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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775693736185pexels-akbar-nemati-220109-16863334.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Akbar Nemati, Pexels </span></span></span></div><p>Bahrain said on Wednesday it had reopened its airspace, which had been closed since the start of the Middle East war, after Iran and the US agreed a <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/4/9/mediators-to-fragile-us-iran-truce-urge-restraint-as-violations-reported-0645">two-week ceasefire.</a></p><p>Iraq had earlier announced it was reopening its airspace.</p><p>Civil aviation authorities have &quot;announced the reopening of airspace over the Kingdom of Bahrain&quot;, the Bahrain News Agency reported.</p><p>It added that the operator of Bahrain International Airport, near the capital Manama, &quot;confirms the gradual resumption of flights&quot; and is working &quot;to ensure the efficient and smooth return of operational activities, while safeguarding the safety and security of travellers&quot;.</p><p>Gulf nations have borne the brunt of Iran&#x27;s retaliatory attacks since the United States and Israel launched strikes in late February that ignited a regional war.</p><p>The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday in an 11th-hour bid to avert all-out destruction threatened by US President Donald Trump.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/4/9/israel-strikes-on-lebanon-show-plan-to-sabotage-iran-truce-iraq-0005">Israel plans to &#x27;sabotage&#x27; Iran truce with strikes on Lebanon: Iraq</a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tTwnS5Gng-4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Bahrain said on Wednesday it had reopened its airspace, which had been closed since the start of the Middle East war, after Iran and the US agreed a two-week ceasefire.</p>

Bahrain said on Wednesday it had reopened its airspace, which had been closed since the start of the Middle East war, after Iran and the US agreed a two-week ceasefire.

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Bahrain reopens airspace after US-Iran ceasefire

Agence France-Presse

Published April 09, 2026 08:17 AM PHT

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