What do we need from the places we call home? To feel safe, afford our lives and have people we can turn to. This week’s Expat Brief: what keeps life in Dubai orderly, and which community is right for you and your family? 👇

🇦🇪 THE UAE, IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SAUDI ARAMCO ORDERS ITS HEADQUARTERS EVACUATED AS FIGHTING WITH YEMEN’S HOUTHIS ESCALATES. BRENT OIL TOPS 114 DOLLARS A BARREL, ITS HIGHEST SINCE MAY. HOME PRICES ACROSS DUBAI’S TEN PRIME NEIGHBORHOODS FALL 5% IN THE THIRD QUARTER. ETIHAD EXTENDS SAUDI FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS THROUGH NOVEMBER 5TH. APPLE’S FIRST FOLDABLE IPHONE GOES ON SALE IN THE UAE TODAY. UAE-LED CRACKDOWN TRACES OVER 39 BILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDS AND CRYPTO LINKED TO FRAUD, WITH OVER 960 ARRESTS 🤯 UMM AL QUWAIN TEMPORARILY CLOSES ALL BEACHES AND COASTAL AREAS AFTER AN OIL SPILL. AND DUBAI CHANGES SPEED LIMITS ON FIVE MAJOR ROADS FROM NOVEMBER FIRST. SHE’S CLOCKING OUT 👋 HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, EVERYONE.