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  • Published: Mon Mar 30, 2026, 7:16 AM

Dubai contains Kuwaiti oil tanker fire; Sharjah's Thuraya Telecom building targeted

By:Supreeta BalasubramanianPoojaraj ManiyeriAjanta PaulLaraib AnwerYasmin Hussein
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Key Events

Summary

  • Strike on Kuwait power station killed Indian worker
  • Trump said the ceasefire deal may be reached 'soon', 'regime change' achieved in Tehran, while again threatening to obliterate Iran’s infrastructure if ongoing talks failed
  • Iranian strikes continued across GCC countries, with Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and UAE intercepting missile and drone attacks on Monday morning
  • Iran confirmed the killing of Guards Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri and said it viewed US demands for talks as 'excessive, illogical, unrealistic'
  • Egypt's Sisi told Trump 'nobody can stop war but you'
  • UAE engaged 11 missiles, 27 drones from Iran on Day 31
  • Dubai Crown Prince approved Dh1-billion support package for businesses
  • UAE extended distance learning until April 17 for all public, private schools
  • It was announced that there would be no exams for UAE IB students this year
  • Thuraya Telecommunications Company building targeted in Sharjah drone attack
  • Dubai contained fire on Kuwaiti oil tanker. All 24 crew members are safe.
  • 5:45 AM, Mar 31, 2026

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  • 5:38 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    Dubai contains Kuwaiti oil tanker fire

  • 4:15 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    Firefighting ongoing

  • 3:48 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    Kuwaiti oil tanker crew are safe

  • 3:29 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    Fire involving Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai waters

  • 2:51 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    Fire incident in Dubai's Al Badaa

  • 2:23 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    Situation safe in UAE

  • 2:13 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    Fresh safety alert issued

  • 12:29 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    UAE FM condemns terrorist plot in Bahrain

  • 12:21 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    UAE confirms situation safe

  • 12:16 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    Thuraya Telecom building targeted in Sharjah

  • 12:08 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    Ongoing operations 

  • 12:05 AM, Mar 31, 2026

    Public safety alert issued

  • 11:43 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    No exams for UAE IB students this year

  • 11:33 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Oman slams attack on Kuwait facility

  • 11:18 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    'No negotiations with US in 31 days': Iran diplomacy spokesperson

  • 11:11 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    'Get used to new regional order': Head of Iran Guards foreign wing

  • 10:59 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Kuwait updates national alert system

  • 10:50 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    France seeks 'urgent' Security Council meeting

  • 10:41 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    UAE extends distance learning until April 17

  • 10:36 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Bahrain arrests terrorist cell members linked to Hezbollah

  • 10:18 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Rubio explains 'purpose' of Operation Epic Fury

  • 10:08 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Oil rises on Trump's Iran threats

  • 10:06 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East

  • 10:04 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Rubio says US hopeful in private talks

  • 10:00 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Drone attack near Baghdad airport

  • 9:57 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Trump wants to see deal before April 6 deadline: White House

  • 9:52 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    White House gives timeline for Iran war

  • 9:48 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Evacuation warning to 6 Lebanon villages

  • 9:46 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Trump interested in calling on Arab states to help pay for Iran war

  • 9:43 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    20 tankers expected in Hormuz Strait: White House

  • 9:14 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Iran hangs two 'political prisoners' from banned opposition

  • 9:12 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Worker killed in Kuwait to be repatriated

  • 8:57 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    IDF says Hezbollah officials killed

  • 8:52 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Nationality of peacekeepers revealed

  • 8:48 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Human loss, civilian damages in UAE

  • 8:43 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    UN peacekeepers killed in South Lebanon

  • 8:27 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    IMF warns of dimming economic outlook amid war

  • 8:21 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Israel renews strikes on Beirut suburbs

  • 8:01 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    NATO confirms interception of missile towards Turkey

  • 7:54 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Indian worker killed in Kuwait identified

  • 7:48 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Iran FM holds talks with French counterpart

  • 7:44 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    UAE President receives call from European Council president

  • 7:24 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Turkey intercepts Iranian missile

  • 7:24 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Dubai Crown Prince approves Dh1-billion support package 

  • 7:12 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Arrests in Kuwait for drone use

  • 7:02 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    IDF strikes Iranian air defence site

  • 6:58 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Strategic hotspots near Iran’s southern coast

  • 6:49 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Kuwait deals with 13 drones

  • 6:46 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    UAE warns against Iran's threats to Hormuz Strait

    quote    Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz is unacceptable, unsustainable, and constitutes economic terrorism against the region and the international community, especially the Global South. The serious repercussions extend beyond global energy markets to sectors such as food security supply chains, exports of fertilisers and minerals essential for agriculture, and industrial inputs... We have announced our support for and participation in measures that guarantee freedom of navigation and safe passage of commercial vessels in the Strait.

