Live news updates on attacks from Dubai, UAE and Abu Dhabi today: Dubai authorities confirmed that a drone fell on a building near Dubai Creek Port early Thursday (March 12). Following the incident, authorities said the building was evacuated to ensure the safety of residents and that the fire was contained.
UAE says air defense systems intercept Iranian missiles and drones: The UAE’s air defenses said they were responding to threats from missiles and drones launched from Iran, and the Ministry of Defense confirmed that the sounds heard in parts of the country are caused by interception operations. “UAE air defenses are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran. MOD claims that the sounds heard are the result of missile and drone interception by air defense systems,” the UAE Ministry of Defense said in a post on X.
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UAE air defenses attack 6 ballistic missiles: UAE air defense systems attacked 6 ballistic missiles, 7 cruise missiles and 39 unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Iran on Wednesday (March 11). Since the start of Iran’s “flagrant aggression,” UAE air defenses have targeted 268 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,514 unmanned aerial vehicles.
Iran attacks kill 6 in UAE, injure 131: The Iranian attacks have killed six people, including Emirati, Pakistani, Nepalese and Bangladeshi nationalities, and injured 131 people with minor to moderate injuries among citizens of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Uganda, Eritrea, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Comoros, Türkiye, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Jordan, Palestine, Ghana and Indonesia.
As misinformation about “missile alerts” circulates on social media, The Indian Express Global Desk adheres to rigorous verification standards. Our reports are based on direct updates from the UAE National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Ministries of Defense of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
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