They came for vacation. Then airspace closed and flights were cancelled. Instead of chaos, the UAE told every hotel: don't check them out. We're paying.
Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism sent a directive to every hotel in the emirate: extend stays for guests who can't leave and send us the invoice. Dubai issued a parallel order hours later. The reason? Airspace closures and mass flight cancellations across the Gulf left over 20,000 passengers stranded.
The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the state is covering all accommodation and meal costs for affected travelers. Private companies joined in too – holiday rental firms in Dubai opened apartments for free, and within hours, over 250 hosts followed.
No panic pricing. No airport floors. No "figure it out yourself." Just a government picking up the tab until every stranded tourist can go home. That's how you handle a crisis.
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As Israel, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain count the damage from incoming missiles and drones, remember this: India could have been one of them.
Last year, over 600 Pakistani missiles and drones were tracked before interception. None of them reached the intended target. Jai Hind!
The Centre on Monday unveiled a national counter-#terrorism policy titled ‘#Prahaar’, which it described as India’s first such framework, outlining a multi-layered strategy anchored in “zero tolerance”, intelligence-led prevention and coordinated disruption of extremist violence.
𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Ladakh
𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 17,500 Feet.𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤: Building a bunker and placing a 1200 KG artillery gun on top of a mountain.
𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: Securing borders with China.
𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭: Safety of Indians.
Forever indebted to the *Indian Armed Forces*
@AirIndiaX A very harrowing delay in boarding. Passengers on 1209 from Goa to Mumbai on 6Feb midnight early hours 7Feb were made to wait as the ground house cleaning staff reported late to clean the aircraft. Aviation Security Ravindra argued and questioned why I shot the video .
To commemorate 150 years of the national song “Vande Mataram” and in the run-up to #RepublicDay, the Indian Army Symphony Band will present a special musical display at Connaught Place, New Delhi, today from 03:00 PM onwards.
The event pays tribute to a song that inspired India’s freedom struggle and continues to unite the nation.
#VandeMataram
#RepublicDay
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