Saudi Arabia reports one wounded by shrapnel from interception of Houthi missile

Crude oil tanker hit by unknown projectile off Oman — UK maritime agency

The master of a crude oil tanker has reported being struck by an unknown projectile 4 nautical miles east of Oman, ⁠the United Kingdom ​Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says.

UKMTO says all crew are reported safe and no environmental impact is currently reported.

First flight ferrying stranded Israelis back from Dubai lands at Ben Gurion Airport

The first repatriation flight of Israelis stranded in Dubai due to the attempted terror attack on a flydubai flight have landed at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport.

The Saudi Civil Defense says Saturday that shrapnel from an intercepted ballistic missile in Ahad Rafidah governorate in the Asir region injured one person, the Saudi state news agency reports.

The missile was fired on Friday by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group, it says.

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Report: Flydubai terrorist was banned from flying by Oman over suspected radicalization

The flydubai copilot who attempted to crash a plane full of Israelis earlier this week was banned from flying by Oman over concerns that he had been radicalized, people familiar with the matter tell The Wall Street Journal.

Despite that, the copilot still flew flydubai’s Dubai to Tel Aviv route. On Wednesday, he stabbed the pilot and, according to witnesses, tried to crash the plane in an attempted terror attack.

The Journal did not determine if Muscat shared its concerns with other countries or airlines.

The Journal could not specify the nature of his radicalization, though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday he “underwent Islamist radical indoctrination.”

A Channel 12 news report earlier said investigators had found he was indoctrinated into al-Qaeda ideology.

Flydubai and Oman’s government did not respond to The Journal’s requests for comment.

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