Spare a thought for some of the world’s most insufferable people, whose idyllic Dubai lifestyle has been rudely interrupted by a geopolitical unpleasantness they were supposed to be above:
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Spare a thought for some of the world’s most insufferable people, whose idyllic Dubai lifestyle has been rudely interrupted by a geopolitical unpleasantness they were supposed to be above:
Private jet prices soar as wealthy scramble to leave Dubai
People drive to Oman and Saudi in hope of a flight, while most tourists stay stuck in hotels and on cruise ships
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

@acb That reminds me: does anyone know what the implications of the lack of declaration of war are for insurance contracts?
Is there some sort of "looks like a war, quacks like a war" standard, or, in absence of a declaration, does it end up in the same bucket as the sort of terrorism where half he people involved are intelligence agents but legally it's not a 'war'?
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Spare a thought for some of the world’s most insufferable people, whose idyllic Dubai lifestyle has been rudely interrupted by a geopolitical unpleasantness they were supposed to be above:
Private jet prices soar as wealthy scramble to leave Dubai
People drive to Oman and Saudi in hope of a flight, while most tourists stay stuck in hotels and on cruise ships
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

@acb Russians who profit from war in Ukraine have none of my sympathy, them and turncoat Ukranians too
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@acb That reminds me: does anyone know what the implications of the lack of declaration of war are for insurance contracts?
Is there some sort of "looks like a war, quacks like a war" standard, or, in absence of a declaration, does it end up in the same bucket as the sort of terrorism where half he people involved are intelligence agents but legally it's not a 'war'?
@fuzzyfuzzyfungus @acb I understand that many insurance policies exclude “acts of God” or war as a valid reason for a claim.
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@fuzzyfuzzyfungus @acb I understand that many insurance policies exclude “acts of God” or war as a valid reason for a claim.
@wtrmt @fuzzyfuzzyfungus @acb yeah, and they covered it with the words "Declared or undeclared".
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Spare a thought for some of the world’s most insufferable people, whose idyllic Dubai lifestyle has been rudely interrupted by a geopolitical unpleasantness they were supposed to be above:
Private jet prices soar as wealthy scramble to leave Dubai
People drive to Oman and Saudi in hope of a flight, while most tourists stay stuck in hotels and on cruise ships
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

@acb Not to mention all those poor folks who had absolutely no way to see this coming.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/italys-defence-minister-stuck-dubai-with-family-2026-02-28/ -
Spare a thought for some of the world’s most insufferable people, whose idyllic Dubai lifestyle has been rudely interrupted by a geopolitical unpleasantness they were supposed to be above:
Private jet prices soar as wealthy scramble to leave Dubai
People drive to Oman and Saudi in hope of a flight, while most tourists stay stuck in hotels and on cruise ships
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

@acb Just the one
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Spare a thought for some of the world’s most insufferable people, whose idyllic Dubai lifestyle has been rudely interrupted by a geopolitical unpleasantness they were supposed to be above:
Private jet prices soar as wealthy scramble to leave Dubai
People drive to Oman and Saudi in hope of a flight, while most tourists stay stuck in hotels and on cruise ships
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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@fuzzyfuzzyfungus @acb I understand that many insurance policies exclude “acts of God” or war as a valid reason for a claim.
@wtrmt @fuzzyfuzzyfungus @acb I remember having a bike insurance as a teenager (for some reason my parents thought that was a good idea?) and being very amused that the insurance specified it was not valid in the case of a nuclear attack or nuclear incident.
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Spare a thought for some of the world’s most insufferable people, whose idyllic Dubai lifestyle has been rudely interrupted by a geopolitical unpleasantness they were supposed to be above:
Private jet prices soar as wealthy scramble to leave Dubai
People drive to Oman and Saudi in hope of a flight, while most tourists stay stuck in hotels and on cruise ships
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

@acb Serves them right. Dubai was never a good place unless you have more money than morality.
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Spare a thought for some of the world’s most insufferable people, whose idyllic Dubai lifestyle has been rudely interrupted by a geopolitical unpleasantness they were supposed to be above:
Private jet prices soar as wealthy scramble to leave Dubai
People drive to Oman and Saudi in hope of a flight, while most tourists stay stuck in hotels and on cruise ships
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)




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