Dubai Airport: dubai airport referenced amid Doha fireball and regional reports
Video shows people running down a street in Doha, Qatar as a fireball erupts behind them, and the term dubai airport appears elsewhere in the round of regional coverage. Qatar's defence ministry said it has intercepted several missiles, apparently targeting the al Udeid air base, the largest American military base in the region.
Doha video and missile interceptions
Footage circulating online shows crowds fleeing a street in Doha as a falling object sparks a fireball. Qatar's defence ministry said it intercepted several missiles that were apparently targeting the al Udeid air base, described in the coverage as the largest American military base in the region.
Gaza aid and urgent warnings
More aid has been allowed into Gaza since the ceasefire began three months ago, but the UN says that effort is nowhere near enough. A UN humanitarian chief warned that about 14, 000 babies will die in 48 hours if aid does not reach them. Humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher spoke to the about scenes of despair he witnessed on a recent trip to the coastal enclave and said more aid trucks were entering Gaza, but that it was a "huge job" to get vital supplies to those in need.
Kurdish-run camps and detainees
The coverage notes that Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8, 000 suspected IS fighters and around 34, 000 of their family members in camps. In a separate account, relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was detained last week, have told Persian he is due to be executed on Wednesday.
Iran protests and mortuary footage
Anti-government protests in Iran have continued for the 13th consecutive day and the unrest is described as now in its 13th night. The protests originally erupted over the economy and have grown into the largest in years. In video verified by Persian, protesters can be heard chanting anti-government slogans. The protests on Thursday appear to be the most widespread since the movement began on December 28.
Verify has been examining disturbing footage from a mortuary in Tehran showing scores of bodies; the coverage states these images could hold clues about what is happening inside Iran. John Sudworth says the sounds of heavy machinery can be heard echoing around the neighbourhood.
Voices from the region
Hugo Bachega, the 's Middle East correspondent, speaks to Syrians about how life has changed since the revolution. Hundreds gathered in Manger Square to bask in festivities that included music, dancing and Santas bearing sweet treats. The coverage also notes that the vehicle shown in a related item had transported the late Pope Francis on a visit to Bethlehem in 2014.
Shadi Abu Sido told the that an Israeli prison officer said his family had been killed.
Context and related mentions
The broader bulletin links these items together in a round-up of verified footage and eyewitness accounts; the phrase dubai airport is present in the set of headlines surrounding this material. Exact details about any damage tied to that phrase are unclear in the provided context.
All of the above details — the Doha footage and fireball, Qatar's interception of missiles aimed at al Udeid air base, the Gaza aid shortfall and the UN warning about 14, 000 babies, the numbers in Kurdish-run camps, the detention and expected execution of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, the mortuary footage from Tehran, the 13th night and 13th consecutive day of protests that began on December 28, John Sudworth's description of heavy machinery, Hugo Bachega's interviews with Syrians, the Manger Square festivities, the 2014 vehicle that transported the late Pope Francis, Tom Fletcher's comments that more aid trucks were entering Gaza and that it was a "huge job", and Shadi Abu Sido's account that an Israeli prison officer said his family had been killed — are recorded here from the verified coverage.
Where phrasing or further detail is not present in the provided material, that information is unclear in the provided context.
