What's corroborated

War-battered Syria has stood out as one of the few spots of calm in the region's latest conflagration.

Aleppo, once the site of fierce battles, now offers a safe haven.

Ahed Badawi and her family fled back to Aleppo from Bahrain.

Fibre-optic drones are impossible to jam electronically because they are directly connected to an operator.

The Israeli military official called fibre-optic drones the biggest threat to troops inside Lebanon.

The Israeli military is working on technological solutions and taking ground measures such as adding nets and cages to military vehicles to defend against fibre-optic drones.

Hezbollah has introduced small drones controlled by fibre-optic cables that evade electronic detection.

Experts suggest militaries must intercept these small drones or find a way to snip their nearly invisible cables.

Bahrain's National Communication Centre denies allegations of discrimination against its citizens.

This is the first such revocation of citizenship in Bahrain since 2019.

Bahrain is ruled by a Sunni Muslim dynasty, with about 45% Shia population that has long complained of marginalization.

This sets a precedent that leaves Shia Muslims with Iranian heritage at risk.

Some entire families were included due to sharing a name with a targeted individual.

At least some of the 69 are Shia Muslims of Iranian origin.

Bird's director says no evidence was provided to support claims against the accused individuals.

Human rights group Bird described the move as politically motivated punishments.

The revocation was based on royal directives from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Bahraini Nationality Law.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry announced the revocation on social media.

The affected individuals are all of non-Bahraini origin.

Bahrain stripped citizenship from 69 people for sympathizing with Iran during the Middle East war.

US envoy is expected to travel to Islamabad on Saturday.

Following the announcement of a ceasefire, Bahrain, Iraq and Israel reopened their airspace on 8 April.

Saudi Arabia’s airspace has remained open throughout the crisis, but many flights have been delayed or cancelled.

Earlier this month, Virgin Atlantic announced it was scrapping its route to Riyadh from London, just a year after it launched.

Flag carrier Emirates has resumed nearly 80% of its operations out of Dubai, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24.

European carriers including Air France, Lufthansa, KLM and British Airways have all temporarily suspended flights.

In the United Arab Emirates, flights restarted on 2 March.

Flag carrier Qatar Airways has been operating limited flights since 7 March.

Flights to and from Kuwait are set to resume on Sunday, 26 April, two months after the outbreak of war following the US-Israel attack on Iran.

Flydubai began operating flights on 21 April, followed by AirArabia on 22 April and Oman Air, Royal Jordanian, Tarco Aviation and US-Bangla Airlines on 23 April.

Currently, no other airlines have announced the resumption of flights to Kuwait.

Kuwait Airways will resume operations to some 17 destinations, including London, Istanbul, Mumbai, Cairo and Manila.

Both airlines will continue to operate some flights out of Dammam while operations return to normal.

National carrier Kuwait Airways and low-cost airline Jazeera Airways have been operating flights out of Dammam in Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait International Airport has been hit several times in recent weeks by drone attacks on Terminal 1, Terminal 2, and fuel storage tanks.

Spain's refusal to allow its bases or airspace for attacks on Iran and Britain's initial hesitation to grant US access to its bases are cited as examples of allied reluctance.

These policy considerations emerge amid Donald Trump's past criticisms of Nato allies for not contributing sufficiently and his questioning of the alliance's value.

The confidential memo expresses significant frustration over certain allies' reluctance to grant essential Access, Basing, and Overflight (ABO) rights for the Iran conflict.

Israel and Lebanon were to hold a second round of talks in Washington on Thursday, during which Beirut will request a one-month extension of the ceasefire.

UNIFIL is ready to support the Lebanese army and government in disarmament of armed groups, but this will be difficult due to Hezbollah resistance and Lebanese army limitations.

There has been a relative ceasefire for the past few days, allowing UNIFIL to intensify activities.

A durable solution must take into account the security needs of Lebanon and Israel.

Beirut wants to keep UN capacities such as monitoring, reporting, observing and liaising.

UNIFIL is primarily tasked with supporting humanitarian work but can also deploy forces to ensure its area is not used for hostile actions.

UNIFIL's mandate is set to expire on 31 December.

Any eventual UN presence would probably be smaller than UNIFIL.

The Security Council has requested options for a post-UNIFIL UN presence, with recommendations due before 1 June.

The United Nations is working on options for maintaining a presence in Lebanon after the UNIFIL mandate expires.

UNIFIL has lost five troops in recent days: two French nationals and three Indonesians.

One country welcomes the aviation crisis and sees it as an unexpected cash cow.