UAE issues new missile alert
The United Arab Emirates National Emergency and Crisis and Disaster Management Authority has sent out a warning that its air defence systems are responding to missile threat.
A similar alert urging residents in Dubai to take shelter was issued earlier on Monday, the first such alert since the US-Iran ceasefire, before a second message confirmed that the situation was “now safe”.
A mobile phone text alert issued by the UAE Ministry of Interior warning residents of Dubai and Abu Dhabi of a potential Iranian missile strike on 5 March 2026 (Fadel Senna/AFP)