UAE warns of 'potential missile threats'; issues advisory to seek safe place

“Due to the current situation, potential missile threats, immediately seek a safe place in the closest secure building,” UAE’s Interior Ministry said in the phone alert. File

“As a result of present scenario, potential missile threats, instantly search a protected place within the closest safe constructing,” UAE’s Inside Ministry mentioned within the telephone alert. File
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued a quick telephone alert for “potential missile threats” on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) with the Ministry of Defence confirming it had detected missiles “directed in direction of the nation” for the primary time in months.

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“As a result of present scenario, potential missile threats, instantly search a protected place within the closest safe constructing,” the Inside Ministry mentioned within the telephone alert, which was lifted shortly after.

It was the primary such alert since a false alarm in June and an alert in July for an assault that in the end didn’t enter UAE territory. Earlier than that, the final missile warning got here in early Might.

The Emirati Defence Ministry mentioned it had “detected a missile menace directed in direction of the nation”. Tankers belonging to state-owned oil firm ADNOC have been repeatedly focused up to now few weeks.

When the West Asia battle started on February 28, the UAE bore the brunt of Iran’s assaults, with practically 3,000 missiles and drones directed on the nation — greater than wherever else within the area.

After a Memorandum of Understanding got here into impact in June between the 2 events, which has since collapsed, the UAE reported no assaults, in contrast to different Gulf states.