Aviation & Safety: UAE prosecutors say the Flydubai FZ1073 co-pilot tried to carry out a “terrorist act,” attacking the captain with a crash axe and attempting to take control, after which the aircraft plunged and diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; the captain, Smit Machchhar, has spoken to Modi from his hospital bed, saying he kept fighting because he “couldn’t let everybody else die,” while passengers helped storm the cockpit and the flight landed safely. Regional Health & Care: Jordan’s Royal Medical Services and Abdel Hadi Hospital helped reattach the amputated foot of an Egyptian man after Aqaba Civil Defense divers recovered the limb quickly, highlighting rapid emergency response and specialized surgery. Local Health Workforce: Abbas El-Khatib, MD, a Jordan-trained nephrologist with prior leadership at King Hussein Cancer Center, has joined MaineHealth’s nephrology practice in Belfast, Maine. Food Security & Resilience: Jordan reports wheat and barley stock coverage of roughly 6–10 months through reserves, contracts, and imports, while policymakers weigh how to shift from storage toward more sustainable local production. Public Health Policy: Morocco is easing rules for international students, including waiving diploma equivalence and entrance exams for many applicants, with extra scrutiny for engineering, medical specialization, and doctoral tracks.