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Explosions rock Bahrain, Dubai, Jordan and Kuwait as war spreads across Middle East

War launched by US and Israel on Iran has quickly escalated prompting anxiety and concern in whole region

Iran struck the world-famous Fairmont hotel in Dubai, setting the hotel alight, as the war launched by the US and Israel on Iran quickly spread to the rest of the Middle East on Saturday.

Residents watched in shock as an Iranian missile hit the five-star hotel in Dubai’s luxurious Palm Jumeirah area. Social media videos showed fires breaking out near the entrance of the hotel, which led to four people being injured.

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© Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

© Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

© Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

A visual guide to US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Tehran’s response

Missiles and bombs landed across Iran, hitting political and security targets in Tehran, including supreme leader’s residence

The US and Israel have announced the beginning of an unprecedented joint operation against Iran, beginning with a wide-ranging bombing campaign aimed at regime change.

Israeli jets and US missiles struck hundreds of targets across Iran, sending residents fleeing in panic from major urban centres. Among the targets were Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, and Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as weapons facilities across the country.

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© Photograph: WANA/Reuters

© Photograph: WANA/Reuters

© Photograph: WANA/Reuters

Islamic State emerges from rubble of north-east Syria to exploit discontent with al-Sharaa

28 février 2026 à 12:00

‘Rebranded’ terror group seeks to recruit those alienated by Damascus government’s western pivot

On the surface, all that remains of Islamic State in the Syrian town of Baghuz are discarded tubs of whitening cream, spent RPG motors and children’s backpacks, with an old grenade nestled in the frayed pink nylon.

It was here nearly seven years ago that IS made its last stand. Its most zealous followers were obliterated along with the blood-soaked caliphate they fought to defend. Their bodies were collected and buried next to the town graveyard, while bulldozers came and sealed the entire area under a layer of heavy yellow earth.

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© Photograph: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters

© Photograph: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters

© Photograph: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters

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