US Edition'We've Taught Toddlers to Take Cover': Living in Dubai as Iran Attacks
The UAE repelled over 1,000 attacks in a week, including nine ballistic missiles and 109 drones, highlighting its advanced air-defence capabilities amid regional conflict.
- In Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE Ministry of Defence said air defences intercepted nine ballistic missiles and 109 drones on Friday.
- As the seventh day of the conflict unfolded, reporting and officials say Iran has fired more drones and missiles at the UAE than anywhere else during these seven days in the Gulf.
- Dubai Airports facilitated over 1,140 flights in the past 84 hours, providing 105,000 seats while Emirates and Etihad resumed limited schedules and restricted airport terminals to booked travellers.
- UAE authorities issued warnings against sharing `sensitive videos` and ordered early spring breaks with some exams cancelled as schools, universities, toddlers, and childminders adapted routines.
- Across the region, officials reported more than 200 ballistic missiles and nearly 2,000 drones fired at the UAE in seven days, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain intercepting attacks while the UAE's pledge several weeks ago not to allow strikes on Iran faces testing.
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Iran has carried out multiple attacks on targets in the UAE over the past few days, since the beginning of the joint U.S.-Israel campaign against this country. Iran claims to be acting in self-defense, as U.S. military infrastructure in the UAE allegedly plays a role in the attacks against it. Iran’s Internet defenders have also claimed that their attacks on apartments and hotels in those countries targeted U.S. military personnel staying there …
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