Natasha Turak

Israel launched a limited direct military attack on Iranian soil early Friday morning, marking the latest escalation in a series of back-and-forth strikes between the two foes, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News.

"We know our response has been far from perfect. We acknowledge and understand the frustration of our customers," Emirates Airline CEO Tim Clark wrote.

Roughly a year's worth of rain pummeled the Gulf country in a span of just 12 hours between April 16 and 17, destroying businesses, cars and other property.

The deluge closed schools and businesses, grounded hundreds of flights, and destroyed cars, businesses and other property.

The French leader said Europe was unprepared for its military and economic challenges, and that the Russia-Ukraine war is a "principal danger."

"We know our response has been far from perfect. We acknowledge and understand the frustration of our customers," Emirates Airline CEO Tim Clark wrote.

A full-blown Israel-Iran war would be devastating to both sides and highly destabilizing for the Middle East.

This is CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.

In early April, reports emerged that The Line project, a planned glass-walled city meant to stretch for 105 miles across the Saudi desert by 2030, would be a length of just 1.5 miles by that time — a reduction of 98.6%.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's leadership approved a 128 billion dirham ($35 billion) plan to build a new passenger terminal at the emirate's