IIME Morning Brief · October 1, 2026

Israeli passengers and Indian pilot save all aboard FlyDubai 1073. UN envoy meets with Houthis; QatarEnergy extends LNG force majeure notices and UAE looks to Iraq and Turkey for gas transit.

The Cockpit Stabbing and Terrifying Nosedive That Brought Chaos to FlyDubai Flight 1073 — Wall Street Journal.

Iran threatens to attack infrastructure across the Middle East — The Times of Israel.

QatarEnergy extends force majeure notices on LNG deliveries, leaving Italy’s Edison without cargoes until at least December — Reuters.

Medication prices soar in Iran and some treatments become difficult to find — AP.

The UN envoy for Yemen meets Houthi negotiators — AP.

Pakistan says it will use all available means to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels — AP.

Powered by Iranian and Chinese arms, the Houthis expand attacks in the Red Sea — The Wall Street Journal.

Gulf and European leaders call for faster cooperation on maritime security, energy and investment amid the Iran war — Al Arabiya.

UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh — Al-Monitor.

Italy signals it wants to avoid a diplomatic rupture with Egypt after three Egyptian security officials are convicted in absentia over Giulio Regeni’s kidnapping — Reuters.

Syria and the EU discuss a new agreement, economic recovery and Israeli withdrawal — SANA.

President Aoun refers a banking resolution to the Constitutional Council, intensifying a dispute over institutional powers — L'Orient-Le Jour.

Saudi Arabia allocates about 14 gigawatts of power capacity for Humain to build large-scale AI factories — Asharq Al-Awsat.

Singapore’s Temasek plans to open offices in the UAE and Saudi Arabia as part of its Middle East expansion — The National.

A UAE-Türkiye forum examines investment along the Middle Corridor, including a proposed Gulf-Europe route through Iraq’s Grand Faw Port and Türkiye — Daily Sabah.

India and Qatar advance discussions on a bilateral investment treaty and free-trade agreement while discussing a $10 billion investment pledge — ANI News.

OpenAI appoints Motti Hadas as its founding go-to-market hire in Israel — Calcalist Tech.