UK court temporarily blocks deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius

UK court temporarily blocks deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Decision comes after two British nationals born on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the archipelago, claimed the islands should remain under UK control.  A British High Court judge has temporarily blocked the government from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The last-minute injunction on Thursday morning came hours before the agreement was … Read more

Jordan to temporarily close airspace, state media says

Jordan to temporarily close airspace, state media says

Jordan will temporarily close its airspace for several hours beginning at 11 p.m. (2000 GMT) to all incoming, departing and transit aircraft, state-owned Al Mamlaka news said on Saturday. Aviation authorities cited by Al Mamlaka said the situation would be “continuously updated and reviewed according to developments.” Earlier on Saturday, Al-Mamlaka quoted Haitham Misto, … Read more

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