United Arab Emirates intercepts two ballistic missiles targeting Abu Dhabi

Missile fire, claimed by Yemeni Houthi rebels in retaliation for airstrikes, further escalates tensions

The United Arab Emirates intercepted two ballistic missiles claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the skies of Abu Dhabi early on Monday, authorities said, the second attack in a week that targeted the Emirati capital.

The missile fire further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf, where there has been a series of assaults near but never indisputably on - Emirati soil amid Yemen's years-long war and the collapse of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers.