“It’s the First Time I’ve Seen a Close War”: Abu Dhabi Tries to Keep His Routine in the Middle of the Conflict

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Many citizens in the United Arab Emirates these days have acquired the habit of pointing to the sky with their mobile phones to capture orange flashes, such as shooting stars, and the rumbling in the middle of the night. What they see and record are interceptions of drones and missiles. They do so despite the fact that the authorities have warned about the risk of filming and sharing them. At the Yas Bay resort in Abu Dhabi, a Ghanaian worker sh…