The German city of Saarbrücken is set to suspend official contacts with Tbilisi over concerns about Georgia’s political trajectory, while formally maintaining the two cities’ long-standing sister-city partnership.

Flights have reportedly been suspended at Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports, with airspace over the two major United Arab Emirates cities temporarily cleared, according to Iranian media reports.

The Azerbaijani parliament has suspended cooperation with the European Parliament and ended its participation in the activities of the European Union–Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, citing what it described as the European Parliament’s “destructive position”.

Iran’s Minister of Sports and Youth Ahmad Donyamali has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take action against Israel, citing what he described as casualties and widespread damage to sports infrastructure during recent US and Israeli strikes.

Global air travel remains severely disrupted, with many passengers unable to fly as planned after the Iran war forced the closure of major Middle Eastern aviation hubs, including Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhab.

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has extended its suspension of flights to and from Israel, as Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport remains closed to foreign carriers amid the ongoing war with Iran.

Qatar Airways has announced that due to a higher-than-usual volume of service requests, processing times for refunds and other requests may take slightly longer than normal.