The internet has started gloating at terrified influencers who relocated to the UAE in search of a glamorous, tax-free lifestyle but are now caught up in a war zone after Iranian drones and missiles rained down on Dubai.
Plumes of thick black smoke billowed into the night sky on Saturday after the five-star Fairmont hotel on Palm Jumeirah was set ablaze, with at least four people injured as UK tourists hid in basements while missiles streaked overhead.
The Burj Khalifa – the world’s tallest building and feared target – was evacuated as panic spread through the city, home to more than 240,000 Britons.
