Authorities in Dubai said they were responding to a minor incident after debris from a successful air defence interception struck the facade of a building on Sheikh Zayed Road.

Citigroup and Standard Chartered have begun evacuating their Dubai offices, telling staff ‌to work from home instead, sources said on Wednesday, as banks step up precautions after Iran threatened Gulf banking interests linked to the US and Israel, Reuters reported.

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Iran war news Live updates: Iran’s military actions widened across key energy and maritime locations in the Middle East on Thursday, with a drone attack at Oman’s Salalah port, a container ship reportedly struck off Jebel Ali in the UAE,

The UAE's embassy in Iraqi Kurdistan was attacked on early Tuesday amid the ongoing war between US-Israel and Iran, which began on 28 Feb. Follow the latest updates from the Middle East here.

Dubai has come under attack numerous times as Iran's missiles rain down.