\u200cDubai’s international airport and its landmark Burj Al Arab hotel sustained damage as overnight Iranian retaliatory attacks spread across the Gulf states and the wider Middle East, reaching beyond U.S. bases and interests.
Four people were injured at the airport, the emirate’s media office said early on Sunday.
Dubai\u2019s media office said on X that \u201ca concourse at \u200cDubai International (DXB) sustained \u200cminor damage in an \u200bincident, which was quickly contained,\u201d without giving further details.
It later also confirmed that a drone was intercepted, and debris caused a minor fire on the Burj Al Arab’s outer facade.
Dubai is the biggest tourism and trade \u200bhub in the Middle East and its airport is one of the world’s busiest travel hubs.
The Burj Al Arab hotel has long been one of the emirate\u2019s most recognisable symbols.
On Saturday, a fire broke out near another hotel on the city’s artificially made Palm Jumeirah Island.
Aviation sources had told Reuters \u200cthat an overnight Iranian attack damaged one of the terminals at the airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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