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Dubai residents get 'potential missile threats' alert on phones
Dubai residents at around 12 pm on Friday got mobile alerts warning of a potential missile threat. The mobile alert advised people to seek shelter.
Israel-Iran War (PC- Social Media)
The ongoing Middle East conflict triggered by US-Israel strikes on Iran and intensified by latter's retaliation entered the seventh day on Thursday, keeping the entire Gulf region on alert over the drones and missiles exchange that has not spared even so-called safe-havens like Dubai and Abu Dhabi of United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Residents of Dubai on Friday noon received mobile alerts warning of a potential missile threat.
Meanwhile, the UAE reported a ballistic missile and six drone strikes on the country’s territory on Thursday. UAE's defence ministry said it repelled six missiles and 131 drones on the same day.
Explosions were also heard near the Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, news agency Reuters reported, quoting a witness. Earlier the international airport and some hotels in Dubai reportedly sustained damage.
Several tourists have been stranded in the UAE, given the cancellations and delays in flights due to ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Not just the UAE, other Gulf countries like Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait have also reported incidents over the past few days as Iran attempts to target US bases and consulates in the region.
Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy prime minister and defence minister, and Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, minister of the defence of Saudi Arabia, discussed the ongoing developments in the region over a phone call late on Thursday.
They also reportedly discussed the "blatant attacks" that the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and several other Gulf countries were subjected to since Iran launched its retaliatory strikes after the joint US-Israeli strike on Tehran last weekend.
Kuwait also reported the activation of air defences after several missiles and drones breached its airspace on Thursday evening. The Kuwaiti army stressed that the sounds heard in parts of the country are the result of the air defences intercepting incoming missiles and drones.
