Drones were launched against Qatar, and Iranian missiles were intercepted over Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Drones were launched against Qatar, and Iranian missiles were intercepted over Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
According to Qatar, ten drone assaults were launched from Iran on Friday, and nine of them were intercepted.
As the war between the United States and Israel on Iran and Tehran's retribution against Gulf states that house US assets continues to engulf the region, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense has reported that it has intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched towards Prince Sultan Air Base in al-Kharj.
Additionally, the ministry reported on Saturday that it had intercepted six drones that were en route to the Shaybah oilfield. A drone was intercepted and destroyed east of Riyadh city, the ministry stated earlier.
People are advised to seek out the "nearest safe location" by Bahrain's Ministry of Interior. In Bahrain, sirens have sounded twice in the last few hours.
Iran shot ten drones on Friday, according to the Qatari Ministry of Defense. One of them made it to the ground and landed in a remote location, while the other nine were intercepted and destroyed.
"The partial resumption of air navigation in the State of Qatar, through approved navigational contingency routes with limited operational capacity, in complete collaboration with the Qatari Armed Forces and the competent authorities in the State," the Civil Aviation Authority of Qatar declared. A restricted number of flights intended for passenger evacuation are operated during this phase.
The Defense Ministry of the United Arab Emirates stated that its air defenses were reacting to Iranian drone and missile threats. It further stated that the booms audible throughout the emirate are the consequence of drones and ballistic missiles being intercepted.
Several flights headed for Dubai are in a holding pattern over the airport, according to online airline tracker Flightradar24.
A "small incident resulting from the fall of debris following an interception" was previously reported by the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO).
Additionally, the GDMO refuted claims of any events at Dubai International Airport that were making the rounds on social media.
"Even with the frequency and intensity of Iranian retaliation attacks falling down, all it takes is a few events to disrupt air traffic, to affect global oil, the markets," reported Zein Basravi of Al Jazeera from Doha, the capital of Qatar.
"We are witnessing a lot of events throughout the course of last night and into this morning," he continued, referring to the Gulf region.
A missile was intercepted over the Jordanian city of Aqaba, according to an Al Jazeera correspondent from across the Gulf. In southern Israel, the city is just across from Eilat. Since the start of the conflict, Iran has been attacking Israel every day.
