Dubai: A British air base in Cyprus was partially evacuated after sirens sounded at RAF Akrotiri, following a suspected drone strike linked to escalating tensions involving Iran. UK officials said an Iranian-made drone hit the runway late Sunday, causing minimal damage and no injuries, but bringing»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Mecca Chamber of Commerce has allocated 2,500 fully serviced hotel rooms to accommodate citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries stranded at airports across the Kingdom following widespread travel disruptions. The measure follows a directive from King Salman bin Ab»»»

Lebanese civilians fled from the country's south and from Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday, seeking refuge in schools in Lebanon's capital following a new and deadly escalation between Israel and the Iran-allied Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Lebanon's Health Ministry reported at least 31 pe»»»

Free Patriotic Movement leader Jebran Bassil on Monday warned against another “support war” in Lebanon, after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel drawing massive Israeli retaliation. “We warned against a war to support Gaza because it would only bring ruin to Lebanon and to those who waged it, and it»»»

The UAE National Media Authority has emphasised the importance of full compliance with laws and official instructions regarding media content and information circulation amid current regional developments. Authorities say media awareness helps safeguard the community. Key instructions include: • Do»»»

Dubai: The war between Iran and US-Israeli forces expanded dramatically on Monday, drawing in Iranian-backed militias and Hezbollah and regional energy infrastructure as casualties mounted and oil markets surged. Missiles and drones struck Israel and Arab states, US fighter jets were mistakenly sho»»»

On March 1, 2026, Acting Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky joined an extraordinary videoconference session of the EU Foreign Affairs Council focused on the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Middle East. Participants voiced deep concern over the intensifying military strikes and the potential f»»»

Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, firmly rejected any negotiations with Washington on Monday, contradicting claims made by US President Donald Trump. “We will not negotiate with the US,” Larijani wrote on X, directly disputing Trump’s remarks in an interview with »»»

Share: File photo of Hezbollah parliamentary bloc chief Mohammad Raad The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary block , MP Mohammad Raad, was killed during Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after Iran announced that Hezbollah officially entered the war and Hezbollah launched an attack aga»»»

Abu Dhabi: Etihad has resumed some limited flight operations from Abu Dhabi, even as all scheduled commercial services remain cancelled. In a new statement, the airline confirmed that all regular commercial flights to and from Abu Dhabi are still cancelled. However, it said: “Some repositioning, ca»»»

Dubai: Flights across the UAE remain suspended as of Monday evening, with major airlines halting operations due to regional airspace closures. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.UAE’s main carriers, Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, and Air Arabia, have extended the cancellatio»»»

London: European gas prices extended gains on Monday after state-run energy firm QatarEnergy halted liquefied natural gas production following Iranian attacks on facilities at two of its main gas processing bases. The Dutch TTF natural gas contract, considered the European benchmark, jumped almost »»»

Dubai: QatarEnergy has announced a halt to the production of liquefied natural gas and related products following a military attack on its operational facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City and Mesaieed Industrial City. The move came after Qatar said on Monday that two Iranian drones had targeted»»»

The majority of flights to Qatar and United Arab Emirates have been cancelled for Monday, as strikes continue in the joint Israeli and US war on Iran. More than 4,000 flights a day have been cancelled across the region, according to flight tracking service Flightradar24 with hundreds of thousands o»»»

Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif has postponed his planned trip to Russia, the Pakistani government has said. Sharif was scheduled to visit Russia March 3-5. The decision to postpone the trip was made due to the current domestic and regional situations, the Pakistani government said in a statement on S»»»

RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus, from where Typhoon figher jets are flying sorties to defend Gulf countries under attack from Iran and as many as 300,000 British nationals visiting or living in the region, was evacuated after a drone attack overnight. File Photo via U.K. Ministry of Defense/UPI | License Ph»»»

