Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested by Kuwaiti authorities on March 3, facing charges related to social media posts about the war, with limited access to his lawyer for six weeks.
A bomb threat was sent to Garda Headquarters, warning that a device would be detonated near a garda station if authorities acted heavily against fuel protesters.
The marine told investigators he found the round in the field about a year ago and kept it, thinking it wasn't live. Due to extensive rust and corrosion, the round's original identifying paint markings were no longer visible, making it difficult to determine whether it was an inert training munition or a live explosive device.
The safety of the yet-to-be-rescued downed U.S. pilot depends on the sympathies of nearby Iranians. It appears to be a very open area. That is not good, obviously, if you are one of those crew members. You are trying to find cover.
In the early morning hours, the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority halted flights as a precaution. The Dubai Media Office later confirmed that the situation was "under control" and that the fire had not spread. However, several flights were diverted while emergency teams responded to the incident.
There is a slow-growing recovery in the United Arab Emirates, which has partially opened its skies and designated "safe" corridors for rescue planes to use. There are a lot of people to move: cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi host large expat populations and tourists, and their hubs usually handle tens of thousands of transit passengers a day.
A Eurowings spokesperson told Business Insider that its owner, the Lufthansa Group, decided not to fly over Iranian or Iraqi airspace as a precautionary measure. They added that the refueling stop was "due to a longer flight distance and stronger headwinds on the alternative route at the time." "In the event of such refueling, we inform our passengers accordingly before departure in Dubai," they said.
