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UAE, Kuwait authorities say responding to missile attacks
 Dubai, March 20 (AFP) Mar 20, 2026
 Emirati and Kuwaiti air defences were responding to missile attacks early Friday, Kuwait's army and the UAE's interior ministry said in separate statements.

Elsewhere in the Gulf, Bahrain's interior ministry said air raid sirens were activated, and Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said it had intercepted a drone in the country's east.

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