    Khalifa bin Shaheen Al Marar

  • 6:40 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    UAE calls for unified Arab stance against Iran

  • 6:13 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Qatari Emir in Jeddah

  • 6:11 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    US stocks open higher after Trump's renewed threats

  • 5:48 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Jordan King in Saudi Arabia

  • 5:46 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Bangladesh turns off lights

  • 5:34 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    UAE schools plan for IGCSE, A-Level exams

  • 5:20 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Gold gains for second straight session

  • 5:13 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Israel strikes Iran university

    quote    In recent days, one of the IRGC's central military infrastructure sites was struck, located within the compound of Imam Hossein University — the IRGC's primary military academic institution, which also serves as an emergency asset for the regime's military bodies. During the operation, the IDF struck military infrastructure within the university multiple times in order to inflict significant damage to the regime's weapons production and development capabilities

    Israeli military

  • 5:07 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    How THAAD stops incoming missiles

  • 4:59 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Hundreds of petrol stations in Philippines close

  • 4:49 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Israeli crew working to douse fire at Haifa refinery

  • 4:42 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    India tapping alternative sources to boost fertilizer stocks

    quote    Further Proactive measures have been taken up to diversify our sourcing bases other than the Gulf countries like Russia, Morocco, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Jordan, Canada, Algeria, Egypt and Togo among others

    Aparna Sharma

  • 4:28 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Trump again warns Iran

    quote    The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran. Great progress has been made but, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately “Open for Business,” we will conclude our lovely “stay” in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!), which we have purposefully not yet “touched.” This will be in retribution for our many soldiers, and others, that Iran has butchered and killed over the old Regime’s 47 year “Reign of Terror.” Thank you for your attention to this matter.

    Donald Trump

  • 4:28 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Aluminium hits 4-year peak

  • 3:11 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    UAE engages 11 missiles, 27 drones

  • 3:00 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    EU's Costa says had 'good call with Pakistan PM

  • 2:51 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Iran military claims Israel behind attack on Kuwait desalination plant

  • 2:44 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    India boosts renewable push amid gas supply disruptions, minister says

  • 2:31 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Spain shuts airspace for US planes involved in Iran war: Minister

  • 2:24 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    India's export tax on diesel, jet fuel not applicable to Reliance's SEZ refinery: Govt official

  • 2:22 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    India urea production affected by Iran war: Govt official

  • 2:11 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Iran says not seeking nuclear weapons but non-proliferation treaty under review

  • 2:07 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Iran views US demands for talks as 'excessive': Foreign ministry spokesperson

  • 2:04 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Iran's Baghaei says Bushehr nuclear plant is still active, condemns 'very dangerous' attacks by US, Israel

  • 2:01 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Top UAE diplomat calls Iranian media discourse 'detached from reason, naive'

    quote    It is a discourse with no connection to what is happening on the ground amid the absence of coverage, internet blackouts, and the erosion of credibility.

    Dr Anwar Gargash

  • 1:57 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Zelenskyy offers Russia energy ceasefire

  • 1:52 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Egypt's Sisi tells Trump 'nobody can stop war but you'

  • 1:50 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Israel military says soldier killed in south Lebanon

  • 1:48 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Iran says ambassador to Lebanon to remain despite expulsion order

  • 1:45 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Industrial building, fuel tanker at Haifa oil refineries hit by debris

  • 1:42 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Lebanese army says soldier killed in Israeli strike on checkpoint

  • 1:23 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Israel Police say Easter ceremonies in Jerusalem to be held in 'limited format'

  • 12:50 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Bahrain intercepts 182 missiles, 398 drones since start of war

  • 12:49 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    IRIB shares video of Israeli strikes on petrochemical facilities in Iran

  • 12:35 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Rockets hit Iraqi air base near Baghdad airport, aircraft destroyed, no casualties

  • 12:31 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Israel army withdraws West Bank battalion after CNN journalist assault

  • 12:26 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    India distributes kerosene at select petrol pumps to tackle fuel scarcity

  • 12:24 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Pakistan, Afghanistan trade fire as Islamabad prepares to host US-Iran talks

  • 12:19 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Syrian army says drone attacks targeted bases near Iraqi border, studying response options

  • 12:04 PM, Mar 30, 2026

    Israel military says striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut

  • 11:42 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Iran confirms killing of Guards navy commander Alireza Tangsiri

  • 11:17 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Iran energy ministry says power grid 'stable' after attacks

  • 10:42 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Trump looking to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran: WSJ

  • 10:31 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Strike hits Beirut's southern suburbs after Israeli warning: AFPTV

  • 10:30 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Israel's defence ministry says buying $48 million worth of Elbit artillery shells

  • 10:00 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Qatar condemns Iranian strike on power plant, desalination facility in Kuwait

  • 9:43 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Drones intercepted in Saudi Arabia

  • 9:33 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Qatar National Library closes until further notice

  • 9:10 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Kuwait National Guard shoots down drone, 4 other UAVs

  • 8:49 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Indian Embassy in Kuwait offers condolences after death of worker in Iranian strike

  • 8:39 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    How UAE educational institutions are adapting

  • 8:12 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Will UAE increase fuel prices next month?

  • 8:01 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Trump says intel chief Tulsi Gabbard 'softer' than him on Iran nuclear issue

  • 7:57 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Israel military says responding to missiles launched from Iran

  • 7:44 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    US dollar held up by war

  • 7:34 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Indonesian UN peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon

  • 7:30 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Trump says 'big day in Iran' after 'long sought after targets taken out'

  • 7:27 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    UN nuclear watchdog says Iran heavy water plant 'damaged' after Israeli strike

  • 7:26 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Israel army says striking Iranian military infrastructure across Tehran

  • 7:20 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Trump says Iran deal may be reached 'soon'

    quote    I do see a deal in Iran. Could be soon.

    US President Donald Trump

  • 7:18 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Strike on Kuwait power station kills Indian worker

  • 7:15 AM, Mar 30, 2026

    Day 31 of war