UAE issues alert for ‘potential missile threats,’ later lifts warning

The United Arab Emirates issued a mobile phone alert warning of a potential missile attack on Monday, before lifting it shortly afterward, nearly a month into a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East war.“Due to the current situation, potential missile threats, immediately seek a safe place in the closest secure building,” the alert read.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Authorities later withdrew the warning, sending a follow-up message stating: “We reassure you that the situation is currently safe.”Earlier on Monday, the UAE strongly condemned an Iranian drone attack on an ADNOC oil tanker in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, as the United States prepared to begin escorting ships through the waterway.Two drones struck the MV Barakah off the coast of Oman, but no injuries were reported, UAE state oil giant ADNOC said, adding that the vessel was not carrying cargo.“Targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of

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