{"id":4170,"date":"2026-03-03T02:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=4170"},"modified":"2026-03-03T02:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:10:05","slug":"safer-and-better-run-elon-musk-backs-dubai-over-europe-despite-rising-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=4170","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Safer and Better Run\u2019: Elon Musk backs Dubai over Europe despite rising tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk\u00a0has said the United Arab Emirates is \u201cobjectively safer and better run\u201d than many parts of Europe \u2014 a remark that comes even as Dubai recently faced a missile and drone attack from Iran.<\/p> <p>Also read:\u00a0&#8216;One of safest places in world for women &amp; children&#8217;: Brett Lee explains why he chose Dubai over Australia\u00a0<\/p> <p>Musk\u2019s remark came in response to a post by Telegram founder Pavel Durov,\u00a0who claimed that Dubai remains \u201cstatistically safer\u201d than Europe despite the Iranian missile barrage targeting the city.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <div class=\"embedcode\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">No country is perfect, but Dubai and UAE broadly are objectively safer and better run than many areas of Europe<\/p> <p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2028209183028375572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> <\/div> <p>Durov, who has long been based in the UAE, said he had to leave Dubai for Europe a week earlier and was eager to return.<\/p> <p>He joked that the missile attack felt like \u201cfree fireworks\u201d and said he was actually at greater risk in Europe because of higher crime levels.<\/p> <p>\u201cUnfortunately, I had to leave Dubai for Europe\u00a0a week ago \u2014 so I&#8217;m not only missing the free fireworks from Iran, but also exposing myself to greater risk. Given Europe&#8217;s crime rates, Dubai is statistically safer even with missiles flying. Can&#8217;t wait to be back,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p> <p>Musk backed the sentiment, adding that while no country is perfect,\u00a0the UAE is \u201cobjectively safer and better run\u201d than many European nations.<\/p> <p>That emphasis on safety is not limited to tech entrepreneurs and business leaders. It is also a factor increasingly cited by global sports\u00a0stars who have chosen to base themselves in Dubai.<\/p> <p>Australian fast-bowling legend Brett Lee, who recently relocated to the UAE, has openly said that security was central to his decision. Calling life in Dubai \u201cnext level\u201d and \u201cincredible,\u201d Lee explained that safety stood out above everything else.<\/p> <p>\u201cWhat captured the essence of me moving over was a number of things, [mainly] safety. This is one of the safest places in the world, especially for females and certainly for kids,\u201d he said.<\/p> <p>And he is not alone. Football icons Rio Ferdinand\u00a0and Patrice Evra\u00a0have also made Dubai their base. Tennis great Roger Federer\u00a0owns property in the city, while Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao\u00a0received his UAE golden visa last year. England cricketer Moeen Ali\u00a0has also shifted there to manage his franchise and coaching commitments.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>#Safer #Run #Elon #Musk #backs #Dubai #Europe #rising #tensions1772475005<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk\u00a0has said the United Arab Emirates is \u201cobjectively safer and better run\u201d than many parts of Europe \u2014 a remark that comes even as Dubai recently faced a missile and drone attack from Iran. Also read:\u00a0&#8216;One of safest places in world for women &amp; children&#8217;: Brett Lee explains why he chose Dubai [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[1531,13353,3028,4076,5451,5536,537,14449,5109],"class_list":["post-4170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-marketing","tag-backs","tag-dubai","tag-elon","tag-europe","tag-musk","tag-rising","tag-run","tag-safer","tag-tensions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}