Dubai’s influencer exodus: Stars who have fled the UAE and the ones who are staying put (for now) after being forced to deny Iran drone attacks amid ongoing chaos

As a lifestyle expert who’s spent a lot of time in the UAE, I was shocked to learn what happened when the attacks began. Apparently, authorities sent out urgent texts to Westerners – hundreds of thousands of people! – specifically asking them not to post anything online about what was happening. The message was clear: they didn’t want anything shared that could ‘incite panic,’ essentially a request to stay silent about the unfolding events. It was a really unsettling situation, and a clear indication of how seriously they were taking the crisis.