Governments across the region responded swiftly to Israel’s strikes on Iran, closing airspace, issuing travel advisories and activating contingency plans amid fears of escalation.
Russia’s Transport Ministry said that, due to the closure of Iranian and Israeli airspace, Russian airlines had worked out alternative flight routes in advance. Russia has urged its citizens to leave Iran via Armenia or Azerbaijan. The Russian embassy in Iran advised the safest exit routes are via the Astara crossing into Azerbaijan and the Nurduz/Agarak checkpoint into Armenia. It urged travellers to exercise caution and vigilance amid the escalating situation.
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Azerbaijani citizens to refrain from travelling to Iran and urged those currently there to leave via Azerbaijan or Türkiye, depending on their location, citing the worsening security situation.
Iraq’s Ministry of Transport said on Saturday that the country’s airspace had been closed following airstrikes on neighbouring Iran.
The ministry’s spokesman, Mitham al-Safi, told the state-run Iraqi News Agency that "the closure was preceded by the evacuation of all air traffic from Iraqi airspace."
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Polish citizens in Iran, including staff at the Polish embassy in Tehran, were safe, but Poland "is prepared for various scenarios" as tensions escalate.
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Leaders of countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have agreed to hold coordinated population censuses around 2030. They took the decision at the CIS Council of Heads of State meeting in Awaza, Turkmenistan on Friday, media reported.
The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
Britain and Israel have reached a temporary compromise over the future of the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem, easing a diplomatic dispute that had threatened to further strain relations between the two countries.
South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday (9 October) escalating tensions with European allies and potentially targeting companies that provide services to the tribunal. The move came hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize.
The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
Turkic states are assessing the feasibility of passport-free travel between countries using national ID cards, Kürşad Zorlu, the Deputy Chairman of Türkiye’s ruling AK Party said on Saturday.
European Union measures suspending import duties on 80 per cent of Armenian exports to the bloc came into effect on Saturday. The temporary liberalisation measures are aimed at supporting Armenian producers and exporters following trade restrictions imposed on the country's products by Russia.
Georgia is enjoying one of its biggest and highest-quality grape harvests since independence. By 6 October, growers in the country's main wine-producing region, Kakheti, had delivered 182,210 tonnes of grapes, with 99 per cent rated medium or high quality, despite recent protests over prices.
Uzbekistan has unveiled plans to deepen economic ties with Central Asia and Azerbaijan, proposing shared artificial intelligence infrastructure, a critical minerals alliance and a regional trade strategy extending to 2035.
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