West Asia War LIVE Updates: Attacks hit UAE after Iran blames it for strikes

West Asia LIVE Updates: Flights resume at Dubai airport after drone-related fuel tank fire

Earlier on Monday, Dubai Airports said flights were gradually resuming at what is usually the world`s busiest international hub, following a nearby fuel tank fire sparked by a "drone-related incident". Authorities said they had contained the fire and reported no injuries.

West Asia LIVE Updates: Palestinian civilian killed; seven deaths reported since beginning of war 

A Palestinian civilian was killed on the outskirts of the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi when a missile hit z car, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said in a statement. The UAE has reported seven deaths since the war began, including five civilians and two military personnel, who died in a helicopter crash blamed on a technical malfunction.

West Asia LIVE Updates: Drone attack sparks fire at oil facility in UAE’s Fujairah

The slew of attacks came a day after Iran`s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said US bases in the Middle East were used to bomb it and that missiles had been launched from the UAE to strike Kharg Island. UAE officials have denied the claim. In the eastern emirate of Fujairah, a drone attack on oil infrastructure sparked a fire, days after an AFP journalist saw smoke rising from a major Emirati energy installation there.

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Attacks hit UAE after Iran blames it for strikes

Missiles and drone attacks struck across the UAE on Monday, disrupting travel at Dubai airport, causing a fire in a crucial oil hub in the east and killing one civilian. Even the usually quiet northern emirate of Umm Al Quwain was not spared, with a drone attack damaging an unspecified building but inflicting no casualties, authorities said. (AFP)