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Dubai news live updates: 4 injured in Dubai, Burj Khalifa evacuated; videos show fire near Palm Jumeirah hotel
Hindustan Times ^ | 2/28/26 | Akansha Purohit , Shivam Pratap Singh

Posted on 02/28/2026 10:04:09 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal

Dubai news live updates: Dubai airport suspended all flight operations at the International airport until further notice after several explosions were heard near the airport, Reuters reported. This came after the US and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, with President Donald Trump urging the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny.”

Hours after the US and Israel struck Iran, Tehran retaliated by targeting US military bases in the Persian Gulf. Missiles were intercepted in cities around the Middle East, including Doha and Abu Dhabi.

Smoke seen near hotel in Dubai's Palm Jumeirah

Meanwhile, loud explosions were heard along with plumes of smoke seen rising near Dubai's famed man-made island, The Palm, as authorities reported four injured.

(Excerpt) Read more at hindustantimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Iran
KEYWORDS: burjkhalifa; cartersfolly; dubai; dubaiattack; iran; irgc; middleeast; notawar; specialmilitaryop; war

1 posted on 02/28/2026 10:04:09 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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2 posted on 02/28/2026 10:05:21 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

What? No bombs for Turkey? It must be feeling left out !


3 posted on 02/28/2026 10:13:07 AM PST by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Nateman

You get a bomb, you get a bomb, and you get a bomb, everybody gets a bomb! (except Turkey)


4 posted on 02/28/2026 10:14:36 AM PST by Skwor
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To: Roman_War_Criminal; lightman; Navy Patriot

I was a guest of the UAE government as a speaker at a biotech conference in Abu Dhabi in 2003. They treated me with wonderful hospitality and honor. That was even though it was very easy to use the Internet to find that I was pro-Serbian and anti-Albanian muslim back then.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/israel-iran-attack-iran-news-explosions-heard-in-abu-dhabi-qatar-intercepts-iranian-missile-11149081

Lord give the USA, Israel, and the people of Iran and the Gulf states victory over the murderous mullah regime! Amen!


5 posted on 02/28/2026 10:19:59 AM PST by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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Amen!


6 posted on 02/28/2026 10:22:47 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: PGR88
Correction: Iran has been at war against US since 1979.


7 posted on 02/28/2026 11:35:17 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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