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| Gulf states say responding to missile, drone attacks as Eid holiday begins |
| 2026-03-20 |
Dubai says it fought off Iranian attack as Eid holiday begins [IsraelTimes] Dubai says it successfully fended off an Iranian aerial attack, after heavy explosions shook the United Arab Emirates city in the early morning. “Authorities in Dubai confirm the success of all air interception operations, with no injuries reported,” says the Dubai Media Office, the sheikhdom’s government communication’s arm. The attack came as mosques made the day’s first call to prayers for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery hit by drone attack, sparking fire [IsraelTimes] Kuwait’s state oil firm KPC says its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery was hit by multiple drone attacks early this morning, causing a fire in some units, with no initial casualties reported, the state news agency says. Firefighters responded immediately, with several units shut down as a precaution to ensure workers’ safety. Gulf states say responding to missile, drone attacks [IsraelTimes] Emirati and Kuwaiti air defenses are responding to missile fire, authorities in the Gulf states say, while Saudi Arabia intercepts drone attacks. Elsewhere in the Gulf, Bahrain’s interior ministry says that shrapnel from an “Iranian aggression” caused a fire at a warehouse, which was brought under control and resulted in no injuries. The ministry earlier said air raid sirens were activated. In Kuwait, an army statement says air defenses were “responding to hostile missile and drone threats,” while the UAE state media reports “incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says in a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency that they had targeted US forces in the UAE’s Al-Dhafra air base as well as sites in Israel with missiles and drones. There are no immediate reports of any casualties. Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry says that within less than two hours, its forces had “intercepted and destroyed” 10 drones in the country’s east and another in the north. Related: Dubai: 2026-03-18 One killed in Abu Dhabi as Iran keeps up strikes on beleaguered Gulf states Dubai: 2026-03-19 Newly released satellite images show damage dealt in Iran war across Middle East Dubai: 2026-03-16 Dubai ‘arrests foreign survivors of Iranian drone strike after they sent images of explosion aftermath to loved ones to prove they were safe' |
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