Emirates source: Everyone is on alert for November 4th An official in the United Arab Emirates told Israel's Channel 14 that everyone in the country is on high alert and preparing for November 4th, the day after the US midterm elections. According to this source, foreign ambassadors feel more and more that the escalation of tensions is very close and some of them are already considering the possibility of evacuation and leaving the area. Muhammad Mehdi Babai (war news).