US-Iran war: Dubai, UAE air traffic operations return to normal after temporary closure of country's airspace

Air traffic in ‌the ⁠United Arab Emirates ⁠returned to ​normal after temporary precautionary measures ​were lifted, state news agency ​WAM reported ⁠on Tuesday, citing ‌the ​country's ​General ⁠Civil Aviation Authority.


Earlier on Tuesday, ​the authority announced ​a temporary closure of the country's airspace amid rapidly ‌evolving regional security developments, after ​the defence ​ministry ⁠said it was responding to incoming missile and ​drone threats from Iran.



Earlier, the UAE's Ministry of Defence stated that it was responding to a new wave of missile and drone attacks launched by Iran, Al Jazeera reported.


Meanwhile, the UAE Ministry of Defence said its air defence systems are actively responding to incoming missiles and drones launched from Iran, as per Al Jazeera.


Separately, authorities in Dubai stated that the sounds heard across parts of the city were due to successful interception operations carried out by air defence systems, according to the Dubai Media Office's X post.


Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi authorities have suspended operations at the massive Shah gas field while they assess damage from a drone attack, which ignited a fire, the Abu Dhabi media office said in a post to social media Tuesday, CNN reported.


As per CNN, the Shah gas field, about 180 kilometres (112 miles) southwest of Abu Dhabi city, is one of the largest in the world, with the capacity to produce 1.28 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day, according to its operator, the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).


The fire has since been contained, and no injuries have been reported, the media office said, as reported by CNN.


The United Arab Emirates' energy and transport infrastructure have been repeatedly targeted by Iran throughout the war, CNN reported.


On Monday, an "advanced fire" broke out at the UAE's Fujairah petroleum industrial zone after it was targeted by a drone attack, according to the Fujairah Media Office, CNN reported.