Radio Shoma

UAE air defences intercepted 8 ballistic missiles, 4 cruise missiles and 36 drones launched from Iran on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence said.

The UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism, Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, reaffirmed the country's ability to maintain sufficient food supplies and stable prices, during a tour of a leading national companies in the food manufacturing sector in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

The UAE has extended distance learning across all higher education institutions until Friday, April 17, with exemptions for "priority programmes that require physical attendance".

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday the next few days in the war against Iran would be decisive and warned Tehran the conflict would intensify if it did not make a deal, while Iran said it will target US companies in the region from Wednesday.

China and Pakistan on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, urging the swift launch of peace talks and the restoration of normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as their foreign ministers met in Beijing.

Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that debris from an intercepted drone fell on three houses and a number of vehicles in a residential neighbourhood in Al-Kharj governorate, leaving two individuals injured.