Terrorism - High terror risk in UAE
United Arab Emirates (UAE) severed links with the Taliban regime in 2001 over its refusal to comply with international pressure to hand over bin Laden.The British embassy said more than 100,000 British nationals are resident in the UAE, the largest Western community in the country.
It’s impoverished neighbor Yemen has witnessed several attacks claimed by al-Qaeda, and in Qatar, one Briton was killed and 12 people were wounded in a suicide bombing at a there near a British school in Doha in March 2005.
The booming oil-rich Gulf state and regional economic and tourst hub that is home to several million foreigners.
The UAE is a conservative Muslim nation but has become a major regional tourist hub, attracting millions each year.
Dubai City is known for its liberal lifestyle.
While other Gulf countries have witnesses bloody attacks blamed on the al-Qaeda network of Saudi-born terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, the UAE has not been targeted.
There is a high threat from terrorism.Britain has warned of a high risk of a terror attack which could be indiscriminate and could happen at anytime.
