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attacks came on the 10th day of Ramadan, a holy time for Muslims and when much of the region is fasting.
Dubai is billed as a safe haven, a playground for the rich.
It has no bomb shelters or bunkers.
But on Saturday, people's phones here beeped with the sound of national emergency alerts telling them to seek shelter in, quote, secure buildings due to missile threats.
In a first for this emirate, fighter jets flew overhead.
An interceptor shot down Iranian missiles targeting Dubai throughout the day and past midnight.
Debris fell near the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower.
The Fairmont Hotel on Dubai's iconic Palm Island was also hit, possibly by a drone or debris, catching fire and wounding people.
Nearby Abu Dhabi says a person there was killed by fallen debris as upscale parts of that emirate also saw fiery debris falling.
Meanwhile, Kuwait's airport was hit and a residential tower in Bahrain was struck by an exploding Iranian drone.
In addition to ordering non-emergency US staff and their families to leave Israel, the US embassy advised that other Americans may also wish to consider leaving while commercial flights are available.
A similar order was issued for non-emergency US staff to depart Lebanon earlier this week.
Despite these precautionary orders and a continued U.S.
military buildup in the region, Iran and the Trump administration continue to hold indirect talks.
The latest talks were in Geneva on Thursday and included the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency that monitors nuclear enrichment.
In addition to ordering non-emergency US staff and their families to leave Israel, the US embassy advised that other Americans may also wish to consider leaving while commercial flights are available.