Dubai
Scores of flights were forced to divert after a drone attack caused a fire near Dubai International Airport early Monday. Loading audio narration… Data from Flightradar24 showed 65 flights were diverted to 34 airports across Europe, Asia, and Africa.22 of those were so-called flights to nowhere, where passengers ended up…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rikki Dimitriadis, 31, an American based in Miami. The details of her planned move to Dubai have been verified by Business Insider. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.I have a one-way flight from Miami to Dubai booked for…
Karen and Bob Carifee, a married couple from Texas, were sitting on the beach in Dubai watching the sunset on Saturday when they heard a loud noise and saw the luxury Fairmont hotel just across the water get hit, with black smoke billowing into the sky.”I’m like, ‘Are you kidding…
The thought of leaving Dubai fills Kiran Ali with dread.Ali, a Washington, DC, import who works in enterprise sales at a data streaming company, moved to Dubai in March 2024.Speaking to Business Insider on Tuesday, she said she’ll only leave Dubai if it becomes dangerous for her two young kids.”Dubai is the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shanice Day, a 30-year-old stylist based in Houston, who is stuck in Dubai after traveling there to celebrate her birthday with a friend. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I came to Dubai with one of my best friends. We left…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cody Greene, a 36-year-old from Tampa who has been in Dubai since Friday. It has been edited for length and clarity.I arrived in Dubai Friday night local time, planning to stay for a week. I’m a business development manager at a…
