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Roving reporter based in Abu Dhabi. Reports on conflicts, crises and geopolitics . IWMF 2024 Neuffer Fellow; Bylines @AFP @TheIndependent @TheBostonGlobe @NYT

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Dubai Was a Beacon of Plentiful Jobs, but Layoffs Reveal Costs of Iran War

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By Anjana Sankar Verified, Vivian Nereim Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Dubai Was a Beacon of Plentiful Jobs, but Layoffs Reveal Costs of Iran War The Persian Gulf city attracted migrant workers with the promise of opportunity. Many now say the war has brought job losses and salary cuts. The Satwa area of Dubai in April.
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Dubai Was a Beacon of Plentiful Jobs, but Layoffs Reveal Costs of Iran War

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By Anjana Sankar Verified, Vivian Nereim Verified
| Breaking One
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- On a recent June day in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates' largest city, Joy Vivanda walked the streets in 100-degree heat, scanning job advertisements on bulletin boards in search of her next paycheck. Sometimes she approached strangers to ask if they needed a nanny or maid, a routine that has become familiar since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
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Dubai reinvented itself. Now a war is testing its endurance

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By Alex Travelli Verified, Anjana Sankar Verified
| The Seattle Times Verified
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai was billed as the ultimate globalized city — a Switzerland on the Persian Gulf, an authoritarian monarchy offering refuge from taxes and the conflicts that have long unsettled its neighbors. Swarms of Iranian drones and missiles shattered that illusion Feb. 28. Flaming debris scarred the facades of five-star hotels along Dubai’s skyline, including the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab. Three months later, it remained closed.
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