Oman had previously banned the FlyDubai co-pilot, an Omani national, from flying, according to people familiar with the matter. Despite the ban, he was hired by FlyDubai and allowed to pilot the sensitive route connecting the United Arab Emirates and Israel. A senior U.A.E. political figure and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the near-downing as a terror plot.
President Trump told reporters that Iran may have had a role in the incident. The G-7 agreed to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency stocks to lower fuel prices, prioritizing diesel in the first batch, which will begin immediately and last 20 days. The U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2%, still historically low and indicating a generally healthy labor market.
Source: Wall Street Journal Markets · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing