United Arab Emirates

Level criticalupdated 5 min ago

Active armed conflict zone โ€” provisional

Based on UCDP armed-conflict records and official travel advisories, since August 31, 2026.

Open alert types
Aviation accidentArmed attack
What governments advise19 states tracked
8 nothing to report5 increased caution5 advise against non-essential travel1 advise against all travel
Mira Safe's take

Strongly advised against right now โ€” follow official advisories. The country is also classified as an armed conflict zone.

Recent terror attack (United Arab Emirates, 6 days ago): the country level factors in a risk of follow-on incidents for 7 days.

3alerts in progress6 / 19states advise against travel0.7homicides / 100,000 inhab.164events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in United Arab Emirates?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 164 events there, including 39 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Armed attack, Aviation accident.

Is there a government travel advisory for United Arab Emirates?

Yes โ€” of the 19 governments we track, 6 advise against travel and 5 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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United Arab Emirates: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined โ€” weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Aviation accident (press report) โ€” Tel Aviv

18 hours ago ยท Mira Press Watch

High

Armed attack (press report) โ€” Dubai to Tel Aviv

40 hours ago ยท Mira Press Watch

High

US travel advisory โ€” United Arab Emirates - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

7 months ago ยท 12 sources

High

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts โ€” they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to United Arab Emirates?

The French foreign ministry advises against all travel to some areas of the country. It puts that at 3 out of 4, which reads as reconsider travel in US wording. The advice is limited to certain areas. Our own level is 3 out of 4. Over the last 12 months, 76 events were recorded, 10 of them severe. Wildfires dominate the count with 64, 2 of them severe. Air quality came up 6 times, 5 of those severe. Three conflict records were logged, none severe, and they carry the highest stakes of anything here. Heat and thunderstorms show once each. The year is uneven: 39 events in July and 28 in August, against 1 in February, 1 in April and 2 in March. That summer block belongs to heat, fires, air quality and storms, the hazards that actually follow a season here.

What it changes for a nomad

Read the official advice before you pick a base. It closes some areas and leaves the rest open. For a stay of several weeks, the calendar matters more than the map. Summer holds almost everything the sensors saw: heat, fires, air quality, storms. February, March and April are the thin months, with 1, 2 and 1 events. If you can choose, work here outside the summer peak. Three alerts are open at the moment, so read them before you fix a route. The recorded homicide rate is 0.7 per 100,000, against a world median of 2.1. That number covers homicide only and says nothing about theft or scams. For day-to-day security, the official advice above is the honest reference. Conflict records are few, three, but they are what we weigh first.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 ยท does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced โ†’

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    The French Ministry advises against travel to certain areas of the UAE. Homicide is uncommon here at 0.7 per 100k, well below the global average of 2.1. Wildfires dominate the recorded hazardsโ€”64 over the last 12 months, two severeโ€”chiefly during warmer seasons. Air quality episodes spike too: 6 recorded with 5 severe, though they affect daily comfort more than safety. Occasional regional tensions are monitored but do not constitute active armed conflict. July and August concentrate most events; February through April are quieter.

To watch right now

  • Three alerts are open right now, which an ordinary month here would not have.
  • The latest notable records all sit at severity 3: an air quality episode, a wildfire and the travel advisory itself.

To watch as a rule

  • July and August carry the year: 39 and 28 events, against 1 in February, 2 in March and 1 in April.
  • Wildfires, 64 records over the last 12 months, 2 of them severe.
  • Air quality episodes: only 6 records, but 5 of them severe.
  • Conflict records stay rare, 3 and none severe, and they still outrank the rest by what they cost people.

Good reflexes

  • Open the French ministry page for the country before you book and note which areas it rules out.
  • Check the open alerts on the morning you plan a long drive or a full day outside.
  • Put outdoor work and long trips in the cooler hours from June to August.
  • Look at the air quality reading before a long session outdoors.

United Arab Emirates: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country โ€” converging or not. The everyday reference.

Reconsider travel
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaDenmarkFinlandFrance (Quai d'Orsay)IrelandJapanSouth KoreaNew ZealandPolandUS State Department

United Arab Emirates: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay โ€” not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Homicides: 0.7 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 98.6 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Road deaths: 8.9 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 3 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 83.1 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, disasters: 0 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Air quality (PM2.5): 57.2 ยตg/mยณ (median 17.3)
  • Hospital beds: 1.9 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
Air quality (PM2.5)
57.2ยตg/mยณ ยท 2023

Above the world median (17.3) ยท lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 ยตg/mยณ

Safely managed drinking water
98.6% of the population ยท 2024

Above the world median (80.5) ยท higher is better

Road deaths
8.9per 100,000 people ยท 2019

Below the world median (15.2) ยท lower is better

Physicians
3per 1,000 people ยท 2023

Above the world median (1.7) ยท higher is better

Hospital beds
1.9per 1,000 people ยท 2022

Below the world median (2.4) ยท higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
83.1years ยท 2024

Above the world median (74.7) ยท higher is better

New displacements, disasters
0per 1,000 people ยท 2021

Below the world median (0.73) ยท lower is better

38 people in total

Refugees hosted
0.12per 1,000 people ยท 2025

1,377 people in total

6,257 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people ยท 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) ยท 2026

2.3/10 โ€” low

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background โ€” not today's alerts.

0.7homicides per 100,000 people (2022)

Below the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

12documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 โ€” academic records published 1โ€“3 months later, through 2026-04. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams โ€” no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) ยท UNHCR

United Arab Emirates: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days ยท 84 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Armed attack451 1 severe
  • Aviation accident3328 28 severe
  • Terror attack3
  • Air quality2
  • Wildfire1

Last 12 months ยท 164 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire682 2 severe
  • Armed attack482 2 severe
  • Aviation accident3328 28 severe
  • Air quality64 4 severe
  • Terror attack3
  • Armed conflict3
  • Heatwave11 1 severe
  • Storm11 1 severe

+ 1 more type ยท 1 event

By month

Eventsof which severe
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