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Limited flights resume as UAE airspace partially reopens amid crisis: MEA

The MEA said that while regular services remain heavily suspended, a small number of inbound and outbound flights were permitted to start operating on Monday evening

From border queues to $200K jets: Here's how the rich are exiting West Asia

Affluent travellers are paying up to $200,000 for private jets and enduring long border queues as the West Asia conflict disrupts flights, shuts airspace and leaves many stranded across the region

Dubai's status as a Swiss-style safe haven begins to crack amid Iran war

Since the weekend, the UAE's financial hubs and holiday spots have been shaken as defence systems intercepted 165 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles and 541 drones launched from Iran

West Asia crisis: SpiceJet to operate 4 special flights from UAE's Fujairah

SpiceJet on Tuesday said it will operate four special flights from Fujairah in the UAE to bring back stranded passengers. Flight operations have been disrupted due to the close of airspaces in the Middle East amid the escalating conflict involving US, Israel and Iran. In a statement, SpiceJet said it would operate four special flights to connect Fujairah with Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi on Tuesday and for the next few days. Out of them, two flights would be operated to Mumbai. The airline is also exploring the possibility of operating more special flights, subject to passenger requirements and regulatory approvals. SpiceJet will restore its scheduled Fujairah-Delhi and Fujairah-Mumbai flights from March 4, the statement said.

Limited flights begin from UAE to extract citizens amid escalating conflict

Travellers stranded by a widening war began departing the United Arab Emirates aboard a small number of evacuation flights Monday, even as most commercial air traffic across the Middle East remained suspended. The limited flights out of Dubai and Abu Dhabi took place as the US State Department urged its own citizens in 13 countries, including UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon and Oman, to "depart now via commercial means due to serious safety risks." Sweeping airspace closures and flight cancellations across the region left many fewer options for heeding the advice. Since US and Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks on Israel and Gulf states started Saturday, commercial flights have been halted or heavily restricted, leaving tourists, business travellers, migrant workers and religious pilgrims stuck in hotels, airports and aboard cruise ships. Airspace remained closed Monday over Iran, Iraq and Israel. Jordan instituted a temporary closure beginning Monday afternoo

Amazon cloud suffers outage after unidentified objects hit UAE data centre

While it is unclear if the incident is related to the conflict between the US and Iran, the fire broke out on the same day Iranian projectiles struck the UAE in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes

UAE announces closure of embassy in Tehran in response to Iranian strikes

Dubai and Abu Dhabi have faced hundreds of missiles and drone attacks from Iran since Saturday morning, with Tehran retaliating against US-Israeli airstrikes

PM Modi speaks to UAE President, condemns attacks on Gulf nation

PM Modi thanks UAE president for taking care of Indian community living in Gulf nation

Indian among 58 injured as three people killed in UAE in Iranian strikes

Iranian strikes across the UAE in the past two days have resulted in three fatalities and 58 injured, including an Indian national, officials confirmed on Sunday. The Indian Embassy in the UAE in a social media post said it was aware of the injury to the Indian national and is in touch with the hospital authorities. "The Indian national is out of danger. We are rendering all possible assistance," it said. According to a list released by the authorities, the nationalities of those injured also include Pakistani, Nepalese, and Bangladeshi expatriates. "The authorities reported 58 cases of minor injuries involving citizens and residents of multiple nationalities, including Emirati, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, and Afghan," a statement released here said. The UAE's Defence Ministry on Sunday said it intercepted 165 ballistic missiles, with 152 destroyed and 13 drowned in the sea. I

Iranian strikes hit airports, hotel in UAE; missiles, drones intercepted

Several waves of Iranian attacks targeting the airport and several other sites across the UAE kept people awake on Saturday night. Dubai's airport and the iconic Burj Al Arab were among the places hit by what the UAE officials described as drone attacks. A government of Dubai media office statement said a "drone caused its shrapnel to spark a fire at the Burj Al Arab hotel," and that it was brought under control. "No injuries" were reported. Authorities in Dubai also revealed that debris resulting from air interception operations caused a fire at one of the berths of Jebel Ali Port without causing any injuries. "Dubai Civil Defence teams immediately responded to handle the fire, while their efforts continue to control it," it said. The authorities also urged the public not to circulate video clips dating back to the Jebel Ali Port fire on July 7, 2021, and confirmed that more reliable information will be broadcast upon receipt. Amid silent alerts sounded across the country for ..

