Several flights departing from Hyderabad International Airport to Gulf countries including UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia have been cancelled on Saturday after tensions escalated in West Asia, with Israel launching coordinated attacks on Iran.
The following are the cancelled flights:
6E 1315 – HYD–DOH
6E 1421 – HYD–SHJ
AI 2203 – HYD–DXB
6E 1407 – HYD–AUH
6E 1233 – HYD–KWI
6E 085 – HYD–DMM
6E 1495 – HYD–RKT
6E 1449 – AUH–HYD
Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia issues advisory:
India has advised its citizens in Saudi Arabia to stay vigilant, adhere to safety guidelines and follow advisories issued by local authorities and the Embassy. The Embassy in Riyadh, and consulate in Jeddah are continuing to function normally, it said, in a statement.
Iran launches retaliatory strikes across the region:
Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Israel, and on US bases across UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, reports said.
The attacks on Iran came amid negotiations between the US and Iran over the latter’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes and after escalating rhetoric and threats from US President Donald Trump. The US and Israel waged a war on Iran for 12 days in June 2025.
Explosions in Iran have been reported in the capital Tehran, Qom, Tabriz, Isfahan, Ilam and Karaj. As Trump announced ‘major combat operations’, he stated. He further said that the aim of the campaign was to ‘destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground. We are going to annihilate their navy.’