Is Dubai's glossy image under threat? Not everyone thinks so

The city has been considered a safe haven by expats, tourists and influencers - but that's now being tested.

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But as the group stepped outside to head to another nearby venue, something unusual streaked across the night sky.

Moments later, debris from a drone struck the five-star Fairmont hotel - Baker and her friends were standing right across the street.

"We all were scared," she says. "To see something like that was unexpected."

Baker, a British real estate consultant who moved to the city a year ago, says she always viewed Dubai as one of the safest places in the region.