The United Arab Emirates intercepted two ballistic missiles targeting Abu Dhabi early Monday, its state-run news agency reported.
The WAM news agency said on Twitter that missile fragments fell harmlessly over the capital, Abu Dhabi.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
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The attack came a week after Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed an attack on the Emirati capital that killed three people and wounded six others.
UAE, is a Saudi Arabia ally and member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis.
The retaliatory Saudi air strikes against rebel Houthi targets in Yemen have been deadly - with aid agencies saying one attack alone killed dozens of people when a detention centre in Saada was targeted.