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The Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Monday that two people were injured after debris fell at two locations following the successful interception of airborne objects by air defence systems.In a post on X, the office said the relevant authorities in the emirate of Abu Dhabi responded to two incidents involving falling debris after the successful interception by air defences. The first incident resulted in a Jordanian national sustaining minor injuries, while the second left an Egyptian national with moderate injuries.The office urged the public to obtain information only from official sources and to avoid circulating rumors or unverified information.Earlier, the UAE Ministry of Defence said air defenses were responding to missile and drone threats coming from Iran. Later, authorities in the emirate of Fujairah announced that they had contained a fire that broke out after debris fell following an interception, confirming that no injuries were reported in that incident. Source link
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Bangladesh has tightened security at filling stations, sent students home and even scrapped light displays for independence and Ramadan celebrations, officials said Monday, as the Middle East war worsens the country's energy crunch.The South Asian nation of 170 million people imports 95 percent of its oil and gas needs.Following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and Tehran's retaliatory strikes throughout the Gulf, the national oil company, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), restricted fuel sales for most vehicles on Sunday.The BPC said in a statement that if fuel consumption can be cut by 25 percent, Bangladesh will have 14 days of diesel left. The government has requested people to stop panic buying.The government has ordered mobile courts to begin operating in the capital Dhaka, to charge and fine those accused of breaching rules on fuel hoarding, smuggling or selling fuel on the open market.Long traffic queues backed out far from filling stations for a second day Monday.Ministry of Energy spokesman Mohammad Arif Sadek said that the police and army had been ‘sent letters’ to ensure security at filling stations and major depots.Bangladesh has also shut universities and brought forward the Eid holidays, the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Many educational institutions were already closed for Ramadan.Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced cuts to the decorative lighting that usually festoons government buildings, for both Independence Day on March 26 and Eid.’Traditionally we have decorative lighting and illuminations on Independence Day and other national days, but this time we will refrain from that, as part of the austerity measures,’ Ahmed told reporters.Shopping malls, usually also draped in dazzling displays, were asked to stop the lighting.Nazmul Haque, president of the Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners Association, said he had halved the amount of fuel he sells per day, warning of a string of fights as anger rose among consumers.’I can't sell enough fuel to make a profit,’ he said. Source link
Israeli occupation authorities continued to close Al-Aqsa Mosque for the tenth consecutive day.Local sources reported that the closure coincides with stringent military measures imposed by occupation forces in the occupied city of Jerusalem, aimed at preventing thousands of worshippers from reaching the mosque to perform prayers within its compounds.Occupation forces have kept Al-Aqsa Mosque closed since the beginning of last week, forcing worshippers to leave and preventing the performance of Isha and Tarawih prayers. This comes amidst a heavy deployment of occupation forces across Jerusalem, where worshippers were forced to perform the third Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan in the vicinity of Damascus Gate (Bab al-Amud). Source link
The Bahraini Civil Defence announced that a fire broke out at a facility in the Ma’ameer area following a blatant Iranian attack.According to Bahrain’s news agency, emergency teams successfully brought the blaze under control, and no injuries or loss of life were recorded during the incident.The General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force announced today that its air defense systems have intercepted and destroyed 102 missiles and 171 drones since the start of the Iranian attacks on the country. Source link
