The Flydubai co-pilot who officials said nearly crashed a Tel Aviv-bound flight with 182 people aboard had been barred from flying by his native Oman over concerns he had adopted extremist views, according to the Associated Press, in a text republished by The Economic Times.

Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed on repatriation flights beginning Friday to bring back passengers stranded after commercial travel between the two countries was suspended, according to The Hindu.