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General · 15 March 2026

Dubai Influencers Call Fleeing Residents 'Ungrateful Brokies'

Dubai Influencers Call Fleeing Residents 'Ungrateful Brokies'

Ordinary people in Dubai are confronting missile and drone strike risks, causing many to leave the city which has become a ghost town. Some local influencers, including Mitchell Armstrong and Soudio, criticise those leaving as 'ungrateful' and 'brokies' since the Middle East crisis began. Drones injured four people near Dubai airport on Wednesday, while 45 people were arrested for filming airstrikes.

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