The ongoing conflict between the US and Israel against Iran is creating significant challenges for Gulf Arab nations, which are already feeling the economic strain from rising tensions and instability in the region.
"What we are seeing is not just delays - it's systemic volatility. Flight schedules are becoming fluid, and that has a direct impact on the entire travel chain."
Due to the airspace closure in Bahrain, Gulf Air's scheduled services to and from Bahrain International Airport remain temporarily suspended. The airline currently operates temporary commercial flights to and from Bahrain via King Fahad International Airport in Dammam.
Parts of the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf could be slammed by strong to severe thunderstorms Thursday, bringing the potential for damaging winds, destructive hail and a few tornadoes.
A drone strike has sparked a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as Iran continues to launch sustained attacks on Gulf countries amid the United States-Israeli joint war on its soil more than two weeks ago. The Fujairah government's media office on Tuesday said there were no casualties resulting from the attack on the energy facility, located about 150km (93 miles) east of Dubai.
There was already quite a narrow corridor that all aircraft leaving Europe were having to fly through because of the Israeli operations in Palestine. Everybody was having to fly through a narrow corridor along the Black Sea and now the airspace they were using to go around the conflict has closed, so there's no way to pass through.
It seems London is being dragged out of mire, weather-wise, with the capital set to bask in warm spring sunshine this week. The Met Office is forecasting a dramatic improvement in the weather on Tuesday and Wednesday as intense storms and dull skies of a dreary winter make way for some fine conditions. Both days are expected to be sunny with highs of 14C and 17C, respectively. It comes after a weekend that was better than most over the last couple of month or so, with highs of 14C on both Saturday and Sunday.
Zizou Bergs (No. 44 ranking) will take on Jenson Brooksby (No. 47) in the Round of 32 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday, February 23. Brooksby carries -135 odds to defeat Bergs (+105). Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Info Tournament: The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Round: Round of 32 Date: Monday, February 23 Venue: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Court Surface: Hard
Dubai: The world's most expensive glass of champagne Luxury excess finds its natural home in Dubai, which tops Blacklane's Champagne Index as the most expensive city in the world for a glass of champagne, averaging $49 per 125ml pour - 21 per cent higher than in New York. The survey's most extravagant single pour was recorded at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai, where a glass of Veuve Clicquot costs $64.
The most beautiful places in Oman are diverse, stark, and staggering. With ancient ruins, fragrant souks, and picturesque mountain villages, there is no shortage of man-made wonders. But it is the country's geology that delights best. In this desert nation, beauty is defined by water: the white sands of surf-battered beaches, gurgling wadi streams, and cloud-shrouded massifs where pomegranates hang heavy.