Middle East Crisis Live Updates: Saudi Arabia intercepts, destroys Iranian drones as war enters day 33 | World News
2 min readUpdated: Apr 1, 2026 08:55 AM Middle East Crisis Live Updates: Saudi Arabia’s Minry of Defence intercepted and destroyed two drones during the past hour, said spokesperson Turki Al-Malki. “The official spokesperson for Minry_of_Defense: Interception and destruction of two drones during the past hours,” said the post on minry’s official X handle.
UAE bars Iranians from entry, transit: The United Arab Emirates has suspended entry and transit for Iranian nationals as conflict escalates, with major airlines confirming restrictions. The flight carriers Emirates and Etihad, and lower-cost airline FlyDubai, made the announcement on their websites.
UAE air defences engage 8 ballic missiles, 4 cruise missiles: The UAE air defences engaged eight Ballic missiles and 4 Cruise missiles and 36 UAV’s launched from Iran on Monday (Mar 31). Since the beginning of the blatant Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have engaged 433 ballic missiles, 19 cruise missiles and 1,977 UAVs.
Attacks kill 10, injures 188: The Iranian attacks in UAE have so far killed two members of the armed forces, as well as 8 individuals of Pakani, Nepali, Bangladeshi, Palestinian and Indian nationalities.A total of 188 people were also injured, with injuries ranging from minor to moderate and severe. The injured included nationals of the UAE, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Pakan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Uganda, Eritrea, Lebanon, Afghanan, Bahrain, Comoros, Türkiye, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Jordan, Palestine, Ghana, Indonesia, Sweden and Tunisia.
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