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Dubai Abu Dhabi news highlights: UAE Consulate in Iraq attacked; Trump says war 'close to end'
Dubai Abu Dhabi news highlights: As per reports, the UAE consulate in Iraq's Kurdish region was targeted by Iranian drones. Furthermore, as the conflict escalates, US President Donald Trump has said that the war is “close to the end”.
- 6:35 AM IST, Mar 10Key points so far
- 6:07 AM IST, Mar 10Catholic priest killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon
- 4:24 AM IST, Mar 9UAE Consulate in Iraq attacked
- 3:45 AM IST, Mar 9Trump says Iran's military capability ‘gone’ after US-Israeli strikes
- 2:59 AM IST, Mar 9Turkey tells Iran violation of airspace ‘cannot be justified’
- 2:16 AM IST, Mar 9Trump says Iran war “could be over soon”
- 2:05 AM IST, Mar 9UAE changes emergency alert sound during night hours
- 1:10 AM IST, Mar 9US restricts movement around embassies in Pakistan
- 12:43 AM IST, Mar 9Pakistan moves to reduce fuel usage amid West Asia tensions
- 11:44 PM IST, Mar 9Over 1,000 Indians evacuated from Qatar in three days.
- 11:24 PM IST, Mar 9Over 450 killed in Lebanon amid Israeli strikes
- 8:31 PM IST, Mar 9Jordan expresses condolences on UAE military helicopter crash that killed two
- 7:10 PM IST, Mar 9UAE says 2 soldiers die in helicopter crash
- 6:34 PM IST, Mar 9CBSE postpones class 12 exams in several West Asian countries till March 16
- 5:13 PM IST, Mar 9UAE says intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, 17 drones
- 4:48 PM IST, Mar 9Saudi Arabia starts oil output cuts as shut Hormuz fills storage
- 3:53 PM IST, Mar 9Vladimir Putin offers 'unwavering support' to new Iran supreme leader
- 3:17 PM IST, Mar 9Operations at Bahrain airport suspended
- 2:40 PM IST, Mar 9Why is Turkey deploying six F-16 fighter jets to northern Cyprus
- 2:24 PM IST, Mar 9Khamenei's son takes charge as new supreme leader
- 2:14 PM IST, Mar 9Saudi condemns 'reprehensible' Iranian attacks
- 2:00 PM IST, Mar 9Drone debris falls on 2 locations in Abu Dhabi, 2 injured
- 1:48 PM IST, Mar 9G7 to discuss joint release of emergency oil reserves, says report
- 1:31 PM IST, Mar 9Iran targets Gulf energy installations as oil prices surge
- 1:21 PM IST, Mar 92 injured in Abu Dhabi by debris amid interception
- 1:13 PM IST, Mar 9China says opposes any targeting of new Iran leader
- 1:05 PM IST, Mar 9US embassy issues advisory for citizens in Saudi Arabia
- 12:55 PM IST, Mar 9Azerbaijan reopens Iran border
- 12:40 PM IST, Mar 9Turkey deploys 6 F-16 jets to Cyprus
- 12:33 PM IST, Mar 9Bahrain state oil firm declares force majeure after Iranian attack
- 12:22 PM IST, Mar 94 killed, 112 injured in Iran-linked strikes in UAE so far
- 12:09 PM IST, Mar 9How many ballistic missiles has the UAE intercepted so far?
