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A special ground report by India Today's Ashutosh Mishra reveals how the UAE is managing the impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict. Missile debris from intercepted Iranian projectiles has fallen on residential and commercial areas, including some prestigious tourist destinations. The UAE government has issued protocols and alerts to prepare citizens for various scenarios.
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00:00War always comes at a cost and it brings a cost, sometimes even to the whole nation.
00:06And that's what situation looks like in UAE.
00:08But the people are united, the war, the situation, the conflict would not deter them.
00:13They are united, they are fighting against each.
00:15The UAE government has issued certain protocols from issuing alerts to informing them about
00:20every possible scenario.
00:22And this is what makes UAE far more prepared for this conflict situation than any other
00:29civilization of the Middle East.
00:30At the same time, what it looks like, the partial impact on the livelihood, on the life.
00:35But at large, life just goes on.
00:38When we see the Dera, the old Dubai part, this is what the spirit of UAE looks like.
00:43I am now walking along the marina area of Dubai, which is iconic place of UAE.
00:50And if you see the coastal line along with that, at certain distance, of course, those
00:54are the restricted and prohibited areas for us.
00:56Where there is strategic locations, both that interest UAE and America, and probably that
01:02has come on the fire line of Iranian missiles and the projectiles, including drones.
01:06And when they are intercepted in the air, many times the debris are falling in the residential
01:10area, in the commercial area, in Dubai marina, one of the most prestigious.
01:13You have the millionaires living in this area, their commercial interest of UAE.
01:17Along with that, the similar line to the southern connects to the state of Hormuz, that is the
01:22trade line.
01:23Perhaps the nerve line of an entire Middle East nation that supplies oil, which is the
01:27core or backbone of their economy.
01:30And that remains major concern for the UAE, that the most of these beaches marina, which
01:35are flooded with the tourists, of course, there is a little adverse impact of the ongoing
01:39conflict and situation.
01:42But seeing the kind of hostilities that Iran is showing towards America, including in the
01:48Gulf nations, there is also consequences on the residential area, on the civilians, when
01:52we have seen on Saturday, the debris is falling on the marina building, again, because of the
01:57prosecutor's rule, we cannot show you those locations.
01:59But these are some around this area where exactly I am walking through.
02:03And that remains just on the other side, the coastal line that connects to a state of Hormuz
02:08to the southern Oman, and then further towards Arabian Sea to the Indian Ocean.
02:13And that's why exactly it is a matter of concern for the entire Middle East nation, who really
02:17wants peace to be restored, because at the same time, it is affecting not only their economy,
02:21but the whole nation, and of course, millions of these people.
02:24How the nightlife of UA looks like, in part of old Dubai, that's known as Deirah, when
02:29we see that people are still back to their lives, despite the ongoing conflict, the sense
02:34of fear or the apprehension, not much has changed in old Dubai.
02:38The streets which are known for their cuisine, for Mediterranean cuisine, Arabic cuisine, the
02:43Middle East cuisine, you still see the number of the people, since it's also Ramadan, mostly
02:47people come up for ithtari, and then the nightlife continues on the streets of old Delhi.
02:53The people across the Middle East region, whether they are Arabic, whether they are Lebanese,
02:58whether they are different part of this landscape, this is the time to enjoy evening, even while
03:04the Middle East is suffering through the massive, massive conflict.
03:07I do not learn armed.
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