Western expats feel safer in UAE than they do back home

The UAE has been ranked as one of the most secure countries in the world yr after year.

Western expats in the UAE are encouraging foreigners now not to consider the "exaggeration of global media", as a phase of the Press has warned Westerners to "go away Dubai and Abu Dhabi right now" due to local conflict.

Tensions have been going for walks high on account that a US drone strike, ordered by means of President Donald Trump, killed a top Iranian commander named Qasem Soleimani. 'World War 3' has been trending international on social media because the killing on January 4.

With headlines like "Westerners warned to go away Dubai and Abu Dhabi straight away amid tensions after US airstrike" acting mainly inside the British Press, Western expats have urged people to dispel such raging rumours.

A British expat in Dubai, Georgina Scott, advised Khaleej Times: "I actually have lived inside the UAE for 5 years on account that leaving London, and I have constantly felt quite safe. Dubai is widely known for its non violent setting. It is common for worldwide media to make a contribution to wellknown misconceptions approximately Dubai. If I felt at hazard from the cutting-edge political situation, I would leave the country - however I do now not. The safety of citizens is of extremely high significance right here."

An American expat in Dubai when you consider that 2008, April McCabe, stated she presently feels "extra secure inside the UAE" than she might being again home, amid high tensions.

"I'm greater involved about my circle of relatives again domestic," she stated. "My dad is coming for the first time to the UAE when you consider that I moved right here and I wish he would not lower back out. I always tell humans that they shouldn't consider what they see within the media approximately the Middle East. I've constantly felt definitely secure and comfortable. It's so numerous here and it feels like home. My kids sense safe and it's an easy life. I feel extra safe within the UAE than I could within the US right now."

Another British expat, Jonathan Ashton, said: "I moved to Dubai nine years ago from the UK and because day one have cherished the safe surroundings we experience and nearly take without any consideration here. Even without the maximum current situation, the Middle East is seen back domestic as a unstable area. I have to admit that once friends or family have visited and spent time here, they too realize that the UAE is possibly the most secure vicinity to stay anywhere at the earth."

The UAE has been ranked as one of the most secure countries within the world yr after year.

In November, 2019, the UAE was ranked the second one most secure country in the world by means of the United Kingdom-primarily based 'Which?' travel magazine.

"Of the 20 excursion destinations that we appeared at, Iceland, unsurprisingly, got here out as the most secure country," the magazine stated on the time of the release. "The UAE and Singapore had been also considered extraordinarily secure, with Spain the next most secure of the six popular European excursion destinations that we seemed at."

Global research internet site Numbeo ranked Dubai and Abu Dhabi as one of the most secure towns to stay in during a 2019 study. Out of the 328 cities ranked, Abu Dhabi was within the first area and Dubai inside the sixth.

The UAE's rating has been growing steadily in various studies and surveys every yr.

North American-primarily based tourism, town and real estate advising firm, Resonance Consultancy, have ranked Dubai the 'Number One Best City' within the Middle East and Africa and many of the 10 world's quality cities for 2020.

Currently, the UAE welcomes 21 million traffic each yr.