Amid Middle East conflict, UAE allows expats with expired visas to return, renew residency — all you need to know

Amid the Middle East conflict, the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security in the UAE has announced that residents currently abroad with expired residency permits will be allowed to return to the country. This move comes in response to regional disruptions, including airspace closures that have blocked residents from returning. The measure…

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Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah area covered in massive smoke — Viral videos capture thick smoke covering skyline | watch

Social media videos showed thick plumes of smoke rising over on Saturday after what authorities described as an “incident” in the Palm Jumeirah area, Dubai, following reports of an Iranian ballistic missile strike. Footage circulating online captured dark smoke jetting into the sky from a building on Palm Jumeirah, the city’s iconic man-made island. Four…

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