{
  "id": 11137840,
  "title": "‘Prayed Excessively, Refused To Shake Women’s Hands’: Omani Co-Pilot Called ‘Religious Extremist’ By Colleague",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/prayed-excessively-refused-to-shake-womens-hands-omani-co-pilot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T07:01:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/prayed-excessively-refused-to-shake-womens-hands-omani-co-pilot-called-religious-extremist-by-colleague"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New Delhi: The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv has been described as a “religious extremist” by a fellow pilot, according to Israeli media reports. Speaking to Israel’s Channel 16, the pilot claimed the Omani national had joined Flydubai only around eight months ago. The colleague alleged that he “prayed excessively throughout…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}