Missile Attacks Are Overwhelming the Gulf. Delivery Drivers Are Still on the Roads
Carla Sertin
created: March 2, 2026, 9:34 p.m. | updated: March 3, 2026, 7:32 p.m.
Even with flight delays, missile alerts, and the sound of interceptions overhead, third-party delivery apps like Careem have mostly kept running through the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region.
Many delivery platforms went down briefly in the UAE on Saturday, immediately after the first attacks, but quickly came back online.
Others say that not ordering means that drivers spend more time outside, in danger, to meet their daily quotas.
One driver for popular delivery platform Deliveroo explained that he works for a third-party logistics agency which provides drivers to Deliveroo.
Drivers for most delivery platforms receive a basic salary and a fee for each delivery completed, providing an incentive to deliver as many meals as possible.
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