Meanwhile, Iran continues attacks on Gulf states as UAE officials say a Dubai resident has been killed by falling shrapnel.

"Seeing your national carrier at an airport it does not serve is so cool." This was what Ms Francesca Danielle wrote on her Instagram just before boarding SQ8001, a government-assisted repatriation ...

Meanwhile, the BBC has learned that UK aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has been placed on advanced readiness.

Shrapnel and debris has fallen from the sky after air-defence in Dubai has intercepted a strike overhead.

Iran's president apologized Saturday for attacks even as its missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states. He also rejected Donald Trump's repeated demands for surrender.

The UAE, billed as a global luxury destination, has received the bulk of Iran's attacks in the region so far.