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February 28, 2026.  Iran launched its first wave of attacks using missiles and drones on the UAE, after the US and Israel attacked them. There was initial disbelief in the UAE - and a sense of hurt that outweighed the shock. A neighbouring country had launched blatant attacks on civilian installati

By Hessa Bahumaid, Emirates 247 In line with the ambitious vision of the UAE 's wise leadership, which has established a unique development model that puts people at the heart of their journey, Dubai continues to establish its approach based on family empowerment as the main pillar of a cohesive an

The last two weeks have been surreal. For many of us, it was the first time we tasted the bitterness of war. ‎Hundreds of missiles and over a thousand UAVs were intercepted. The soundtrack of war playing across ‎the city on a continuous loop. And yet, remarkably, most of us rarely felt unsafe.‎ Eve

For decades, the world watched the UAE build, towers, airports, islands, malls. Impressive, they said, ambitious, sometimes extravagant. What they did not see was the other construction site, the quiet one, the one that was never designed to impress, it was designed to protect. While the headlines

Every few years, somewhere in the world, an analyst writes another headline predicting the fall of Dubai. They change the words, swap the photos, but it has been the same bet for decades. The first major bet against Dubai dates back to the late 1970s, to the days of Sheikh Rashid. When Jebel Ali Po

In moments of tension, some assume that sending a message of pressure to a stable country is a clever tactical move. But there are nations that are not tested that way. There are nations protected not only by their military strength— but by their society. When citizens and residents live under one