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Dubai holiday spots empty as Iran war hits tourism industry (lemmus.org)
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An ice cream stand sits in empty Al Seef market, next to the historic Al Fahidi A cat walks at the mostly empty Al Seef market, next to the historic Al Fahidi A vendor sits inside a shop at the empty Al Seef market, next to the historic Al Fahidi Few clients sit amid empty chairs in a cafe at the Al Seef market, next to the historic Al A vendor arranges products inside a shop at the empty Al Seef market, next to the People walk past an outdoor empty restaurant at Dubai Creek Harbour in Dubai, Seagulls fly over the beach with the Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab hotels in An abra driver sleeps in his boat along Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates A man stands beside a flamingo sculpture, as the city skyline with Burj Khalifa is seen Afghan men watch as seagulls fly over Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates A man sits at an outdoor empty cafe in downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, People cross a street in downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 7, Electric scooters are parked on a sidewalk in downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, People walk inside Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 7,

Source: Associated Press.

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[โ€“] morrowind@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's plenty of honest workers there running the tourism industry with suddenly no income.

War benefits nobody but the ultra rich.

So no, this is not "good"

[โ€“] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I get that they migrated there to work to better their lives, but they went to do the dirty work of an exploitative industry. I don't think it's right that they were exploited in turn or that they're in danger of losing everything. But I mean, leopards eating faces and all that.

The sooner Dubai disintegrates, the sooner the machine that imports and exploits these people grinds to a halt. I stand by it being a good thing.