Several UAE-bound flights from India cancelled as US-Israel strike Iran

Several UAE-bound flights from Pune airport were cancelled following the attack on Iran by the US and Israel on Saturday, airport officials said. SpiceJet flight SG 51 to Dubai, scheduled to depart at 8:30 pm, as well as Air India Express flight IX 283 from Pune to Abu Dhabi, slated to depart at 9:05 pm, were cancelled, they said. IndiGo flight 6E 1484/1483 operating on the Dubai-Pune-Dubai sector, scheduled to arrive at 10.30 pm on Saturday and depart at 12.30 am on Sunday also stood cancelled, the officials added. Passengers have been duly informed by the respective airlines, they said. The US and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, with some of the first strikes appearing to hit areas around the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Iranian media reported strikes nationwide.

L&T bags 'significant' transport infrastructure development project in UAE

Larsen and Toubro on Tuesday said it has secured a "significant" transport infrastructure development project in Dubai, UAE. The order pertains to the Phase-1 of the road development initiative undertaken by the UAE authorities, Larsen and Toubro (L&T) informed the exchanges. L&T did not provide any financial details of the order. According to company classification, a significant order ranges between Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 2,500 crore. The contract has been secured by the Transportation Infrastructure business vertical of the company for the improvement of Latifa Bint Hamdan Street in Dubai. The project is scheduled to be completed in 36 months. The scope of the project includes upgrading the existing road corridor stretching from Emirates Road (E611) to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311). The work involves widening the current two-lane dual carriageway into a four-lane dual carriageway in each direction to enhance network capacity and ease traffic flow.

India, GCC sign ToR to restart free trade talks after three-year pause

India, the six-nation GCC bloc have signed the terms of reference for a proposed free trade agreement, formally setting the stage for negotiations aimed at boosting trade, investment, strategic ties

UAE will not allow use of its airspace or territory for attacks on Iran

The statement comes amid an expanding US military presence near Iran, including the recent deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln to West Asian waters

Zelenskyy says Moscow must end war as Ukraine-US-Russia meet in UAE

The trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates marked the first such engagement involving all three sides since the war began nearly four years ago

First US-Russia-Ukraine trilateral talks to be held in UAE from today

The US, Ukraine and Russia will hold their first trilateral meeting in the UAE, as efforts to end the Ukraine war intensify following talks between President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

UAE deal offers timely financial backstop as foreign investors pull out

A short visit by UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed has resulted in investment plans linked to GIFT City and infrastructure, offering a confidence boost amid sustained foreign fund outflows

UAE President Al Nahyan arrives in India, meets PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Delhi airport, signalling the importance India attached to his visit. Al Nahyan will be in the national capital for less than two hours, according to his schedule released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). His visit to India comes amid a volatile situation in the Middle-East arising out of the sharp decline in Iran-US ties, simmering tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over Yemen and the unsettling political scenario in Gaza. Al Nahyan and Modi will hold wide-ranging talks shortly. People familiar with the UAE president's visit said trade and investment, defence industry cooperation and energy initiatives are expected to be on the agenda of his talks with the Indian leadership. The situation in the Middle East is also likely to figure in the talks, they said. It will be the UAE leader's third official visit to India since assumin

Supporters of UAE-backed separatists rally in south Yemen as tensions rise

Thousands of Yemenis gathered Saturday in the southern city of Aden in a show of support for a separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates, a day after the group dissolved itself, following heightened tensions and armed clashes with forces of Yemen's internationally recognised government. Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council assembled in their stronghold of Khor Maksar district, where Aden's international airport is located. Armed groups loyal to the STC were seen securing the protest area, according to an Associated Press journalist in Khor Maksar. The protesters chanted slogans against Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni international government. They waved flags of southern Yemen, which was an independent state between 1967 and 1990. Some were seen holding posters showing the council's leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi who fled Aden to the UAE earlier this month, video footage aired by STC media showed. Yemen, located at the strategic southern entrance of the Red Sea, has be

UAE restricts funding for UK studies amid concerns over Muslim Brotherhood

The UAE has restricted government funding for students studying in the UK, citing concerns over radicalisation and tensions linked to the Muslim Brotherhood