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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British Royal Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jets just scored their first-ever combat kill

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Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning II aircraft with 617 Squadron prepare to receive fuel from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing while flying over Darwin, NT, Australia during Talisman Sabre 25, July 9, 2025.
Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning II jets.

US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson

They moved to Dubai in pursuit of the expat dream. They're not giving it up so easily.

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A woman riding her bike in Dubai's Jumeirah area on March 2, 2026.
A woman rides a bicycle along the beach in Dubai's Jumeirah area on March 2, 2026.

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Russian war bloggers are watching the US' new LUCAS drones — and fretting about Starshield terminals

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A Low-Cost Unmanned Aircraft System lifts off with jet propulsion from a ship's deck.
A Low-Cost Unmanned Aircraft System takes off in December from a US Independence-class littoral combat ship.

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kayla McGuire

The US fight with Iran is putting new stress on Patriot missile stockpiles already under heavy strain

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A missile is fired from a launcher in a desert.
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I'm a single mom, and my son was in Dubai with his nanny. I spent $2,500 to get back to him.

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Nicky Lazou with her son and dog.
Nicky Lazou said she spent $2,500 to get back to her son in the UAE.

Nicky Lazou

Trump muses about wars being fought 'forever' after saying the Iran conflict could last longer than 5 weeks

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President Donald Trump forms a fist and holds it in the air before he boards Air Force One.
Trump has said that the US-Israeli war with Iran could last four to five weeks, but that he was prepared for it to go on for longer.

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The Middle East crisis isn't just about stranded tankers — oil output could be forced offline next

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Commercial ships anchor off the coast of the United Arab Emirates due to navigation disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, Dubai on March 2, 2026.
Commercial ships are anchoring off the coast of the United Arab Emirates amid navigation disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Amazon says 3 data centers were damaged by drone strikes in the Middle East

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Matt Garman AWS CEO
Matt Garman AWS CEO

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

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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.

Provided by Bo Jablonski

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