AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFlydubai Incident Fallout: El Al cancelled two Dubai rescue flights after the UAE withdrew landing approval for Israeli carriers, leaving thousands of Israelis stranded and pushing repatriation plans into uncertainty. Investigation Updates: Saudi Arabia says the flydubai co-pilot was transferred to the UAE, while the UAE continues probing the cockpit attack and possible links. Human Story: Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, injured in the incident, described the chaos in a hospital video call with Narendra Modi, crediting quick action and passengers for saving lives. Aviation Disruption: Other Israeli carriers Arkia and Israir later received approval to run repatriation flights from Dubai. UAE Finance: The Ministry of Finance started secondary trading of its second Sovereign Retail T-Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai after strong retail demand. Tech & Cities: Abu Dhabi’s DMT signed with Siemens to boost digital urban infrastructure, including AI stormwater and flood prediction. Sports: UAE jiu-jitsu added medals at the Asian Games, while Dubai Basketball kicked off its EuroLeague campaign with a win. Space Milestone: Orbitworks launched Altair-1, the UAE’s first commercial AI-enabled Earth observation satellite.
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