The ministry also said that it intercepted six drones heading towards the Shaybah oilfield. The ministry said a drone was intercepted and destroyed east of Riyadh city. Qatar’s Defence Ministry said “armed forces intercepted a missile attack which targeted” the country on Saturday. It did not elaborate on how many missiles were involved or what the target was.

The Qatari Ministry of Defence had said the country came under a wave of drone attacks on Friday, with 10 drones fired from Iran. Nine of them were intercepted and destroyed, but one managed to reach the ground and land in a remote area.

Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority announced “the partial resumption of air navigation in the State of Qatar, through designated navigational contingency routes with limited operational capacity, in full coordination with the Qatari Armed Forces and the relevant authorities in the State. This phase includes the operation of a limited number of flights designated for passenger evacuation”.

In the United Arab Emirates, the Defence Ministry said its air defences were responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran. The sounds heard in various parts of the emirate are the result of intercepting ballistic missiles and drones, it added. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp navy launched a drone attack on the al-Dhafra airbase in the UAE, according to the Tasnim news agency. A US satellite communication centre, early warning and fire control radars were hit, the report said. Al Jazeera could immediately verify the statement. The UAE has not commented on this yet.

Also in the UAE, online airline tracker Flightradar24 reported that a number of flights bound for Dubai are in a holding pattern over the airport. The Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) reported that there had been a “minor incident resulting from the fall of debris after an interception”. The GDMO also denied reports circulating on social media about any incidents at Dubai International Airport. (Aljazeera)