We strongly condemn the massacre perpetrated against innocent civilians on 26 February 1992 in the town of Khojaly, located in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. The atrocities committed in Khojaly remain a shameful stain on the conscience of humanity. The pain of our 613 brothers and sisters who w»»»

The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Egyptian pound saw a notable increase during Sunday’s trading, with the US currency rising by amounts ranging between 38 and 88 piasters in several banks, compared to the average closing prices on Thursday. The price in certain banks approached the LE4»»»

Global markets opened trading on Monday with a sharp rise in gold prices driven by escalating geopolitical tensions. The US-Israeli strikes on Iran began on Saturday morning, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other senior commanders, raising fears of a wider regional escalatio»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence said on Monday that five hostile drones had been intercepted and destroyed near Prince Sultan Air Base, with no casualties reported. In a statement, Major General Turki Al Malki, the official spokesperson for the ministry, said the drones were detected and »»»

Afghan forces have suffered nearly 1,000 casualties in the latest cross-border escalation with Pakistan, officials in Islamabad have claimed. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said at least 415 Taliban fighters and allied militants had been killed and more than 580 wounded in airstrikes and clas»»»

The US-Israeli strikes on Iran are unlikely to trigger regime change and risk escalating into a wider geopolitical confrontation, former Pentagon security policy analyst Michael Maloof has told RT. Washington and West Jerusalem launched what they described as a “preemptive” attack on the Islamic Re»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call on Monday from Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, during which they discussed the blatant Iranian attacks targeting the territory of the UAE and several Arab countries, as well as the se»»»

Dubai: Three US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were brought down over Kuwait late on Sunday in an apparent friendly fire incident during ongoing combat operations in the region. In a statement issued by the US Central Command, the US military said the aircraft were flying in support of O»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed that Tehran can withstand sustained US-Israeli military pressure, able to defend the regime despite a successful “decapitation” hit, and wage a prolonged war. How? He calls it the "decentralised mosaic defence" (DMD) strategy, which he claims Iran had»»»

“A new destructive war in the Middle East would be bad for everyone — it is bad for Bulgaria and bad for Europe. Therefore, I hope that the Bulgarian authorities are doing everything possible to keep our country and the continent away from military conflicts,” said BSP leader Krum Zarkov on Monday,»»»

TEHRAN, March 2 (KUNA) - Iranian Authorities announced on Monday an the war death toll increased to 555 so far.The Iranian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that 555 citizens had been killed in strikes targeting Iranian territory, adding that 131 cities sustained damage. Relief teams continu»»»

Cabinet decided Monday in an emergency session to outlaw all of Hezbollah's security and military activities. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam urged Hezbollah after the session to hand over its arms to the state and said the army would immediately start implementing its plan to disarm the group north of »»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call on Monday from Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, during which they discussed the blatant Iranian attacks targeting the territory of the UAE and several Arab countries, as well as the se»»»

US President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to launch strikes against Iran has met a mixed response in Congress, as lawmakers are split over the issue, mostly along party lines. Democrats are now seeking to stop the campaign under the 1973 War Powers Act. The US and Israel launched the attack o»»»

Dubai: Oil and gold surged at the start of the week after the flare-up in the US-Israel-Iran conflict pushed investors toward safety and forced markets to reassess how long higher energy prices could last. Brent crude briefly pushed above $82 a barrel in Asian trading before settling near $78, up r»»»

Dear reader. We live in unprecedented times. I'm sure you are all feeling rocked by recent events that continue to impact us all in different ways. However, the resilience, calmness and confidence of those living here has shone through and we know that the UAE will only be stronger for this experie»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Embassy of Canada to the United Arab Emirates and the Consulate General of Canada in Dubai have issued a security advisory to Canadians residing in or visiting the UAE, citing rapidly evolving regional tensions linked to the situation involving Iran. In a public communication, Canadi»»»

Dubai: As regional tensions continue to weigh on the Gulf, a high-profile public exchange between two of the world's most prominent technology executives has drawn renewed attention to the UAE's safety profile with both defending Dubai as statistically safer than many European cities, even as missi»»»

