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In a tweet, Kuwait’s flagship national carrier attributed the decision to warnings received by the Greek Cypriot authorities against “flying close to Lebanese airspace”.
On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia of a possible U.S. military response to a suspected chemical attack on the Syrian city of Douma.
The airline’s decision also follows warnings by the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol), which on Tuesday called on regional air carriers to exercise caution when flying over the eastern Mediterranean, prompting several airlines to change their routes.