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In late September, authorities arranged a chartered flight to Iran via Qatar - the first of its kind in decades, given the absence of diplomatic ties and Iran's human-rights record.

The BBC is about to start negotiating with the government over its next royal charter, which sets out the terms of its funding and existence.

South Africa has said it does not want to receive any more chartered flights carrying Palestinians, days after the controversial arrival of 153 passengers from Gaza in the country.

The first group of five men arrived in July aboard a chartered US military plane, with a second batch received in early October.

The NGO, Gift of the Givers, told South African media it did not know who had chartered the flight or a previous one that brought 176 Gazans on October 28.