I've lived in the UAE for 17 years. I ran to the basement as missiles flew overhead — and I still feel safe.

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A woman in a black tank top.
Rebecca Anne Proctor has been living in the UAE for 17 years; things are scary but she still feels safe.

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I'm raising 2 kids in Abu Dhabi. I'm not panicking — but I feel powerless.

Tech Insider : Business
Woman sitting at a table near a window on a high floor in the United Arab Emritates.
Bo Jablonski moved to Abu Dhabi with her family four years ago.

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I flew to Dubai for my 30th birthday. Now I'm stranded 8,000 miles from home and terrified after the US strikes on Iran.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Young lady dressed in black, seated and holding a bouquet of white roses.
Shanice Day and her best friend are stuck in Dubai following the strikes in the Middle East.

Shanice Day

I brought my American family to Dubai for the first time. Here are 4 things I wish I knew before we went.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Author and her family riding camels in Dubai
The Dubai pass gave us an affordable option to ride camels in the Arabian desert.

Jennifer Knowles

Photos show Dubai overwhelmed by torrential rain

Tech Insider : Business, Climate Crisis, Environment
Vehicles hardly move on flooded streets due to heavy rain in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on April 16, 2024.
Vehicles hardly moved on flooded streets because of heavy rain in Dubai on April 16.

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I'm an American who visited Dubai for the first time. Here are 11 things I wish I knew before I went.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
The writer wears a traditional abaya at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque; View of Dubai skyline
I learned quite a few things when I visited Dubai.

Rachel Dube

I moved from Dallas to Dubai with my husband and 3 kids. It's surprisingly similar to the US.

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A family poses with Ain Dubai in the background
Katie Miller moved with her husband and children from Dallas to Dubai in May.

Katie Miller

The banking loopholes Russia has used to stay afloat are closing

Tech Insider : Economy
Russian President Vladimir Putin, wearing a dark suit and red tie, holds a clenched fist up against a blue background with writing advertising Russia's election.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks after polling stations closed in Moscow, Russia.

REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

What to watch at COP28 Dubai, the UN climate summit

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COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber walks through the venue ahead of the UN Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber walks through the venue ahead of the UN climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Peter Dejong

Dubai is hoping to launch a fully operational flying taxi service by 2026

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A white flying taxi with six propellors stitched next to the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world
An immersive virtual reality experience of an Urban Air Mobility aircraft of Joby Aviation and a view of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 21, 2022.

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