Iran has stepped up attacks on Dubai. Goldman Sachs and Citi urged employees to leave their offices

Iran has stepped up strikes on Dubai, Bloomberg reports . On Thursday morning, the emirate's authorities reported incidents with drones: in one case, debris fell on the facade of a building, in another - a drone struck the territory of a new high-rise residential complex.

Passengers at Dubai International Airport had to shelter away from glass surfaces for about 30 minutes after reports of a drone attack near the city's financial center, Bloomberg writes . Overnight, commercial airplanes circled over Riyadh and were unable to land, Flightradar24 data shows.

Dubai residents were warned of a missile threat at least twice on Wednesday night, with a drone crashing into a building in the Creek Harbour neighborhood of luxury apartment complexes. Authorities said they quickly brought the resulting fire under control and there were reportedly no casualties, the agency said.

Banks Goldman Sachs and Citigroup told employees in Dubai not to come to their offices, sources told Bloomberg. Standard Chartered also asked employees in the Dubai International Financial Center and surrounding areas to leave their offices on Wednesday, the sources said. The move came after the Associated Press reported that Iran had identified banks and financial institutions in the Middle East as its military targets. Citibank announced Thursday that branches and financial centers in the UAE will be closed until March 14 as a precautionary measure, Bloomberg wrote.

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