Ramechhap, March 21 -- year-old Gyanu Kumar Shrestha of Manthali Municipality-9, growing uncertainty over ongoing tensions in West Asia has taken hold, altering his daily life and making his job at a five-star hotel in Dubai increasingly unstable.

Shrestha, who has been working at a five-star hotel in Dubai for the past three years, has been earning over Rs 200,000 a month. However, the growing tensions between the US, Israel and Iran in West Asia have disrupted his daily routine. He is currently in Dubai on his company's regular leave.

The conflict, which began on February 28, 2026, has gradually begun to affect Dubai's tourism sector, leading to a decline in hotel occupancy. With the tourist off-season coinciding with the impact of th...