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Khaleej Times
4 hours ago
- Business
- Khaleej Times
UAE travel: Emirates extends cancellation of flights to and from Tehran until July 5
Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates on Saturday said its flights to and from Tehran, Iran, will remain suspended till July 5, 2025. The decision comes as Iran's airspace remains closed for airlines despite the Israel-Iran ceasefire that followed a 12-day conflict between the two countries. UAE airlines have mostly resumed their operation as scheduled prior to the air war. Flightradar24 said: 'flight routes are returning to near-normal in the Middle East' after bombs and missiles". Data showed that airlines are also avoiding Syrian airspace due to geopolitical tension in the region. Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier and the world's largest international airline, said operations to Baghdad will recommence on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, and Basra on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Customers connecting through Dubai to Iraq will be accepted for travel at their point of origin. It added that customers connecting through Dubai with final destinations in Iran will not be accepted for travel at their point of origin until further notice. 'Customers impacted by flight cancellations must contact their travel agency for rebooking,' it said. 'The safety of our passengers, employees and operations will always be our top priority,' it said.
Al Arabiya
5 hours ago
- Business
- Al Arabiya
Breaking: Emirates airline extends suspension of flights to and from Tehran
Emirates extended its cancellation of flights to and from Iran's capital Tehran until July 5 due to the 'regional situation,' it said in a statement on Saturday. The Dubai-based airline said it will recommence operations to Baghdad on July 1 and Basra on July 2.
The National
a day ago
- General
- The National
Best photos of June 27: Islamic New Year to a landslide in Colombia
Shiite Muslims take part in a mourning ritual in Iraq's southern city of Basra, on the first night of the month of Muharram in the lead-up to Ashura. AFP
CTV News
5 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
BP and others pulling staff from Iraq oilfields, output steady
BAGHDAD — BP, Eni and TotalEnergies have begun evacuating foreign personnel from Iraqi oilfields where they operate, state-run Basra Oil Company said on Monday. Output from Iraq's southern oilfields for the time being remains unchanged with exports averaging 3.32 million barrels per day, two oil officials told Reuters. The measures follow U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and clashes between Israel and Iran, which borders Iraq. Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah had warned it would resume attacks on U.S. troops in the region if the United States intervenes in Iran. 'The companies operating in Basra Oil Company fields... have temporarily evacuated some foreign personnel, particularly BP, which operates in the Rumaila field,' Basra Oil said in a statement. It added that the move would not affect production. BP was not immediately available to comment. Italy's Eni, which has a technical service contract at Iraq's Zubair oil and gas field, had reduced staff to 98 from 260, Basra Oil said, adding the workers remained in the country were working normally with local employees. A spokesman had previously said Eni had reduced personnel as a precautionary move and was monitoring the situation in the region. France's TotalEnergies has evacuated 60 per cent of its personnel, but this did not affect operations, Basra Oil said. The company was not immediately available to comment. Work continued smoothly at the West Qurna/1, Siba, and Faihaa fields which are managed by Chinese companies, who did not reduce their staff, Basra Oil said. Activities conducted by Russia's Lukoil were also not impacted. Chevron and Shell, which also operate in Iraq, declined to comment. (Additional reporting by Francesca Landini in Milan, Marwa Rashad in London, America Hernandez in Paris; Writing by Nayera Abdallah and Francesca Landini; editing by Alexandra Hudson, Tomasz Janowski and Jason Neely)
Reuters
5 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
BP and others pulling staff from Iraq oilfields, output steady
BAGHDAD, June 23 (Reuters) - BP (BP.L), opens new tab, Eni ( opens new tab and TotalEnergies ( opens new tab have begun evacuating foreign personnel from Iraqi oilfields where they operate, state-run Basra Oil Company said on Monday. Output from Iraq's southern oilfields for the time being remains unchanged with exports averaging 3.32 million barrels per day, two oil officials told Reuters. The measures follow U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and clashes between Israel and Iran, which borders Iraq. Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah had warned it would resume attacks on U.S. troops in the region if the United States intervenes in Iran. "The companies operating in Basra Oil Company fields... have temporarily evacuated some foreign personnel, particularly BP, which operates in the Rumaila field," Basra Oil said in a statement. It added that the move would not affect production. BP was not immediately available to comment. Italy's Eni, which has a technical service contract at Iraq's Zubair oil and gas field, had reduced staff to 98 from 260, Basra Oil said, adding the workers remained in the country were working normally with local employees. A spokesman had previously said Eni had reduced personnel as a precautionary move and was monitoring the situation in the region. France's TotalEnergies has evacuated 60% of its personnel, but this did not affect operations, Basra Oil said. The company was not immediately available to comment. Work continued smoothly at the West Qurna/1, Siba, and Faihaa fields which are managed by Chinese companies, who did not reduce their staff, Basra Oil said. Activities conducted by Russia's Lukoil ( opens new tab were also not impacted. Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab and Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab, which also operate in Iraq, declined to comment.
