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Oman cancels Israeli aircraft access to its airspace

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

Published October 30th, 2023 - 05:24 GMT
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A picture taken on February 20, 2022 shows Israeli Airlines El Al Boeing 737 planes on the tarmac in Israel's Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. AFP
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This decision, which took effect on October 29, 2023, will remain in place until further notice. The move effectively bars Israeli aircraft from accessing Omani airspace.

ALBAWABA- In a significant development, the Sultanate of Oman has announced the cancellation of a previous agreement that permitted Israeli aircraft to traverse Omani airspace. 

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This decision, which took effect on October 29, 2023, will remain in place until further notice. The move effectively bars Israeli aircraft from accessing Omani airspace. 

While the Omani government has cited security reasons for this decision, Hebrew sources suggest that the restriction is temporary in nature. 

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...

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