How to end your UAE or Qatar debt nightmare

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Nerve wracking: Will I be arrested at the airport?

The UAE economy was suffering badly even before the pandemic according to many experts. This 2018 article explains how the desert country got it so badly wrong, and that the signs are there for those willing to look.

There is a common misconception, even among debt experts, that Dubai banks don’t have a legal right to collect debts in other countries. Unfortunately this is just not true.

Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai has written a letter to Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, enclosing a heart breaking plea from Russian businesswoman Bika Magomedova.

Bika, 49 and a 25 year resident of Dubai decided to open a bakery in JBR, an upmarket area in Dubai.  Bika, originally from Dagestan in Russia, chose a commercial real estate agent called Salwan LLC, a subsidiary of Dubai Properties.This was not Bika’s first business (sh...

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:

For nearly a week, ENBD customers have been denied access to withdraw or transfer funds, causing concerns that the bank is freezing outflows amidst the economic downturn.  Radha Stirling explains that these fears are justified, and UAE banks provide little or no security...

Common myths explained by the debt team at Detained in Dubai.