Spare a thought for some of the world’s most insufferable people, whose idyllic Dubai lifestyle has been rudely interrupted by a geopolitical unpleasantness they were supposed to be above:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/dubai-private-jet-prices-soar-tourists-stuck-wealthy-leave

@acb Not to mention all those poor folks who had absolutely no way to see this coming.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/italys-defence-minister-stuck-dubai-with-family-2026-02-28/