الإِمَارَاتُ تَعْتَرِضُ طَائِرَةً مُسَيَّرَةً فَوْقَ مِيَاهِهَا الإِقْلِيمِيَّةِ
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أَعْلَنَتْ وَزَارَةُ الدِّفَاعِ فِي دَوْلَةِ الإِمَارَاتِ العَرَبِيَّةِ المُتَّحِدَةِ، يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ ٣١ أَغُسْطُسَ ٢٠٢٦، أَنَّ القُوَّاتِ الجَوِّيَّةَ تَعَامَلَتْ مَعَ طَائِرَةٍ مُسَيَّرَةٍ فَوْقَ المِيَاهِ الإِقْلِيمِيَّةِ لِلدَّوْلَةِ. وَقَالَتِ الوِزَارَةُ إِنَّ الطَّائِرَةَ كَانَتْ تَقْتَرِبُ مِنْ جِهَةِ إِيرَانَ.
وَأَكَّدَتِ الوِزَارَةُ أَنَّ أَنْظِمَةَ الدِّفَاعِ الجَوِّيِّ تَرْصُدُ الأَجْوَاءَ وَتَحْمِيهَا عَلَى مَدَارِ السَّاعَةِ. وَفِي بَيَانٍ آخَرَ، نَفَتِ الإِمَارَاتُ صِحَّةَ أَخْبَارٍ عَنْ اسْتِهْدَافِ قَاعِدَةِ المِنْهَادِ الجَوِّيَّةِ.
وَأَدَانَتْ وِزَارَةُ الخَارِجِيَّةِ الإِمَارَاتِيَّةُ الهُجُومَ، وَقَالَتْ إِنَّهُ يُمَثِّلُ تَصْعِيدًا خَطِيرًا. كَمَا أَدَانَ الأُرْدُنُّ الهُجُومَ وَأَكَّدَ تَضَامُنَهُ مَعَ الإِمَارَاتِ. وَدَعَتْ قَطَرُ إِلَى وَقْفِ الأَعْمَالِ العَسْكَرِيَّةِ وَالعَوْدَةِ إِلَى الحِوَارِ.
وَفِي السِّياقِ نَفْسِهِ، قَالَ الجَيْشُ الإِيرَانِيُّ إِنَّهُ اسْتَهْدَفَ مَوَاقِعَ عَسْكَرِيَّةً فِي قَاعِدَةِ المِنْهَادِ. أَمَّا الإِمَارَاتُ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ القَاعِدَةَ لَمْ تُسْتَهْدَفْ. وَلَمْ تُقَدَّمْ أَدِلَّةٌ مُسْتَقِلَّةٌ فِي المَصَادِرِ الَّتِي رَاجَعْنَاهَا لِحَسْمِ هٰذَا الاخْتِلَافِ.
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UAE Intercepts Drone Over Its Territorial Waters
On Monday, August 31, 2026, the UAE Ministry of Defence announced that the air force had responded to a drone over the country’s territorial waters. The ministry said that the drone was approaching from the direction of Iran.
The ministry said that air-defence systems monitor and protect the airspace around the clock. In another statement, the UAE denied reports that Al Minhad Air Base had been targeted.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack and said that it was a dangerous escalation. Jordan also condemned it and expressed solidarity with the UAE. Qatar called for military actions to stop and for a return to dialogue.
In the same context, the Iranian military said it had targeted military sites at Al Minhad Air Base. The UAE said that the base had not been targeted. The sources reviewed did not provide independent evidence to settle this difference.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| طَائِرَةٌ مُسَيَّرَةٌ | noun phrase | drone |
| المِيَاهُ الإِقْلِيمِيَّةُ | noun phrase | territorial waters |
| تَقْتَرِبُ | verb | approaches |
| أَنْظِمَةُ الدِّفَاعِ الجَوِّيِّ | noun phrase | air-defence systems |
| تَرْصُدُ | verb | monitor |
| تَسْتَهْدِفُ | verb | target |
| تُدِينُ | verb | condemn |
| تَصْعِيدٌ | noun | escalation |
| تَضَامُنٌ | noun | solidarity |
| الأَعْمَالُ العَسْكَرِيَّةُ | noun phrase | military actions |
| الحِوَارُ | noun | dialogue |
Sources
- Emirates News Agency (WAM): UAE Air Force responds to UAV over territorial waters approaching from Iran
- UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs: الإمارات تُدين بشدة الهجوم الإيراني العدواني على الدولة
- Jordan News Agency (Petra): Jordan Condemns Iranian Drone Attack on UAE
- Al Jazeera Arabic: الإمارات تعلن اعتراض مسيّرة إيرانية وتنفي استهداف قاعدة المنهاد
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