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    Steve Long was arrested in the UAE because he was afraid.
    On January 28th, the 39-year-old from Stockport, Manchester told airport staff in Abu Dhabi, before he was to board a flight home, that he feared there would be a bomb on the plane. He wasn’t making a bad joke; he was in the grips of residual trauma resulting from years...

    8 March 2022

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    Debt Enforcement & Management
    Dubai banks and international debt collection
    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.

    9 April 2021

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    Calls for Sheikh Mohammed to save Russian cancer victim’s life.
    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.

    6 April 2021

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    Brit detained in Dubai over WhatsApp message
    A British human resources manager has been held in Dubai after her Ukrainian flatmate lodged a police complaint over a “rude” WhatsApp message sent over a petty household dispute arising from her flatmate’s intolerance to her use of the dining table to work from during l...

    3 February 2021

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    Abu Dhabi needs to do something about Ras Al Khaimah
    Lawless Sheikh's unbridled acts against foreign nationals seriously undermining Abu Dhabi's efforts to recover economy - Swiss businessman Dr Khater Massaad has had enough.

    19 January 2021

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    The United Arab Emirates is trying to rebrand its image by making changes to its 'antiquated' legal system
    Like many expatriates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Australian Frances McGregor thinks Dubai is a modern and glamorous place to call home.This is a city that boasts the world's tallest building, the world's largest shopping mall, a water park just for dogs, and traf...

    29 December 2020

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