Egypt Bans All Airlines from Crossing Iranian Airspace from August 8

Egypt has instructed all its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours on Thursday morning, amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran. This was reported by ALARABIYA NEWS.

A notice sent to pilots on Wednesday stated that the directive would come into effect for three hours. "All Egyptian carriers must refrain from flights to Tehran. No flight plans over this area will be accepted," the notice read, referring to the specified three-hour timeframe.