Dubai A City in UAE and How They Fare With Balistic Missiles From Iran

 Nadene Goldfoot                          

Find United Arab Emirates on the lower right,  and above that is Dubai on the piece of pointed land near the Strait. The map-makers jumped the gun here on the map, placing Palestine on it which isn't happening;  especially after their behavior on 7th of October, 2023.

Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai It is on a creek on the southeastern coast of the Persian Gulf. As of 2025, its population stands at 4 million, 92% of whom are expatriates. 

 In Dubai, . Native Emirati citizens make up only about 8% of the city's total population, creating one of the highest ratios of foreign residents in the world. 

 Dubai's economy centres on trade, tourism, aviation, financial services, and real estate. The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is one of the world's major financial centres. In 2024, Dubai was the seventh most-visited city globally.

Dubai International Airport (DXB) is the world's busiest airport for international passenger traffic, handling over 92 million passengers in 2024.

• The United Arab Emirates says its air defences “detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran toward the country”, adding that the projectiles targeted “maritime navigation and fell into the sea”.
  
  Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of Iran August 10, 2026
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• Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismisses the accusation as “baseless”.   
• “Accusing the Islamic Republic of Iran contradicts the principle of good neighborliness and hinders efforts to build trust among the countries of the region,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its official Telegram channel.
  
       At Ben Gurion Airport with stranded passengers

The United Arab Emirates (including Dubai) has suspended all trade with Iran following recent ballistic missile intercepts, while Israel faces major flight and baggage disruptions at Ben Gurion Airport that have left numerous travelers stranded, including connections through Dubai.

Dubai International Airport (Arabic: مطار دبي الدولي; IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) is the primary international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic as of 2025. It is also the busiest airport in the Middle East as of 2025, the second-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic as of 2025, the busiest airport for Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 movements, and the airport with the highest average number of passengers per fli In 2025, the airport handled over 95.2 million passengers, over 2.2 million tonnes of cargo and registered over 454,000 aircraft movements.

Statewide and Regional Arab Population: Broad U.S. Census estimates indicate that upwards of 31,000 Arab Americans live across Oregon, with roughly 10,000 residing in Multnomah County alone. A few are from Dubai.  National Origins: The majority of the Arab and Middle Eastern population in the Portland metro area traces its roots to countries like Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine, rather than the UAE, who belong to the Abrahamic Accords.  Lebanon and Syria are taken over by Hezbollah terrorists who are in their government.  Expat Community Visibility: While the wider Portland metro area (including suburbs like Beaverton) is home to diverse international communities, an organized or distinct community specifically from Dubai is statically untracked  and minimal. 

Portland, Oregon is home to a growing Arab American population of roughly 32,000 statewide, with nearly 10,000 residents in Multnomah County. 

Turkey's Instigations and Return Of the Fallen Keeping Mossad Busy

 Nadene Goldfoot                                                   

     Tourist Guides in Idlib Province, Syria, July 9, 2026

Early on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, air strikes hit the runway and storage facilities at the Abu al-Duhur military airport in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. 

 Syria's state media and military sources blamed Israel for the attack.     

Yes, Overnight, Israeli jets struck the Abu al-Duhur military airport in the eastern countryside of Idlib, Syria. According to the Sabereen news agency, runways and storage facilities were targeted by four aircraft.

Sabereen News is an influential digital media channel and Telegram-based network launched in Iraq around 2020. It acts as a mouthpiece and propaganda arm for pro-Iranian militia groups and the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).

 It is one of the largest and most prominent military bases in northern Syria. There were reportedly no casualties.

              TURKEY'S INVOLVEMENT

 Prime Minister Netanyahu's office issued a  

statement saying: "Israel and Syria agreed on a 

status quo in security matters, which Syria almost 

violated by allowing Turkish soldiers to deploy at 

the air force base near Aleppo. 

To deploy at an airport means to send or position personnel, 

equipment, or technology into an airport facility to perform a 

specific, active operational duty. This can refer to moving 

military troops through a transport hub, sending federal law 

enforcement or security agents to assist with checkpoint 

lines, or installing new air traffic systems.

Israel has repeatedly warned Syria that such a deployment would pose a threat to Israel's security - and Syria has chosen to ignore the warnings.

 Israel will not tolerate threats to its security, and will welcome a return to the status quo." 

US Ambassador to Turkey and the Trump administration's special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, said that the strike “carried a real risk of rapid escalation into a direct military confrontation between Israel and Turkey as well as Syria.”

The base was being reconstructed with significant Turkish assistance, and Israel was concerned about them being used and about the possible deployment of air defense systems that could threaten Israel’s control of the airspace, as well as advanced drones.

 A Turkish delegation visited the base only recently. 

Israel has previously conveyed messages to Turkey that it would not accept the rebuilding of the Syrian military or any threat to its air superiority.

 Israel struck the same airfield in April, 2025.In April 2025, Israel launched airstrikes targeting the T4 military airbase (Tiyas) in Syria's Homs province. The strikes occurred amid moves by Turkey to expand its military and aerial presence in the area following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Mossad is  (the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations) functions as Israel's primary foreign intelligence agency, making it roughly equivalent to the United States' CIA. One core job of the CIA is to collect, analyze, and evaluate foreign intelligence to protect national security and they keep a watch on Gaza. It's amazing to me that Hamas terrorists are always trying to fool Israel but fail,  I hope at least 95% of the time.  

The IDF carried out an airstrike against several Hamas commanders in the Shati area near Gaza City’s port, who were planning attacks against Israeli forces. The IDF said measures were taken before the strike to reduce harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance.

On another sadder note, the IDF confirmed Tuesday that the remains of Staff Sgt. Yehuda Yekutiel Katz, an armored corps soldier who had been missing since the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in the First Lebanon War 44 years ago, were returned to Israel and formally identified.  Israeli leaders hailed the country’s commitment to bring back every missing or fallen soldier.

The battle, 44 years ago, was a skirmish between the Israel Defense Forces and the Syrian army in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley. It claimed the lives of 21 Israeli servicemen and injured more than 30.

Katz, a tank soldier, went missing during the battle, along with Sgt. First Class Zachary Baumel and Sgt. First Class Zvi Feldman. Sheba's Humanitarian Missions .

Keep WatchingThe IDF said his remains were located in an operation led by Military Intelligence (MID)  and conducted jointly with the Mossad. Katz’s return completes the recovery of all Israeli soldiers who had also remained missing from the Battle of Sultan Yacoub.  

                                              

                             Staff Sgt. Yehuda Yekutiel Katz, from the

                                 Battle of Sultan Yacoub.  

Another IDF, Staff Sgt. Zachary Baumel’s remains were returned to Israel in 2019 from the Battle of Sultan Yacoub.                       

A third, Staff Sgt. Tzvi Feldman was returned in 2025, lost to us also in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub. 

 Tzvi Feldman was returned in 2025.