Dubai/Oman: An oil tanker flying the flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands was attacked by an unmanned boat about 52 nautical miles off the coast of Muscat, leaving one crew member dead, the Omani Maritime Security Centre said. The attack comes amid an already tense regional situation involv»»»

The BSP-United Left coalition submitted documents and 7,930 signatures to the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Monday to register for the snap parliamentary elections scheduled for April 19. "We are registering for these elections with the ambition to return Bulgarian politics to the track of n»»»

Media coverage of the US and Israeli air strikes on Iran has focused on three key issues: the scope of the Middle East conflict, its potential consequences for energy markets, and the situation of Bulgarians stranded in Iran and the wider region. AUTHORITIES' RESPONSE Interviewed by bTV on Sunday e»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE's national carrier Etihad Airways has suspended all flights to and from the capital until 2 pm UAE time on Tuesday, March 3. Stay updated: Get the latest faster by downloading the Gulf News app - it's completely free. Click here for Apple or here for Android. You can also find us on »»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank said ⁠on Monday that technical issues were affecting some of its platforms and mobile app users. The outage at the ⁠UAE lender comes as Amazon Cloud's unit AWS' data centers in ⁠Bahrain ⁠and the UAE faced power and connectivity issues ⁠on Monday following Irania»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: Authorities in Ras Al Khaimah said they responded on Tuesday morning to an incident in the Al Hamra Village area after debris fell following the successful interception of an Iranian drone by air defence systems. No injuries were reported, according to the Ras Al Khaimah Government »»»

Dubai: Farhana Bodi, the Dubai Bling star, reassured fans on social media that she and her family are safe amid recent global tensions. “Alhamdulillah, we're safe. We're good,” she said in a video. “I received so many messages from my friends, well-wishers, and family from all around the world. I r»»»

Dubai: The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has clarified that there is currently no order for mass repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Gulf and Israel despite escalating tensions in parts of the Middle East. During a Palace briefing, DMW secretary Hans Cacdac has »»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, the UAE, and the United States have issued a joint statement strongly condemning the indiscriminate missile and drone attacks carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran against sovereign territories in the region, according to the Qatar News Age»»»

Dubai: Punjabi singer and actor Amy Virk has shared an emotional message regarding the safety of his family currently in the United Arab Emirates amid regional tensions. His wife and six-year-old daughter are in Dubai, and the singer revealed the personal toll the situation has taken on him. In a h»»»

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Monday that 26 of its staff were "unaccounted for" after a surge in violence in South Sudan in recent weeks. "Twenty-six of the 291 MSF colleagues working in Lankien and Pieri remain unaccounted for following the recent violence, and we have lost contact with them»»»

The US has suffered 200 casualties in Iranian retaliatory strikes on bases across the Middle East, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed. Backed by the US, Israel launched what was described as a preemptive operation against Iranian military and nuclear-related targets in the ear»»»

A damaged apartment in a building following an Israeli airstrike in Al Jamous, in Dahieh, southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA March 1 (UPI) -- The Israeli military was attacking Hezbollah targets in neighboring Lebanon, amid worries that its war w»»»

National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) has reaffirmed that monitoring efforts remain ongoing as part of nationwide precautionary measures aimed at protecting the community and ensuring the highest levels of preparedness. The authority confirmed that all response system»»»

Abu Dhabi authorities have responded to reports of debris falling on a warehouse in ICAD and a commercial facility in the Mussafah area, following the successful interception of drones by air defence systems. Also Read: UAE continues to monitor situation, ensuring public safetyStay updated: Get the»»»

DUBAI: The war between Iran and the United States and Israel expanded sharply on Monday, drawing in Iranian-backed militias and Hezbollah as airstrikes intensified, regional oil infrastructure came under attack and casualties mounted across multiple countries. Iran and allied militias launched miss»»»