Dubai is seen as a safe haven by many ambitious expats and holidaymakers - but the Iran war is testing that.

Ask anyone who lives in Dubai to name their number one gripe and the answer will be unanimous: traffic. Those of us digging in here as the odd cruise missile flies overhead are enjoying one upside – ...

Imagine a place with high temperatures, high-end lifestyles and even higher skyscrapers. Oh, and there’s no income tax. Ever since oil was discovered off its coast in the Sixties, catalysing a rapid ...

Since the start of the U.S.-Iran war, Dubai's status as a haven for the global elite has been shattered.

Influencers have been flocking to Dubai in recent years, with an estimated 50,000 calling the UAE emirate home. But as the latest Middle East conflict shakes the destination’s reputation as a “safe ...

When Sitaram Gawas and Disha Jain moved to the United Arab Emirates in 2021, they carried with them the hopes that many expatriates bring to Dubai: the promise of opportunity, the possibility of ...

With the UAE caught in the crosshairs of a ‘wounded, hostile’ Iran, the Dubai influencer lifestyle is ‘looking rather less aspirational’ ...

Dubai has welcomed residents from practically everywhere on Earth, and its openness stands in defiant contrast with Iran.

Critics online accused her of downplaying the reality of war and “normalizing” a dangerous situation unfolding overhead. On ...