00:00This flight was en route to Tel Aviv from Dubai, so the focus comes in on the United Arab Emirates.
00:06And the first statement has come in from the UAE authorities, and I'm going to read it out to you
00:10about what is being said.
00:12The United Arab Emirates closely following the incident involving Fly Dubai flight F71073 from Dubai International Airport to Tel Aviv,
00:19which was diverted and landed in Saudi Arabia.
00:22UAE Attorney General had ordered the formation of a team and to ensure that the public prosecution will be investigating
00:30the circumstances and causes of the incident.
00:33The first time that the UAE report and the statement that has come in as well, this is the big
00:39news that's coming in.
00:41And in just a short while, we're going to go across to Pranay Upadhyay, India Today editor global, to help
00:47us understand about what exactly is being said by the UAE.
00:51All right, I bring in Pranay here. Pranay, that's a big statement, but it took some time for the UAE
00:55to really come out with a statement.
00:57And I do notice the words of caution.
01:00How do you look at the UAE statement? What do you think is happening next?
01:04You have to see with the prism of the Gulf politics here, the wider West Asia issue, the Abraham Accord.
01:11And also, if you carefully read the statement, and if you read between the lines,
01:16there apparently seems to be some kind of tension between United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia as far as the
01:21jurisdiction is concerned.
01:23Because UAE is now trying to justify their jurisdiction as far as this investigation is concerned.
01:28They are trying to say and state that it is the UAE's authorities to investigate this entire matter.
01:34Because, you know, we have to see it, we have to carefully notice that the aircraft is still on the
01:40Saudi Arabia's soil.
01:41The co-pilot, who was an attacker co-pilot, is being investigated by and arrested by the Saudi authorities.
01:47And they are questioning him right now.
01:48They are questioning him.
01:49Very important, I want to read what Pranay is confirming to us.
01:51The ministry affirmed, this is the UAE statement,
01:54UAE's judicial authorities have jurisdiction to investigate the incident under applicable legislation.
02:00Aircraft is registered in the UAE.
02:02It bears its flag.
02:04Why does that matter?
02:05You think that even though it's an aircraft in the UAE, it took off from Dubai,
02:09but had to make an emergency landing in Saudi?
02:12Of course they'll arrest him, Pranay.
02:13Then what is the jurisdiction issue here?
02:15So, what we are picking up clearly shows that the Saudi authorities prevailed here.
02:21They did not let the aircraft go or leave the Saudi airspace.
02:24They insisted that the aircraft should be landed.
02:28This is one of the remote areas, Tabuk, where the aircraft is parked, that is landed.
02:34And in fact, there they provided all the assistance to the passengers.
02:38In fact, what we are picking up is that meanwhile,
02:41Israeli authorities also offered that we want to send our aircraft.
02:45But Saudi said that no, let the Fly Dubai send an alternative aircraft,
02:49which lately came and in fact,
02:51Farid took all those passengers from Tabuk to Tel Aviv.
02:54So, clearly, there is some kind of tension, but here...
02:57Quickly, can you tell me about those tensions between UAE and Saudi?
03:00What are we looking at?
03:01Because many would like to believe both are modernizing countries
03:03and they're looking at opening up relationship with each other.
03:06There are multiple layers here,
03:08because, you know, here we have to see
03:10that what exactly is the nationality of the second pilot,
03:14because Israeli reports are claiming that he's an Omani pilot.
03:18There is no statement from Oman as yet.
03:20No statement confirming the nationality of the second pilot
03:24or the attacker pilot is confirmed by any...
03:26Even from the Saudis?
03:27Neither from Saudi Arabia nor from United Arab Emirates.
