Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Missiles incoming from Iran, says UAE; Qatar says intercepted attack

Dubai news LIVE updates: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have targeted a US base in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

« The headquarters of the invading US army in Al-Harir Air Base in the Kurdistan region was targeted with five missiles, » the Guards said in a statement on their Telegram channel.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE updates: Cathay Pacific, including Daily Dubai and Riyadh passenger flights and Cathay’s cargo freighter flights, to Dubai and Riyadh have been cancelled up to and including March 31, Reuters reported.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Saudi’s civil defence said a drone fell in a residential area in Zulfi, causing minor damage but no injuries.

“A drone fell on one of the residential sites in Zulfi Governorate, resulting in limited material damage, and no injuries,” the statement said.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Hungary’s government banned the export of crude oil, diesel and 95-octane petrol and it will release 45 days worth of state fuel reserves, economy minister Marton Nagy said late on Monday in a Facebook post.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban said earlier on Monday that Hungary would cap fuel prices to shield consumers and businesses from soaring oil prices.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that they targeted the American base in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

« The headquarters of the invading US army in Al-Harir Air Base in the Kurdistan region was targeted with five missiles, » the Guards said in a statement on their Telegram channel.

Earlier, a diplomatic mission of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was targeted in a drone strike early Tuesday. Responding to the strike, the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the act represented a « dangerous escalation and a threat to regional security and stability. » The ministry further emphasised that « targeting diplomatic missions and premises constitutes a flagrant violation of all international norms and laws. »

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Americans in Lebanon “should be prepared to shelter in place” if they “choose to not take advantage of departure options available”, the US Embassy in Beirut said in a security alert.

The embassy advised Americans to find a “secure location within your residence or another safe building” and to “have a supply of food, water, medications, and other essential items”.

Lebanon said more than half a million people have been forced to leave their homes due to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah over the past week. Israeli strikes have killed at least 486 people, Al Jazeera reported.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, has opened registration for a special flight between King Fahad International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia (DMM), and Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan (KHI) on March 10.

The flight has been arranged to allow passengers to travel during the temporary closure of Bahrain’s airspace.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Saudi Arabia strongly condemned an attack on the consulate general of the United Arab Emirates in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region.

The Saudi ministry of foreign affairs said it firmly rejected the strike and described the “repeated targeting” of diplomatic premises as a “clear violation” of international law.

The attack on the diplomatic mission took place early Tuesday, just hours after the Gulf country expressed frustration over being targeted “unfairly” in the ongoing conflict.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: The United Arab Emirates said it will not take part in any attacks against Iran and denied that its territory is being used as a launch point for strikes on Tehran, even as the country faces what it called “unjustified” attacks during the rising tensions in West Asia.

Speaking to reporters in Geneva, Jamal Al Musharakh, the United Arab Emirates ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva, said Emirati bases are not being used to carry out operations against Iran.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Iran’s foreign minister said Tuesday his country was prepared to continue attacks for as long as necessary and ruled out talks after President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would be over « very soon ».

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told US broadcaster PBS News that his country was prepared to continue missile attacks and that negotiations with the United States were no longer on the agenda.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: The United Arab Emirates said earlier that it responded to missile attacks from Iran after sending an alert about a “potential missile threat” to residents’ phones.

Flight tracking platform Flightradar24 reported that several flights arriving at Dubai Airport were placed in holding patterns due to the missile threat.

The platform also showed that a number of flights at the airport were delayed due to the situation.

The emergency alert issued across the country has now been lifted.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: The UAE ministry of interior sent an alert to residents’ phones informing them that the situation in the country is currently safe.

Emergency alerts in the United Arab Emirates are now quieter after changes were made to the country’s National Early Warning System sound alerts.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: In a statement, the Saudi ministry of foreign affairs condemned in the strongest terms the targeting of the Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in Iraqi Kurdistan.

The ministry expressed the Kingdom’s solidarity with the United Arab Emirates.

