Dubai’s international airport, one of the world’s busiest transport hubs, and the luxurious Burj Al Arab hotel sustained damage on Saturday in a suspected air strike. “Dubai Airports has confirmed an incident at Dubai International Airport (DXB) just moments ago. Emergency response teams have been activated immediately, and the incident is being handled in coordination with the relevant authorities,” the Dubai Media Office wrote. “This has resulted in 4 injuries, and the necessary urgent medical assistance has been provided to them. Updated information will be broadcast as soon as it is received,” it added. أكدت "مطارات دبي" وقوع حادث في مطار دبي الدولي (DXB) قبل قليل. وقد تم تفعيل فرق الاستجابة الطارئة على الفور حيث يتم التعامل مع الحادث بالتنسيق مع الجهات المختصة. وقد أسفر ذلك عن وقوع 4 إصابات وتم تقديم المساعدة الطبية العاجلة اللازمة لهم. وسيتم بث المعلومات المُحدّثة حال ورودها. — Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) February 28, 2026 Reuters has more: It later also confirmed that a drone was intercepted, and debris caused a minor fire on the Burj Al Arab’s outer facade. Dubai is the biggest tourism and trade hub in the Middle East and its airport is one of the world’s busiest travel hubs. The Burj Al Arab hotel has long been one of the emirate’s most recognisable symbols. Opened in 1999 on an artificial island off Jumeriah Beach, the sail-shaped tower quickly became an emblem of a city intent on projecting luxury on a global scale. On Saturday, a fire broke out near another hotel on the city’s artificially made Palm Jumeriah Island. Aviation sources had told Reuters that an overnight Iranian attack damaged one of the terminals at the airport. Abu Dhabi Airports also said in a post on X that an incident at Zayed International Airport in the UAE’s capital resulted in one fatality involving an Asian national and seven injuries. It later deleted the post. One of the berths at Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port also caught fire because of debris resulting from an aerial interception, the Dubai media office said in a separate statement. Footage of the hotel below: #BREAKING: The world's iconic Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, widely known as the world’s only seven-star rating hotel, has been hit by an Iranian drone, with footage showing flames rising from the property. pic.twitter.com/jhbXS2cgbB — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) February 28, 2026 Iranian retaliatory strikes spread across the Gulf states and in other locations in the Middle East on Saturday. Air defence lights seen over Dubai after explosions were heard across the city, as Iran continues missile fire....READ: https://t.co/zFvmgf2bow pic.twitter.com/mpEckL9Zsd — WION (@WIONews) February 28, 2026 The Independent shared further: Thousands of Britons have been left stranded in the Middle East after global airlines grounded hundreds of flights due to US and Israeli strikes against Iran. Iran and Iraq’s airspaces were closed due to the escalating military action, which has seen blasts reported in multiple countries across the region, and Dubai International Airport, the biggest global aviation hub, suspended all flights on Saturday. On a typical day, around 250,000 passengers arrive and depart at Dubai. Qatar Airways has also suspended all flights to and from its base in Doha. Explosions have been heard in Bahrain, the UAE, Jordan and Qatar after the Iranian regime warned it would retaliate to any strikes by the US and Israel – which were launched in the early hours of Saturday. Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launched co-ordinated strikes across Iran in what they described as a “preventative attack”. President Donald Trump confirmed a “major combat operation” in an eight-minute speech, stating Iran could never have a nuclear weapon and adding: “It’s been mass terror, and we’re not going to take it any longer.”