A screengrab from a video launched by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press launch describing the operation dubbed “Epic Fury”, an assault by the US and Israel on Iran, reveals smoke and mud rising following an explosion at an unknown location, on this picture obtained from social media launched on February 28, 2026. Photograph credit score: X/U.S. CENTCOM by way of Reuters
Explosions rocked Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah man-made island and drone particles triggered a hearth on the Burj Al Arab ultra-luxury resort as waves of Iranian missiles focused the UAE on Saturday (February 28, 2026), authorities stated.
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Dubai airport, the world’s busiest for worldwide site visitors, and Jebel Ali seaport additionally suffered harm because the unprecedented assaults hit among the metropolis’s main landmarks and revenue-earners.
Two witnesses on the Palm — an upscale, palm tree-shaped residential and leisure improvement — heard an explosion and noticed smoke rising from a five-star resort.
The Dubai media workplace confirmed an “incident” in a constructing on the Palm Jumeirah triggered a hearth and injured 4 folks.
Hours later, a second blast exploded near the identical constructing, after what seemed like a drone plunged from above, one other witness noticed.
The United Arab Emirates stated 137 missiles and 209 drones had been fired at its territory by Iran, most of them intercepted by defence methods.
Particles from an intercepted drone sparked a hearth on the base of the Burj Al Arab, the sail-shaped constructing typically touted because the world’s first seven-star resort.
“Authorities affirm {that a} drone was intercepted and particles triggered a minor fireplace on the Burj Al Arab’s outer facade,” the Dubai Media Workplace wrote on X.
“Civil Defence groups responded instantly and introduced the incident below management. No accidents have been reported.”
An AFP correspondent noticed a police automotive deployed on the entrance of the resort, which is blocked to pedestrians and autos.
4 workers had been wounded at Dubai airport as a concourse sustained “minor harm”, the power’s governing physique stated. The UAE had already closed its airspace, which means most passengers had left the airport.
In Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, one particular person was killed and 7 wounded in an “incident” at Zayed Worldwide Airport, its governing physique stated.
Falling particles from an interception additionally set off a blaze at Dubai’s Jebel Ali port, which hosts US warships and is able to dealing with plane carriers.
“Dubai Civil Defence groups responded instantly and are persevering with their efforts to totally extinguish the hearth,” the Dubai Media Workplace posted on X.
Dubai’s airport and seaport account for about 60% of the emirate’s revenues, official estimates present.
Roughly 90% of the UAE’s inhabitants consists of foreigners and Dubai is its greatest metropolis, with a rigorously curated picture for opulence and glamour.
Iran launched strikes on all of the oil-and-gas wealthy Gulf international locations aside from Oman, a mediator in U.S.-Iran talks, in reprisal for assaults by the U.S. and Israel.
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