Isaac Herzog, Israel's largely ceremonial president, on Monday met with Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum during his first official visit to the Gulf Arab nation.
Earlier on Monday Herzog visited Dubai's Expo 2020 world fair, which the Houthis had previously threatened to target.
The Associated Press, along with other international media, were ordered by Dubai's Expo 2020 not to release images or video of Herzog's visit to the site until the afternoon.
Expo officials say the order came at the request of Israeli officials.
The United Arab Emirates intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels early Monday as Herzog was visiting the country, authorities said.
The attack fuels ongoing tensions in the wider Persian Gulf, which has seen a series of attacks as Iran's nuclear deal with world powers unravels and Yemen's war rages on.
In the hours after the attack, Syrian state-run media said an Israeli strike hit near Damascus.
The Israeli military did not immediately acknowledge it.
The attacks have helped propel benchmark Brent crude oil prices above $90 a barrel, further squeezing a global economy grappling with inflation in the coronavirus pandemic.
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