Kuwait Petroleum ​Corporation said ‌its Mina ​al-Ahmadi ​refinery was hit ⁠by ​drones ​early on Friday, setting ​off ​fires at operating ‌units, ⁠according to the ​state ​news ⁠agency, but ​no ​injuries ⁠were reported.

The Kuwaiti army earlier said air defenses were currently confronting hostile missile and drone attacks.

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation in a statement said they are monitoring and tracking air quality in the areas surrounding the refinery, and no negative environmental impacts have been recorded so far as a result of the attack.

Emergency and firefighting teams are working to contain the fires and prevent their spread, the company said. No injuries were reported in the attack.

Dubai-based airline Emirates’ ​website said on ‌Wednesday that Iranian nationals ​were not ​allowed to enter or ⁠transit ​the United Arab ​Emirates.

The website of another carrier, Flydubai, ​said ​Iranian nationals holding a ‌UAE “Golden ⁠Visa” were exempt and permitted to ​enter ​and ⁠transit the country, Reuters reported.

The ​restrictions come ​amid ⁠heightened tensions between Iran ⁠and ​Gulf states.

A natural gas pipeline was blown up in ​southern Pakistan on Monday, suspending supply ‌to several districts, an official said.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

An ​18-inch-diameter main gas supply pipeline ​was blown up by unknown people ⁠on the outskirts of Quetta ​city, the capital of restive Balochistan ​province, a spokesman for Sui Southern Gas Company said, Reuters reported.

It ​suspended gas supply to several parts ​of the city and at least five ‌more ⁠districts, he said.

Separatist insurgents and militants operate in the region.

The separatists have long been fighting against the ​state, targeting the government ​and ⁠military, and blame the central government in Islamabad for ​depriving the locals of what they ​say ⁠is their due share in the region’s mineral-rich resources.

Engineers were working to ⁠repair ​the pipeline, the SSGC spokesman ​said.