mentalist

Although primarily aimed at American schools and teachers in the UAE, the report does also mention international schools. Take precautions especially over the Halloween weekend is my recommendation.

US embassy in the UAE warns of threats on American schools | The National

mentalist

The apathy on here knows no bounds

mikewot

Meh

OriginalSunshine

We all knew that anyway. The British school in muscat has permanent security guards and an emergency evacuation drill each year as well as lockdown plans. Most schools have had this since the Saudi nightmare many years ago.

Irishbeekeeper

Well any kind of threat should never be taken lightly ofcourse, especially if it involves children. Given the current scenarios being played out north of us with so many players supporting so many on the ground troops, it can be safely assumed that the GCC countries' intelligence communities would be working in overdrive to prevent just that sort of thing. It would take just one incident like that and mass exodus will be imminent, of which I am sure the authorities are very well aware of.
So not to put the threat down or anything, in my humble opinion, I think I have a fair bit of faith in the officials here.

mentalist

In Muscat, Yemen and Saudi perhaps but nothing like that here in Dubai until now. You can just stroll into most schools without a second glance.

al dente

What happened in Saudi?

OriginalSunshine

2004: 2004 Khobar massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2003: Riyadh compound bombings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2002: Expat Brits live in fear as Saudis turn on the West | World news | The Guardian

In 2004, post Khobar, most oil companies moved families to Bahrain, and it is why most oil majors will not set up a significant family base location in Saudi.

OriginalSunshine

Note the 2002 situation in Saudi is what people in Oman are so afraid of.

flares

Jamie Foxx sorted it out didn't he?

al dente

I thought they had been a recent school attack that i hadn't heard about.

OriginalSunshine

When you knew people affected, and the chap dragged along the ground until he died with his face and body a bloody pulp, no teeth to identify by dental records, DNA testing only, was a friend of a friend, it's not so long ago.

There are constantly threats against families children staff throughout the gulf. The secret services do a better job in intelligence now than they used to.

al dente

I just cannot imagine that. So awful.