Dubai’s Bankers, Traders Return to City Contending With War

The lunch crowds had returned to the exclusive Arts Club in Dubai’s financial hub, and roads were starting to fill up again in the area. Many bankers, traders and executives who had temporarily relocated out of the United Arab Emirates after Iranian missiles targeted the country were beginning to stream back into offices.

After the US and Iran announced a ceasefire in early April, Dubai appeared to be settling back into a new routine. Then, on Monday evening, mobile phones across Dubai and neighboring emirates lit up with emergency alerts urging residents to shelter indoors, for the first time in weeks.