Iran has strongly rejected a UAE-backed proposal adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to establish a so-called “safe maritime corridor” in the Strait of Hormuz, describing it as legally unfounded and politically motivated.

The United Nations says it is ready to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz as tensions in the region continue to disrupt global energy flows.

Qatar announced a partial resumption of air navigation on Friday through designated "emergency routes."

On Friday, the US Air Force stated that a December F-16 accident in South Korea resulted from navigation system failure, loss of primary flight control, and poor weather conditions, News.Az reports citing foreign media.

China successfully launched two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) on Thursday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province