00:00The Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates confirmed that the recent ballistic
00:04message retaliatory strikes launched by Iran left three people dead and 58 injured, including
00:10African and Asian citizens. According to the Ministry, the three fatalities were from Pakistan,
00:16Nepal and Bangladesh, while the injured included citizens of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda and Egypt.
00:24The escalation forced the authorities to close critical airspace in Dubai and Abu Dhabi,
00:30leaving thousands of foreigners stranded at the country's major airports.
00:35The authorities also reinforced their air defence systems, warning that the civilian population
00:40is paying the price for regional instability.
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