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The Ministry of Defence has announced on Tuesday that air defences are currently responding to incoming missiles and drone threats from Iran.

The UAE weather bureau has forecast overcast skies and rainfall of varying intensities across several parts of the UAE until Thursday, March 12.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has established a law to ensure the quality, safety, and sustainability of buildings in the Emirate.

The UAE's leaders have emphasised the country's ability to overcome challenges through societal unity and strong institutions.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said one person was killed and several others injured in an Iranian attack on a residential building in the capital, Manama.

Russian drones attacked Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, and the southeastern city of Dnipro late on Monday and overnight, injuring more than 20 people, Ukrainian officials said.

US President Donald Trump on Monday predicted the war in the Middle East could be over soon, even as many Iranians staged a show of loyalty to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a sign that it was not prepared to back down any time soon.

Saudi Arabia and Jordan have strongly condemned the recent attack targeting the UAE Consulate General in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Oil prices surged over $119 a barrel, hitting levels not seen since mid-2022, on Monday as some major producers cut supplies and fears of prolonged shipping disruptions gripped the market due to the expanding US-Israeli war with Iran.

HSBC on Monday expressed confidence in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members' economic prospects as the region and the wider Middle East brace for the economic shock from the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Silal, an Abu Dhabi agri-food and technology company, has announced the expansion of its operations in Ras Al Khaimah in collaboration with the National Agricultural Centre.

G7 countries have not made a decision yet on the potential release of emergency oil stocks in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Monday.

The Twenty20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team was awarded a bonus of 1.31 billion rupees ($14.24 million) on Tuesday by the country's cricket board, six times the prize money they claimed for lifting the title in Ahmedabad.

Third seed Novak Djokovic has overcome a second-set reverse to beat American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 1-6 6-4 at Indian Wells on Monday and reach the last 16 for the first time since 2017, setting up a meeting with defending champion Jack Draper, who swept past 19th seed Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 7-5.

FIFA Chief Operating Officer Heimo Schirgi has stated that the World Cup is "too big" and that the 2026 tournament will go on as planned despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

West Ham United defender Konstantinos Mavropanos struck the winning spot kick as his side beat visitors Brentford 5-3 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in normal time on Monday to book a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals.