- Title: Strikes in UAE leave residents, tourists anxious over travel plans
- Date: 1st March 2026
- Summary: DUBAI, UAE (MARCH 1, 2026) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF VEHICLES LINING UP AT GAS STATION ABU DHABI, UAE (MARCH 1, 2026) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF VEHICLES ON ROAD IN ABU DHABI VARIOUS OF ABU DHABI’S SKYLINE, HARBOUR VARIOUS OF ABU DHABI RESIDENT, ANTONY, SITTING NEAR HARBOUR (SOUNDBITE) (English) ABU DHABI RESIDENT, ANTONY (NO SURNAME GIVEN), SAYING: “(It’s) okay, just nervous that we
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- Keywords: ABU DHABI CONFLICT DUBAI UAE
- Location: DUBAI, ABU DHABI, UAE
- City: DUBAI, ABU DHABI, UAE
- Country: UAE
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001960701032026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Vehicles lined up at petrol stations in Dubai on Sunday (March 1) as people in Abu Dhabi said that they are following developments in the country, with some expressing concern over uncertainty and potential disruptions to flights.
Several loud bangs were heard in the Dubai area for a second day on Sunday, witnesses said, after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on the neighbouring Gulf states in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.
Iran has said it would target U.S. bases in the region. It has hit a range of other targets.
Major Middle Eastern airports, including Dubai, the world’s busiest international travel hub, were shut on Saturday (February 28) after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian missile retaliation rippled through the region, unleashing one of the most severe disruptions to global aviation in years.
The U.S. and Israel launched their most ambitious attack on Iran in decades on Saturday, killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and prompting Iran to retaliate with missile and drone attacks, sharply raising the risk of a broader Middle East conflict.
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