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Arabian Business Reports: Swedish male model jailed for drugs in Dubai is pardoned
A Swedish male model and TV personality who was sentenced to 10 years in jail in Dubai for possessing cocaine has arrived home in Sweden...
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Detained in Dubai
- Nov 26, 2015
- 1 min
UAE Detentions without due process continue with no end in sight
Mosaab Ramadan has been held in a detention facility for over 400 days, without having been charged or prosecuted. He is not alone. In...
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Andrew Potts
- Nov 26, 2015
- 2 min
European man on trial for homosexuality in Dubai after reporting robbery
A European man faces sodomy charges in the United Arab Emirates after he reported being tied up and robbed by two Pakistani guest workers...
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Detained in Dubai
- Nov 24, 2015
- 5 min
Detained in Dubai Updates for October / November 2015 - Interpol, Extradition, Status Checks, Debt
Detained in Dubai Updates for October / November 2015 October and November have been unusually busy this year. This is partially we...
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Radha Stirling
- Nov 18, 2015
- 5 min
Substantial Increase in Legal Problems for White Collar Indians in the UAE, including Interpol
The UAE is composed of many nationalities, though Indians form over 50% of the total population in the UAE. 20% of Indian expats are...
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Radha Stirling
- Nov 10, 2015
- 1 min
Caution: Expect an Increase in Crime Reporting with the introduction of the "Police Eye" I
General Khamis Mattar Al Muzaina, chief of Dubai Police said “Anybody can download the new police application from Apple store and use...
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Detained in Dubai
- Nov 9, 2015
- 2 min
Beware the UAE Cybercrime Laws
Background: The new Cyber Crimes Laws came into effect in December 2012 (Federal Law No. 5 of 2012) and has recently been published in...
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Detained in Dubai
- Jul 30, 2015
- 2 min
New Inquiry into the death of Lee Bradley Brown, who died in custody just 6 days after his arrest
The UK High Court has ordered a new inquirty into the death of Lee Bradley Brown, who died while in police custody in Dubai. Lee's...
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Radha Stirling
- Jul 30, 2015
- 3 min
Chief Technical Officer Jailed in the UAE since October 2014, without charge or conviction
On the 21st of October 2014, Chief Technical Officer of Mobile application company "Duleaf" was detained at Sharjah after having been...
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Detained in Dubai
- Jun 22, 2015
- 2 min
Calling on Shayne Nelson, CEO of Emirates NBD to stop using or threatening to use Interpol as debt c
We call on Shayne Nelson and other CEO's to stop using Interpol as a negotiation tactic to recover debts. While debt is treated...
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Radha Stirling
- Jun 21, 2015
- 5 min
UAE initiated extradition requests in Spain & Abroad
The UAE has drawn foreigners to its shores for a number of years, attracted to the well marketed allure of a glamorous, affluent...
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Detained in Dubai
- May 20, 2015
- 1 min
Police Check Dubai - Essential Planning
A man was arrested last week on arrival at Dubai International Airport, after a police check returned false negative results. The...
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Detained in Dubai
- May 7, 2015
- 1 min
"GCC Pol", a gulf region Interpol replica has been established.
The GCC countries have joined forces to establish an Interpol style agency for the enforcement of policing and information sharing within...
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Sarah Townsend, Arabian Business
- Mar 23, 2015
- 2 min
Revealed: avoid potential arrest in the UAE with simple police check
A UK charity has urged expats to arrange a criminal check on themselves before returning to the UAE, to avoid being arrested for an...
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Detained in Dubai
- Mar 23, 2015
- 1 min
Previous financial issues in Dubai? Prevention is key and a police check required
"I had a house under mortgage in the Marina in Dubai and couldn't make the repayments anymore after the crisis. I left and found a job in...
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Detained in Dubai
- Mar 22, 2015
- 1 min
Avoid Arrest in the UAE with a simple police check
Have you previously lived in or visited the UAE and plan to return? "Someone almost ran me over at a petrol station. When I complained to...
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Detained in Dubai
- Mar 2, 2015
- 4 min
Manchester Resident Plane Spotters Arrested in the UAE for "National Security" reasons
3 men have been arrested in the UAE for "suspicious behaviour" while participating in their lifetime hobby of plane spotting. Radha...
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Detained in Dubai
- Dec 14, 2014
- 1 min
Swedish model and TV personality Farzan Athari releases catchy song, recorded from prison, pleading
With Reference to: Gulf News: Swedish model, TV personality jailed for life in Dubai for for possessing 21 grams of cocaine Frazan...
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The National AE
- Nov 6, 2014
- 3 min
Friends and family rally around American arrested for taking photos in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI // Friends, family and supporters of a 70-year-old American who was arrested last month for allegedly taking photos of a...
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Detained in Dubai
- Nov 5, 2014
- 2 min
Detained in Dubai Calls for Immediate Release of Robert Black
CBS News (USA) (AP): American man, 70, arrested in United Arab Emirates over photo: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-black-american-man...
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Detained in Dubai
- May 25, 2014
- 3 min
South Africans Victims of Fraud Imprisoned in Dubai
Two South African businesspeople tricked into signing acknowledgements of debt by an alleged fraudster have been sentenced to three years...
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