Author: Fahad Al Sheri

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Fahad Al Sheri has spent the better part of five years in the UAE watching how quickly this country moves — and making sure readers are never the last to know. As UAE News & Business Editor at What's Hot in UAE, he covers the policies, infrastructure projects, and regulatory changes that shape daily life across all seven emirates.His work sits at the intersection of government affairs and ground-level impact. A new bridge that cuts your commute by nine minutes. A change to end-of-service rules that affects your contract. A metro expansion that unlocks a new part of the city. These are the stories Fahad follows from announcement to delivery.Before joining What's Hot in UAE, Fahad contributed to regional business and current affairs coverage across several UAE-based platforms, developing a network of sources within government communications, urban planning, and the private sector. He reads every official gazette update so you don't have to.Based in Dubai, he covers the UAE with the attention to detail that only comes from genuinely living inside the story.Follow Fahad's work on Muck Rack and Mastodon.

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UAE Tourism Safety: How the Emirates Protects Visitors During Regional Tensions

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✅ Updated 31 July 2026 — The security picture below reflects the February–March 2026 attack series in detail, but the situation has continued to evolve since. A US–Iran ceasefire was agreed on 8 April 2026 and extended on 21 April, before being declared over by the US on 8 July. Regional tension has flared intermittently since, including reports in the past two weeks of an incident at a petroleum facility, with Iranian officials publicly stating they have “no plan to target the UAE.” By the UAE’s own figures, the fuller tally of intercepted threats through the conflict (not just the…

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