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UAE Bank Interpol Red Notice DELETED
Bank's Interpol Red Notice serves as warning to foreign property investors: In 2008, an investor accepted a mortgage offer of AED 2m from...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 27, 20234 min read
How to end your UAE or Qatar debt nightmare
Irresponsible lending Every expat knows the story. On any given workday you may receive upwards of five calls from loan and card agents...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 9, 20234 min read
Can I transit through Dubai if I have a debt?
A common question of former UAE expats and one that should be asked before travel: Countless people over the years have been arrested...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 20, 20231 min read
Brit Charged under UAE Cybercrime Laws for Publishing a Court Order on LinkedIn
Expat Entrepreneurs left in ruin by Dubai companies who never pay are then charged under Cybercrime laws for publishing court orders. A...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 21, 20224 min read
U.S. grandfather trapped in Dubai for ten years over debts he doesn’t owe and can never pay
Missouri /California grandfather trapped in Dubai for ten years over mainly debts he doesn’t owe and can never pay. Man jailed and...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 9, 20214 min read
Will new peace deals help Miami woman detained in Dubai?
Miami accountant, Danielle Jeffries, 58, had hoped she’d be home this Christmas to see her 93 year old mother who had just survived...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 27, 20203 min read
Israelis sold the elusive “Dubai dream” could be walking into a nightmare - Gulf in Justice Podcast
Gulf in Justice Podcast reveals Israelis keen to do business with the UAE might be jumping in the deep end, risking their reputations and...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 21, 20204 min read
Don’t ignore Dubai’s UK debt collectors
It may be tempting to ignore UK based debt collection firms acting on behalf of UAE banks. This is why you should never do so: UAE banks...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 21, 20202 min read
Banks in the UAE are judge, jury, and jailer
In May of 2018, British national Ryan Cornelius was coming to the end of a 10 year prison sentence in Dubai when he was unexpectedly...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 30, 20205 min read
Dubai bank raises Interpol Red Notice for bounced cheque leading to arrest of expat customer
- leading to arrest of expat customer now facing extradition proceedings in Europe. Dubai bank, during customer lead active negotiations,...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 18, 20183 min read
Inside Detained In Dubai, the NGO representing Asa Hutchinson.....
Inside Detained In Dubai, the NGO representing Asa Hutchinson, and who secured the release from Dubai of Jamie Harron, Billy Barclay and...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 4, 20176 min read
Trapped as Dubai dream goes sour. Brits stuck in homelessness nightmare surviving on handouts.
Steven C is in his late 50s. Born in London but raised in the far North of Scotland, he made the move to Dubai in 2002 lured by high,...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 11, 20174 min read
International legal community’s outrage at plan to hold 2019 World Litigation Forum in Dubai
The WLF represents a broad spectrum of leaders in the field of litigation, and many more working in the wider legal fields. Among its...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 13, 20172 min read
3 British Nationals arrested in 3 months in Europe on Interpol notices issued by UAE banks
In July a British woman was arrested in Italy for an Interpol Red Notice because of an unpaid credit card. She was held for 30 days...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 9, 20173 min read
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