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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.

Lufthansa is canceling 20,000 flights.

The main issues at the meeting are expected to be competitiveness and the consequences for the EU of the situation in the Middle East, especially related to energy prices.

In connection with the meeting, the Prime Minister will also participate in a working lunch with heads of state and government from Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria.

EU heads of state and government will meet informally in the European Council on April 23-24 in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Norway, alongside Spain and Ireland, recognised the State of Palestine in 2024.

Trump raised the issue again during a White House meeting earlier this month with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Norway has pushed back against criticism from US President Donald Trump over what he described as 'zero' European support in the conflict with Iran.

Donald Trump wrote about the attack on Truth Social.

ISW emphasizes that this does not necessarily imply a formal takeover of power.

The think tank concludes that the politicians the U.S. has negotiated with may have lacked real influence, and that the actual power instead lay with the Revolutionary Guard's military leadership.

According to ISW, this contributed to the talks being broken off and the delegation being called home, indicating that Iran's negotiators lacked full mandate to make decisive decisions.

During recent talks in Islamabad, the military leadership is reported to have tried to place a security representative in the Iranian delegation to monitor the negotiations.

ISW points out that Ahmad Vahidi and people close to him have also had direct influence over Iran's negotiations with the U.S., a responsibility that normally lies with civilian politicians.

According to a new analysis from the U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the explanation may be that power has temporarily concentrated in the leadership of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

At the same time, several merchant ships are reported to have been attacked or forced to turn around.

The next day, the Revolutionary Guard's navy issued a contrary decision and announced that no ships, regardless of nationality, are allowed to pass.

According to ISW, they have gained decisive influence over both Iran's military actions and the country's negotiation line towards the U.S. within about 48 hours.

The think tank specifically points out IRGC chief General Ahmad Vahidi and his inner circle.

Statements from Iran's foreign ministry have been quickly contradicted by military actions, including regarding shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's actions in recent days have raised questions about who actually makes decisions in the country.

Munir was not always an obvious international statesman, say experts.

US presidents have long preferred dealing with Pakistan’s military leaders rather than their democratically elected ones.

Analysts have emphasised that it is not unusual for Pakistan’s army chief – an unelected, yet overwhelmingly powerful position – to shape the country’s foreign policy and to be the face of foreign engagements, even when civilian governments are supposedly in charge.

When the US and Iranian delegations met in Islamabad on Saturday, Munir was the third party in the room.