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Are airlines stopping flights to Middle East amid soaring tensions?
Many airlines have suspended flights to some Middle East destinations, but others are adapting and using new routes.
![Six British Muslims sailed from the UK to Saudi Arabia for 59 days to reach the holy city of Mecca for Hajj. [HajjSail via Instagram]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/hajj_sail_instagram-1749136219.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Officials say more than one million Muslim pilgrims from around the world have already arrived in the country.
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Southeast Asian regional bloc holds its first-ever three-way summit with China and six Gulf countries.
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The pushback comes after the US president accused Tehran’s leadership of being ‘corrupt and ineffective’.
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Dissecting the spectacle and substance of Trump’s Middle East tour.
