Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan with Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt CREDIT: REUTERS The British government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Arab Emirates intended to help the UAE’s media effectiveness in the UK and at home to emphasise the UAE government’s good side, even while British national Matthew Hedges was being held in solitary confinement in an Emirates’ state security prison for researching his PhD thesis in the country

Statement of Radha Stirling, founder of London based NGO Detained in Dubai who have recently surpassed their ten year anniversary: "Middle Eastern travel, investment and expat hotspot Dubai has been intently campaigning for British nationals to come to the emirate. With major public relations investment, the United Arab Emirates has become a popular destination. But, despite its international image as the “Las Vegas” of the Middle East, when we sift through the propaganda and

By special order of the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Jamie Harron has been freed. The cases against him have been dismissed, and the sentence imposed by the court yesterday has been nullified. “We wish to express our deepest gratitude to Sheikh Mohammed for his personal intervention in this case, and for exonerating Jamie at long last. It has now been established that the allegations against Jamie were entirely unwarranted, defamatory, and meritless;

27 year old Jamie Harron was arrested five months ago after Neuman & Esser’s Managing Director, Mr Emad Tabaza made a complaint to the police alleging that Harron had brushed up against him in a Dubai bar called “Rock Bottom”. On his word, Jamie was arrested and is being prosecuted for brushing up against the man, drinking alcohol and now it seems, for a rude gesture (raising his finger). The case has attracted international media attention and social media users have been

Neuman & Esser, the giant international mechanical engineering group is facing massive public backlash over its support for its Managing Director, Emad Tabaza, who levelled allegations against young Scotsman Jamie Harron. Neuman & Esser issued a statement last week reiterating the accusations of Emad Tabaza against Jamie, even embellishing them and adding verifiably inaccurate information. Now the company is suffering the wrath of social media. According to NEA Group,Tabaza h

The German company of which the Managing Director is Emad Tabaza, the accuser in the “public indecency” case against Jamie Harron has issued its first statement on the controversy. It includes a number of erroneous claims which contradict the established facts. Neuman & Esser. Giant German gas company whose MD Emad Tabaza has become involved in public indecency case. Neuman & Esser’s statement alleges that Jamie was drunk and belligerent, whereas it is known that he had cons

Jamie has two open cases against him in Dubai. The first case was for brushing past the man and the second includes allegations of a rude gesture and drinking alcohol. The first case has not been heard yet and the second was heard in absentia. In his absence, he was sentenced to 30 days in prison for the rude gesture, a 2,000 dirham fine (£apx. £400) and deportation. Jamie’s lawyers however, have submitted an appeal. Jamie adamantly denies the allegations of a rude gesture an