Airports

Airline groups urge US CDC to reconsider Ebola declaration requirements

Travellers arrive for health screening at Murtala Muhammed International Airport following reports of an Ebola case in Nigeria on Oct 22.

Customs seizes over $300,000 worth of cannabis flowers, ketamine at Malaysia airport

Both cases involved shipments with incomplete and false recipient and sender addresses.

AI chips worth $15.5 million seized at Malaysia airport, Customs authority says

Malaysia imposed export controls in 2025 on the movement of advanced AI chips of US origin, following pressure from the United States to stem their flow into China.

How Houthi attacks have grounded flights across Saudi Arabia

FILE PHOTO: Large plume of black smoke rises from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 19, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez says he is ready for Oct 31 fight in Riyadh

Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (pictured) will face WBC super middleweight champion Christian M’billi in Saudi Arabia on Oct 31.

First international flight takes off from new Sydney airport

An Air New Zealand plane taking off as the first international flight to depart the newly opened Western Sydney International Airport on Oct 26.

Saudi says Riyadh airport partly reopens despite renewed Houthi threats

Vehicles on the highway leading to Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, which reopened two of its five terminals on Oct 25.

Sydney’s new international airport opens to passengers

The new Western Sydney International Airport will operate 24 hours a day, whereas the current airport can host take-offs and landings only until 11pm and after 6am local time.

Saudi Arabia intercepts drones and missiles as fighting with Yemen’s Houthis continues

The Houthis have been firing ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi airports, ports and oil installations.

Iran-aligned Houthis warn against using Riyadh airport as it announces reopening

An attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Oct 10 killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others.

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