UAE on alert as drones and missiles target Dubai and Sharjah

March 31, 2026 3:03 PM

UAE on alert as drones and missiles target Dubai and Sharjah

The UAE is on high alert after a series of drone and missile incidents near Dubai and Sharjah, as the West Asia conflict enters its second month and air defence systems operate at full capacity. A Kuwaiti oil tanker, the Al Salmi, was struck by a drone shortly after midnight while anchored off Dubai's coast. All 24 crew members were safe and no oil leaked. Separately, a drone hit the administrative building of Thuraya Telecommunications Company in central Sharjah, with no injuries reported. Deb...

Iran warns of strikes on Gulf oil facilities ‘in coming hours’, state media reports

March 18, 2026 7:20 PM

Iran warns of strikes on Gulf oil facilities ‘in coming hours’, state media reports

Iran issued an evacuation warning for several oil facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, saying they would be targeted by strikes "in the coming hours", Iranian state media reported on Wednesday. The warning was directed at Saudi Arabia's Samref Refinery and Jubail Petrochemical Complex, the United Arab Emirates' Al Hosn Gas Field, and Qatar's Mesaieed Petrochemical Complex, Mesaieed Holding Company and Ras Laffan Refinery. "These centres have become direct and legitimate targets ...