Overview
- Friday prayers across the UAE featured a sermon titled “Day of Determination” commemorating the attack and praising national resilience.
- Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan invited residents to tune in to national media at 11:00am on Saturday for a unified broadcast of the UAE national anthem.
- Dubai’s Burj Khalifa was illuminated on Friday night with a “17” logo, a falcon, and the national flag in tribute to the observance.
- The UAE Armed Forces and the Emirates Knights Air Show team scheduled an aerial convoy on Saturday to fly over all seven emirates.
- The January 17, 2022 strikes hit Musaffah ICAD 3 and an airport construction site, triggered petroleum tanker explosions, killed three and injured six, and were later claimed by the Houthis.