- 11:58 AM IST, Mar 9UAE air defences intercept Iranian missile and drone threats
- 11:50 AM IST, Mar 9Fresh missile threat in UAE
- 11:46 AM IST, Mar 9Saudi Arabia calls Iranian attacks on Gulf nations “reprehensible”
- 11:27 AM IST, Mar 9Saudi Aramco offers spot crude amid Strait of Hormuz disruption
- 11:11 AM IST, Mar 9Air India to operate 32 special flights to UAE
- 10:45 AM IST, Mar 9UAE says ‘ready to deter any threat’
- 10:28 AM IST, Mar 9Bahrain's largest oil refinery Bapco hit by Iranian attacks
- 10:06 AM IST, Mar 9UAE urges residents to ‘remain in safe location’
- 10:04 AM IST, Mar 932 people injured in Iranian attacks, says Bahrain
- 9:42 AM IST, Mar 9Qatar condemns Iranian attack on residential facility in Saudi
- 9:30 AM IST, Mar 9Sirens sound in Bahrain
- 9:18 AM IST, Mar 9Saudi Arabia says intercepted drone attack targeting Shaybah oil field
- 9:11 AM IST, Mar 9Oil prices soar past $100 for first time in 4 years
- 8:52 AM IST, Mar 9UAE says responding to missile threat
- 8:46 AM IST, Mar 9What Saudi told Iran in fresh warning
- 8:36 AM IST, Mar 9Drone attack targets US military base near Erbil Airport in Iraq
- 8:29 AM IST, Mar 9Iranian Supreme Leader injured in war?
- 8:07 AM IST, Mar 9Saudi Arabia issues fresh warning to Iran
- 8:00 AM IST, Mar 9Oil prices soar to USD 114 a barrel
- 7:55 AM IST, Mar 932 civilians injured in Iran drone attack on Bahrain
- 7:49 AM IST, Mar 9Israel says struck Hezbollah targets in Beirut
- 7:40 AM IST, Mar 9No Indian killed in Saudi's Al Kharj, embassy confirms
- 7:25 AM IST, Mar 9Explosions heard in Doha
- 7:11 AM IST, Mar 9Iran picks Khamenei’s son as next Supreme Leader
- 6:59 AM IST, Mar 9UAE, Russian, foreign ministers seek end to attacks on Iran
- 6:53 AM IST, Mar 9Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel
- 6:47 AM IST, Mar 9Iran fires first missiles at Israel under new supreme leader
- 6:43 AM IST, Mar 9UAE President, Trump discuss Iranian attacks
- 6:35 AM IST, Mar 9US orders embassy staff to leave Saudi
Dubai Abu Dhabi news highlights: Two residents in Abu Dhabi were injured by debris following an interception by air defence systems. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia strongly criticised Iran on Monday, calling Tehran's attacks targeting the kingdom and its Gulf neighbours "reprehensible", according to a statement issued by the foreign ministry. Turkey, on the other hand, has deployed six F-16 fighter jets and air defence systems to the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus....Read More
Saudi Arabia issued a stronger warning to Iran on Monday, telling Tehran it would be the “biggest loser” if it continues launching attacks on Arab states.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke to US President Donald Trump regarding the Iranian attacks in the Gulf nation in a phone call. Meanwhile, the US ordered its embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia as Iran strikes the kingdom.
The United Arab Emirates, like other Gulf nations, have been heavily targeted by Iranian missiles and drones as the war in the region expands. The United States embassy in Kuwait was struck and the United States consulate in Dubai targeted, along with other infrastructure in both countries.
Meanwhile, Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early on Monday.
UAE President, Trump discuss Iranian attacks
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke to US President Donald Trump through a phone call on Monday.
As per state news agencies, the two leaders discussed Iranian attacks on Gulf states during the phone call.
US orders embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia
The United States said on Sunday that it had ordered embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia as Iran launched strikes on the kingdom in response to attacks by Washington and Israel.
The state department said in a travel advisory that it had "ordered non-emergency US government employees and US government employee family members to leave Saudi Arabia due to safety risks."
The department also said it continues to advise Americans to "reconsider travel" to Saudi Arabia, though it has not warned against all travel to the kingdom, which has actively sought ties with US businesses and political leaders.
Oil price spikes
As Iran carried out retaliatory strikes against its oil-rich Gulf Arab neighbours, the benchmark price for a barrel of crude crossed $100 for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine four years ago.
Trump played down the rise in prices, an issue that often carries political sensitivity in the United States, calling it a "small price to pay" for removing the alleged threat of Iran's nuclear programme.
Markets in Japan and South Korea, both heavily reliant on imported energy, began the week with sharp losses on Monday.
