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Residents and officers from Israel's Home Front Command inspect a house destroyed by an Iranian missile strike in the northern town of Zarzir, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
March 13, 2026, 11:46 am
Woman wounded by shrapnel, dozens lightly hurt as Iranian missile hits northern town
US military announces 4 killed in aircraft crash; IDF strikes 200 targets in Iran over past day, including underground weapons site; French soldier killed in Iraq, 2 dead in Oman
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and Diana Bletter
This handout photo taken on March 11, 2026 and released by the Royal Thai Navy shows smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack, March 11, 2026. (ROYAL THAI NAVY / AFP)
March 11, 2026, 12:32 pm
3 ships hit in Gulf as Iran targets oil-exporting neighbors, vows oil price will hit $200 a barrel
Pentagon says troops destroyed 16 Iranian minelaying vessels; drones impact near Dubai airport; after Tehran bank reportedly struck, regime says US and Israel ‘forcing our hand’ to target their economic centers
By Agencies
Israelis stranded in Dubai board a plane chartered by Israir to Aqaba airport in Jordan, March 6, 2026. (Courtesy Israir)
March 9, 2026, 7:20 pm
First flights bringing Israelis back home from Dubai land at Ben Gurion Airport
604 Israelis stuck since start of Iran war arrive on flydubai flights in Tel Aviv; over 50% of Israelis stranded abroad on eve of war return home via air and land border routes
By Sharon Wrobel
Screenshots from a video posted on social media on March 7, 2026 shows an impact and smoke rising from the Dubai International Airport. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 7, 2026, 6:11 pm
Israel pauses UAE repatriation efforts as Dubai airport hit by drone attack
Some 4,000 Israelis are still believed stranded in Gulf state amid war with Iran; report says Israel is considering a special military op to bring them back
By ToI Staff and AFP
A view of downtown Dubai on March 3, 2026. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
March 4, 2026, 10:19 pm
Grounded by war, Dubai’s super-rich are paying megabucks to flee hard-hit UAE
Turkish family drives six hours through desert to Oman, paying $200,000 to fly from Muscat to Geneva, as missiles shake glitzy city once known for its opulence and safety
By Alex Nicoll
A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse at the industrial area of Sharjah City in the United Arab Emirates following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
March 2, 2026, 6:36 am
Dubai’s carefully built image as sun-filled safe haven shattered by Iranian strikes
The UAE is experiencing its ‘ultimate nightmare,’ expert says, as damage caused by hundreds of Iranian projectiles batters the Gulf state’s reputation with tourists
By brian melley
Deborah Benson-Ben Aderet in Dubai's Old Town, February 27, 2026 (courtesy)
March 2, 2026, 5:12 am
Israeli who survived 9/11 and October 7 now faces down Iranian missiles in Dubai
Chicago native Deborah Benson-Ben Aderet is stranded in the United Arab Emirates while her two daughters weather the war in their southern Israel home
By Sue Surkes
Passengers stranded by the closure of Dubai International Airport await assistance in the airport parking lot in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. (AP/Altaf Qadri)
March 1, 2026, 6:12 pm
Global flights in chaos as Iran’s strikes on Gulf shut down world’s busiest air hub
Thousands stranded across world as Dubai, Doha airport closures cause cancellations and rerouted flights, in one of the worst aviation disruptions in years
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Screen captures from videos posted to social media show smoke and damage caused by Iranian projectile attacks on the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel and Dubai airport, February 28 and March 1, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 1, 2026, 10:02 am
Iran attacks on Gulf damage Dubai airport, ignite fire at iconic Burj Al Arab hotel
Blasts heard in UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar day after Pakistani national killed, luxury properties struck; Qatar reports at least 65 missiles, 16 injuries
By AFP and ToI Staff
This picture shows a view of the Abu Dhabi skyline on May 14, 2025. (FADEL SENNA / AFP)
January 11, 2026, 5:47 pm
Israeli reportedly held for nine days in Dubai due to mistaken identity
Authorities hold man believing he owed money for a rental car, offered to pay for missed flight once matter was clarified; attorney pans Israeli diplomats for poor response
By ToI Staff
Zvi Kogan, a Chabad rabbi who was murdered in the UAE in November 2024. (Screenshot: @DUDIKEPLER via Reuters)
March 30, 2025, 4:44 pm
UAE reportedly sentences 3 Uzbek nationals to death over killing of Chabad rabbi
Abu Dhabi yet to officially confirm ruling against those who kidnapped, murdered Rabbi Zvi Kogan in November last year; friend of victim calls decision ‘historic’
By ToI Staff
An El Al flight takes off at Ben Gurion Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 29, 2024, 7:31 pm
El Al extends price caps to four international hubs through February 2025
Round-trip tickets to Athens stay at $299, while tickets to Vienna, Dubai, and Frankfurt set at $349; airline says it operates dozens of weekly flights there, will add more as able
By ToI Staff
Visitors walk past a mycelium-based modular shelter, designed by the ReRoot initiative, as an alternative to the flimsy shelters now housing many thousands of Gazans displaced by more than a year of war, during the annual Design Week in Dubai on November 9, 2024. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
November 16, 2024, 10:50 am
Innovators design homes made from mushrooms as alternative to flimsy Gaza shelters
On display at Dubai design show, ReRoot initiative says mycelium-made structures can protect displaced Palestinians from extreme weather conditions
By Sahar Al Attar
Vehicles sit abandoned in floodwater covering a major road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. (Jon Gambrell/AP)
April 17, 2024, 11:18 am
At least one dead as heavy rains set off flash floods in UAE
Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest, forced to cut back flights as city sees 142 millimeters (5.59 inches) of rainfall in 24 hours
By Agencies
The US-owned ship Genco Picardy, which came under attack on January 17, 2024, from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Gulf of Aden, on January 18, 2024. (Indian Navy via AP, FIle)
February 14, 2024, 12:47 am
Houthi bypass: Quietly, goods forge overland path to Israel via Saudi Arabia, Jordan
Avoiding attacks on ships in the Red Sea, Israel-based firms run trucking routes from the ports of Dubai and Bahrain to Haifa
By Sharon Wrobel
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