Iran cancels all flights amid tensions with Israel
Tehran: Iran has announced the cancellation of all flights from its airports starting from 9 p.m. on Sunday until 6 a.m. local time (02:30 GMT) on Monday, according to state media reports.
The decision was made due to operational restrictions, a spokesperson for Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation stated, without providing additional details.
The restrictions come after Iran launched missile attacks on Israel on Tuesday, a move that escalated tensions in the region. Israel has vowed to respond to the attacks, further intensifying the conflict.
The suspension of flights follows ongoing attacks by Israel on Gaza, which have spread to Lebanon.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
