Sign in to baba News

The Desk, the news read to you every hour, is part of News Plus.

or use an email code

Keep the whole picture

News Plus opens the cross-newsroom layer: who covered a story, who didn’t, and how each one worded it.

  • Unlimited follows
  • Alerts for what you follow (in the app)
  • Story alerts (in the app)
  • Hide read stories
  • The daily brief by email
  • Headlines side by side
  • Who reported first
  • Every newsroom clip, from every platform
  • Every newsroom photo on a story
  • The whole archive
  • Your reading diet
  • Duki without the daily limit
  • The Desk: the news, spoken every hour
  • Catch Me Up, and what changed since you read it
  • The Live Terminal

Eligible new subscribers get 7 days free, then $34.99 each year. Renews automatically until cancelled. Cancel any time in your account. Subscription terms.

Your subscription also unlocks the app.

Sign in to baba News

One account across the web, iPhone and Android — your subscription follows it.

or use an email code

Welcome, one more step

News Plus opens the cross-newsroom layer: who covered a story, who didn’t, and how each one worded it.

  • Unlimited follows
  • Alerts for what you follow (in the app)
  • Story alerts (in the app)
  • Hide read stories
  • The daily brief by email
  • Headlines side by side
  • Who reported first
  • Every newsroom clip, from every platform
  • Every newsroom photo on a story
  • The whole archive
  • Your reading diet
  • Duki without the daily limit
  • The Desk: the news, spoken every hour
  • Catch Me Up, and what changed since you read it
  • The Live Terminal

Eligible new subscribers get 7 days free, then $34.99 each year. Renews automatically until cancelled. Cancel any time in your account. Subscription terms.

Your subscription also unlocks the app.

Search stories

Type at least two characters. Results come from every newsroom baba reads.

↑↓ to move · ↵ to open · esc to close

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to save this article and find it on your phone.

or use an email code

Security · Full coverage

Trump Points Finger at Iran for Flydubai Hijacking Attempt

How 12 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

Trump Points Finger at Iran for Flydubai Hijacking Attempt
56% right-leaning
Lean left 1Centre 3Lean right 5Haredi 1Arab 1Other 1

By Ben Samuels, The Associated Press

What happened

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Iran may have been behind a flydubai co-pilot's suspected hijacking attempt of a plane carrying Israelis, warning Tehran of severe consequences if involved. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated it was too early to confirm any Iranian connection.

  • 01Trump suggested Iran was behind a suspected flydubai hijacking attempt.
  • 02Trump warned Iran would be 'hit very hard' if involved.
  • 03Netanyahu said it was too early to determine Iranian involvement.
  • 04The incident involved a flydubai co-pilot and a plane carrying Israelis.

Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to keep asking. News Plus removes the daily limit.

or use an email code

Keep the whole picture

News Plus opens the cross-newsroom layer: who covered a story, who didn’t, and how each one worded it.

  • Unlimited follows
  • Alerts for what you follow (in the app)
  • Story alerts (in the app)
  • Hide read stories
  • The daily brief by email
  • Headlines side by side
  • Who reported first
  • Every newsroom clip, from every platform
  • Every newsroom photo on a story
  • The whole archive
  • Your reading diet
  • Duki without the daily limit
  • The Desk: the news, spoken every hour
  • Catch Me Up, and what changed since you read it
  • The Live Terminal

Eligible new subscribers get 7 days free, then $34.99 each year. Renews automatically until cancelled. Cancel any time in your account. Subscription terms.

Your subscription also unlocks the app.

The coverage

12 newsrooms on this story

How it broke

Plus

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to see who broke the story with News Plus.

or use an email code

Keep the whole picture

News Plus opens the cross-newsroom layer: who covered a story, who didn’t, and how each one worded it.

  • Unlimited follows
  • Alerts for what you follow (in the app)
  • Story alerts (in the app)
  • Hide read stories
  • The daily brief by email
  • Headlines side by side
  • Who reported first
  • Every newsroom clip, from every platform
  • Every newsroom photo on a story
  • The whole archive
  • Your reading diet
  • Duki without the daily limit
  • The Desk: the news, spoken every hour
  • Catch Me Up, and what changed since you read it
  • The Live Terminal

Eligible new subscribers get 7 days free, then $34.99 each year. Renews automatically until cancelled. Cancel any time in your account. Subscription terms.

Your subscription also unlocks the app.

What they called it

Plus

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to compare these headlines with News Plus.

or use an email code

Keep the whole picture

News Plus opens the cross-newsroom layer: who covered a story, who didn’t, and how each one worded it.

  • Unlimited follows
  • Alerts for what you follow (in the app)
  • Story alerts (in the app)
  • Hide read stories
  • The daily brief by email
  • Headlines side by side
  • Who reported first
  • Every newsroom clip, from every platform
  • Every newsroom photo on a story
  • The whole archive
  • Your reading diet
  • Duki without the daily limit
  • The Desk: the news, spoken every hour
  • Catch Me Up, and what changed since you read it
  • The Live Terminal

Eligible new subscribers get 7 days free, then $34.99 each year. Renews automatically until cancelled. Cancel any time in your account. Subscription terms.

Your subscription also unlocks the app.

Mentioned
People
Organizationsflydubai
PlacesIran

Full coverage · 12 newsrooms

The same event, reported separately by each newsroom. Open a few to compare what each emphasizes — and what they leave out.

Haaretz EnglishLeft · English1 day ago
Trump Points Finger at Iran for Flydubai Hijacking Attempt
Al-ShamsArab press · Arabic1 day ago
Trump Suggests Iran Link to Flydubai Pilot Incident
HamalCenter · Hebrew1 day ago
Trump Links Iran to FlyDubai Pilot, Threatens Severe Retaliation
Channel 9Other outlets · Russian1 day ago
Trump Suggests Iran Link to FlyDubai Incident, Hints at Retaliation
Israel National NewsRight · English1 day ago
Trump Suggests Iran Linked to Flydubai Hijacking Attempt
Show 10 more reportsNow 14UAE Official: Growing Assessment Points to Iran Behind Hijacking AttemptThe Jerusalem PostTrump Suggests Omani Pilot May Be Linked to Iran's IRGCArutz ShevaTrump Suggests Iran Linked to Flydubai Plane IncidentKikar HaShabbatTrump Links Iran to Flydubai Pilot, Threatens RetaliationKipaTrump Suggests Iranian Link to Flydubai Hijacking AttemptKipaTrump Suggests Iranian Link to Flydubai Hijacking AttemptIsrael HayomFlyDubai Pilot May Have Been Terrorist Linked to Iran, US President SuggestsMaarivTrump Links Iran to Flydubai Pilot Incident, Threatens TehranNow 14Trump Links Iran to Flydubai Hijacking Attempt, Threatens Severe RetaliationMakor RishonTrump Claims Fly Dubai Co-Pilot Has Iran Ties, Threatens Retaliation