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Interpol Red Notices issued by the UAE for civil matters: bounced cheques, debt, private disputes
The UAE takes a very aggressive approach to financial cases, and relatively minor issues such as a bounced cheque can escalate into a...
Shahid Bolsen
Sep 22, 20162 min read
Detained over Etisalat Bills
If you have opened an Etisalat subscription in the UAE as a resident expat, make sure you close your account before you leave the...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 22, 20161 min read
Risky Business for Indians in the UAE
With an estimated 2 million migrants, Indians form easily the largest expat population in the UAE. They are an integral part of the...
Shahid Bolsen
Sep 22, 20163 min read
UAE Social Media Warning: Dubai Social Media Summit 2016
Social Media Users Beware: The Dubai Press Club has announced the second Arab Social Media Influencers Summit in December Gulf News...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 22, 20161 min read
Detained in Dubai
Sep 22, 20160 min read
UAE has dropped the charges against Scott Richards for supporting a charity on Facebook
The UAE has dropped charges against Scott Richards for promoting a charity online! Great job everyone. Scott Richards, an Australian &...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 22, 20161 min read
New Information on #FreeScottRichards - Possible Charges under Cybercrime Laws Review your social me
Federal Decree-Law no. (5) of 2012 ON COMBATING CYBERCRIME Article 27 of the Cybercrime Laws provide that anyone who publishes...
Radha Stirling
Aug 24, 20162 min read
Press Release: UAE Prosecuting Judge approved Police application to extend Scott Richards´ detention
Scott Richards, a British/Australian man has been in detention without charge for three weeks now, for allegedly breaching the UAE´s new...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 18, 20161 min read
UAE residents in fear over social media use, after the arrest of a British National for talking abou
UAE´s shocking (and seemingly confused) application of their new charity laws, leaves residents wondering if they are even allowed to...
Radha Stirling
Aug 17, 20162 min read
New Detained in Dubai Membership Program to provide immediate, ongoing intervention
Scott Richards has been indefinitely detained by police in Dubai for posting on social media about his charity work. This is a perfect...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 17, 20162 min read
Australian-British National in detention, without charge, for supporting a US Charity, even though h
Scott Richards, an Australian-British national, residing in Dubai and working as an economic development advisor, is one of few to be...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 15, 20164 min read
Spiteful Emirates NBD seeks revenge on American customer, who is now preparing to take criminal acti
Emirates NBD seeks revenge on American customer. They don’t want his money. They just want him to lose his job. American man preparing...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 23, 20163 min read
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