UAE Attorney-General Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said investigations into the flydubai flight FZ1073 revealed the co-pilot began a "premeditated terrorist plot" to seize control of the aircraft and use it to launch a "suicide attack" targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
Etihad Airways and flydubai have announced cancellations of flights to Saudi Arabia's capital city of Riyadh for two days after Houthi missile attacks targetted King Khalid International Airport.
Flights carrying food aid to Gaza have begun operating from Al Maktoum International Airport on Friday under the Ahmed bin Rashid Humanitarian Bridge.
The UAE's National Media Authority has taken legal action against an individual who posted social media content that included the bullying of a child with disabilities.