Updated on: Mar 15, 2026 7:27:12 AM IST
Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE updates: Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defences, according to the Fujairah media office, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 14, 2026.
Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE updates: Iran has urged people to evacuate the Middle East’s busiest port and two others in the United Arab Emirates, openly threatening a neighbouring country’s non-US assets for the first time as its war with the United States and Israel entered a third week. Tehran said the US had used “ports, docks and hideouts” in the UAE to launch strikes on Kharg Island, home to the main terminal handling Iran’s oil exports, without providing evidence. It urged people to leave areas where it said U.S. forces were sheltering.
Hours later, there was no sign of an attack on Dubai’s Jebel Ali port — the Mideast’s busiest — or the Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi. But debris from an intercepted Iranian drone hitting an oil facility sparked a fire at the third port, in Fujairah.
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Hours later, there was no sign of an attack on Dubai’s Jebel Ali port — the Mideast’s busiest — or the Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi. But debris from an intercepted Iranian drone hitting an oil facility sparked a fire at the third port, in Fujairah.
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Mar 15, 2026 7:27:12 AM IST
Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE updates: Senior UAE official denies role in Kharg Island attack
The United Arab Emirates has the right to defend itself against Iran’s ongoing strikes but chooses restraint, a senior UAE official has said, as Tehran continues its retaliatory attacks across the Gulf.
“The UAE has the right to defend itself against this imposed terrorist aggression, but it is still prioritising reason and logic, continuing to exercise restraint and seeking a way out for Iran and the region,” presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said late Saturday on X.
The UAE “made sincere efforts until the very last moment to mediate between Washington and Tehran to avoid this war”, he wrote.
Mar 15, 2026 7:24:59 AM IST
Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE updates: UAE intercepts drones in Dubai
The Dubai Media office said on X early on Sunday that the sounds heard in Marina and Al Sufouh areas resulted from successful air defence interceptions.