “Israeli aggression” against the holy site.
To make this website run properly and to improve your experience, we use cookies. For more detailed information, please check our Cookie Policy.
Necessary cookies enable core functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.