It said the repeated targeting of diplomatic buildings clearly violates relevant international norms and laws, including the Fourth Geneva Convention (1949).

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Air defences in the United Arab Emirates are responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran, the ministry of defence said.

“The Ministry of Defense confirms that the sounds heard in scattered areas of the country are the result of the air defense systems intercepting ballistic missiles, and fighter jets intercepting drones and loitering munitions,” the statement said.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: UAE’s ministry of interior warned of a possible missile threat.

Residents were advised to move to the nearest secure building, stay away from windows, doors and open areas, and wait for official instructions.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Bahrain activated warning sirens on Tuesday morning to alert residents of an incoming Iranian attack.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: “If I didn’t hit them first, they were going to hit our allies first. I believe upon information and belief,” US President Donald Trump told reporters, before adding, “They were going to take over the Middle East.”

“Upon information and belief” is a phrase commonly used in legal contexts, including affidavits. It is generally used to indicate that a statement is based on secondhand information but is still believed to be true by the person making it.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that a US missile struck a school in the central city of Khomeyn.

The report identified the location as Dr Hafez Khomeni School and said several residential houses near the building were damaged.

There was no immediate information about casualties.

The report came as calls continue for an investigation into a United States missile strike on a girls’ school in the city of Minab in southern Iran that killed at least 170 people, most of them young students.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Iran fired drones early Tuesday towards Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

The Saudi Defence Ministry said two drones were destroyed over the kingdom’s oil-rich eastern region.

In Kuwait, the National Guard said it shot down six drones that were targeting the country’s northern and southern areas.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: A 29-year-old Bahraini woman died and eight others were injured after an Iranian attack struck a residential building in the capital, Manama, according to the Gulf country’s Ministry of Interior.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: More than 40,000 flights across Middle East countries have been cancelled so far because of the ongoing regional military conflict, The Khaleej Times reported.

According to data shared by aviation analytics company Cirium, more than 72,000 flights had been scheduled to operate in and out of the Middle East. Of these, more than 40,000 flights were cancelled between February 28 and March 9.

Airlines in the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf countries that were affected by Iranian missiles and drones have partly resumed operations after suspending flights for several days.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: The government is considering options to escort Indian-flagged vessels out of the crisis-hit Strait of Hormuz region as tensions between the US-Israel alliance and Iran disrupt maritime traffic through one of the world’s most critical oil routes, a senior maritime regulator said on Monday.

The ships are complying with enhanced safety protocols, including more frequent reporting to authorities.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: The United Arab Emirates condemned what it described as an « unprovoked terrorist drone attack » that targeted the UAE Consulate General in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. The strike caused material damage, but no injuries were reported, the UAE ministry of foreign affairs said.

The ministry urged the Iraqi government and the authorities in Iraq’s Kurdistan region to investigate the circumstances surrounding the attack.

Targeting diplomatic missions and their premises is « a flagrant violation of international norms and laws, particularly the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, » the ministry statement read.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: The US-Israeli war on Iran has sent oil prices surging, upending global travel and sparking fears of a deep travel slump and the potential for the widespread grounding of planes.

Air New Zealand said on Tuesday it has raised fares due to the Middle East conflict and may take further pricing action, underscoring how global airlines will seek to pass on the costs of higher oil prices to passengers.

While air fares have spiked on Asia-Europe routes due to airspace closures and capacity constraints, Air New Zealand is one of the first airlines to announce broad increases to ticket prices since the start of the war.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Kuwait’s emir has condemned Iran’s attacks on the country, saying, « Our country has been subjected to a brutal attack by a neighbouring Muslim country, which we consider a friend, even though we have not permitted the use of our land, airspace, or coasts for any military action against it, and we have repeatedly informed them of this through our diplomatic channels. »

In a speech, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah also said Kuwait has a « full and inherent right to self-defence ». It was his first public remarks since Iran’s attacks began on February 28.