People visit the Corniche area of Doha on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Karim Jaafar / AFP)
A tanker was hit by 'large explosion' in waters off Kuwaiti causing an oil spill, British maritime security agency UKMTO said. Meanwhile in Qatar the Ministry of Interior announced precautionary evacuations near US Embassy in Doha. In another update US Senate on Wednesday rejected a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump's war powers
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12:25pm Doha Time
Qatar subjected to missile attack: Ministry of Defense
The Ministry of Defense of State of Qatar announced that State of Qatar has been subjected to a missile attack.
Air Defense systems are intercepting the missile attack, it added. Read more
12:07pm Doha Time
Multiple explosions heard over Qatar skies
Multiple explosions are being heard in the skies above Qatar’s capital Doha. Residents from across country confirmed hearing the sound.
Al Jazeera reported that the defence systems are intercepting missiles entering Qatari air space.
12pm Doha Time
Two Iranian drones crashed in Azerbaijan
Al Jazeera quoted Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry as saying that several drones fired from Iran have hit its territory, one striking a terminal building in Nakhchivan International Airport and another landing near a school building in the village of Shakarabad.
“We strongly condemn these drone attacks carried out from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which resulted in damage to the airport building and injuries to two civilians,” said the foreign ministry in a statement. Read more
11:45 Doha Time
Kuwait Airways to operate flights for Kuwaitis seeking return
Kuwait Airways has announced that it will operate flights for citizens wishing to return to the country from several destinations, with onwards travel to Kuwait via Saudi Arabia by land. Read more
11:42am Doha Time
Limited flight operations restart in Abu Dhabi
Limited flight operations have resumed at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport, according to the Abu Dhabi media office.
As reported by Al Jazeera, the UAE’s two flag carriers, Emirates and Etihad, are set to hold limited flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi through the UAE’s safe air corridors.
11:10am Doha Time
Italy to send air-defence aid to Gulf countries: PM
Italy will send air defense assistance to Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday.
“Italy, like the UK, France and Germany, intends to send aid to the Gulf countries. We are clearly talking about defence, air defence, not just because they are friendly nations but because there are tens of Italians in that area and thousands around 2,000 soldiers that we must protect,” she told RTL 102.5 radio..
“And the Gulf is vital for supplies.”
10:55am Doha Time
Explosions over Qatar and Bahrain
Al Jazeera reported that explosions have been heard in Qatar and Bahrain amid Iranian missile strikes across the region.
10:05am Doha Time
Australia PM says ‘military assets’ sent to Middle East
Anthony Albanese has announced that Australian “military assets” have been deployed to the Middle East as a contingency plan.
Albanese told the Australian parliament the government had sent six crisis response teams to the region, Al Jazeera reported.
“We’ve already deployed military assets as part of our contingency planning earlier this week,” he said.
He did not give further details but Australian broadcaster SBS News reported that two military planes have been deployed.
8:40 Doha Time
Qatar Airways to begin limited relief flights for stranded passengers
Qatar Airways to operate limited number of relief flights starting today "to support passengers who are stranded due to the current situation across the region.” Read more
Qatar Airways to operate limited number of relief flights starting today "to support passengers who are stranded due to the current situation across the region.”https://t.co/aUlZqln5Aw pic.twitter.com/fdazZW064F
— The Peninsula Qatar (@PeninsulaQatar) March 5, 2026
7:30am Doha Time
Saudi Defense Ministry intercepts drone
Saudi Ministry of Defense said drone was shot down near Al Jowf region in the northern parts of the country.
This comes after it announced update of intercepting three drones east of Al-Kharj Governorate.
5:30am Doha Time
UK maritime agency reports explosion, oil spill off Kuwait
A tanker was hit by a "large explosion" in waters off Kuwait, causing an oil spill, British maritime security agency UKMTO said Thursday, as the war paralysed Gulf shipping.
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have said they had "complete control" of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial chokepoint into the Gulf and one of the world's most vital shipping routes for energy.
"The Master of a tanker at anchor, reports witnessing and hearing a large explosion on the port side then seeing a small craft leave the vicinity" off the Gulf state's Mubarak Al-Kabeer area, UKMTO posted on X.
"There is oil in the water coming from a cargo tank which could have some environmental impact".
Kuwait's interior ministry said the blast happened "outside Kuwaiti territorial waters", at least 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port.
4am Doha Time
MoI announces evacuation of residents living near US embassy in Qatar as precautionary measure
The Ministry of Interior announced that relevant authorities are evacuating residents living in the vicinity of the US Embassy in Qatar as a temporary precautionary measure.
This was announced early morning on Thursday, March 5, 2026 in a post on social media. Read more
