Authorities in Dubai have issued safety guidelines as unstable weather is forecast across the emirate from Monday, March 23 through Friday, March 27.
The UAE’s Higher Committee for Internal Security reviewed national preparedness levels amid ongoing challenges, including weather conditions, in a virtual meeting on Sunday.
The UAE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed air defences on Sunday intercepted 4 ballistic missiles and 25 UAVs launched from Iran.
US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy and desalination facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities that could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets.
An Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle on Sunday killed three people in the middle of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, hours after another person was killed in a strike on northern Gaza.
The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to "Iran's enemies", Iran's representative to the UN maritime agency was quoted as saying in Iranian media reports published on Sunday.