Iranian drone attack rocks Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Fujairah; airspace shut, flights canceled – 10 updates on situation in UAE

Multiple drone attacks continued to rock United Arab Emirates’ energy facilities on Tuesday. The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority recently announced temporary and full closure of the country’s airspace. This comes as “an exceptional precautionary measure” as Iranian drones and missiles batter energy infrastructure around the Persian Gulf in the third week of war with…

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Dubai Airport closure: Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram returns midway, lands back at TRV

Iran war: An Emirates flight operating from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV) to Dubai was forced to turn back mid-journey on Monday (16 March) after Dubai International Airport suspended all flight operations following a drone attack that set a fuel tank ablaze near the airport perimeter. The aircraft has since landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram, and…

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Bahrain accuses Iran of damaging its desalination plant: What is its significance in Gulf amid Middle East conflict?

The island nation, home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, Bahrain, on Sunday became the first Arab country to accuse Iran of a drone attack that resulted in “material damage” to a desalination plant during the nine-day conflict in the Middle East. “Iranian aggression indiscriminately attacked civilian targets and caused material damage to a water…

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Drone strike near US Consulate in Dubai | watch video

A drone attack caused a fire near the US Consulate in Dubai on Tuesday (March 3), according to a government statement, amid escalating regional tensions following US-Israeli strikes on Iran. The incident came a day after the US Embassy in Riyadh was hit by an Iranian strike, further intensifying security concerns across the Gulf. The…

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