As missiles light the sky, she boards a one-way flight to Dubai

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Rikki Dimitriadis shares why she chose to move to Dubai from Miami despite ongoing war tension between the Middle East and the United States. As war grips Iran and air defenses in the United Arab Emirates intercept waves of incoming missiles and drones, one American chose to leave Miami for Dubai. It's a decision she does not regret. "I actually had the opposite experience of me asking myself if I made the right choice. ... I was, like, so excited to be here," she said in an interview. Rikki Dimitriadis, an American hairstylist originally from New York whose move has attracted media attention, moved to Dubai April 1 and spoke with Fox News Digital about her decision and how she’s felt since relocating. Dimitriadis said she wasn’t concerned about regional tensions, pointing to her experience living in New York during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. MAJOR