All news on the topic: Dubai

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British teen imprisoned for having sex in Dubai spent birthday and New Year in isolation
A British teenager jailed in a ‘hellish’ prison in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl wasn’t allowed to speak to his family on his birthday.
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Dubai tourists could face prison time after filming and ‘mocking’ woman in niqab
Tourists filmed themselves laughing at a Muslim woman wearing a niqab at a rooftop restaurant in Dubai.
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Inside Dubai’s dark underbelly – where Brits face jail for bad Google reviews and minor car accidents
It was the most popular destination for Brits seeking winter sun last year, but what happens if you find yourself locked up for a ‘crime’ ...
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A British teen faces a year in Dubai’s Al Awir prison for having a romantic relationship while on holiday
British teenager Marcus Fakana is facing a year in Dubai’s notorious Al Awir prison, where inmates have reported ‘torturous’...
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British teen, 18, ’surrenders’ to Dubai authorities to begin one-year sentence after ’holiday romance’ with girl, 17, in UAE
A British teenager who was sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail following a holiday romance with a 17-year-old girl from London has handed himself in to UAE authorities.
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Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev hosts a lavish wedding for the second time, now for his daughter
Russian oligarch and patron of the so-called "orthodox" movement, Konstantin Malofeev, hosted a lavish wedding for his daughter Natalia at the exclusive Bvlgari Resort Dubai hotel.
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Horror as Brits, from a teenager to a seriously ill pensioner, are stranded in Dubai jails over Christmas
As most families look forward to spending a few days together this Christmas, some are dealing with the glaring absence of their loved-ones - who are detained in Dubai
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"Shadow fleet" of Russia: How businessman Roman Spiridonov helps bypass oil sanctions through Dubai
In December 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on 20 vessels considered part of the "shadow fleet of the Russian Federation."
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How Bohdan Prylepa’s Coinsbit exchange became a tool for a multi-billion fraud scheme
The dealer who embezzled a billion from the military and is suspected of working for the FSB mistakenly believes he is untouchable.
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Singapore money laundering suspects splurged on Dubai real estate
Suspected members of a massive Singapore money laundering syndicate snapped up almost $30 million in Dubai properties, leaked data shows.
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A large-scale crypto exchange scam with Coinsbit and Qmall: Bohdan Prylepa suspected of fraud and money laundering
Bohdan Prylepa, the owner of cryptocurrency exchanges Coinsbit, Qmall, and others, has been placed on Ukraine’s wanted list over allegations of large-scale fraud and misappropriation of clients’ funds exceeding one billion hryvnias.
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How Greek entrepreneur Roman Spiridonov uses Petroruss to support Russian oil exports
Greek businessman Roman Spiridonov, through his company Petroruss, not only launders money for large Russian state oil companies but also handles maritime transport for them, managing to avoid Western sanctions in the process.
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British teen jailed over holiday romance could face sentence increased to 20 years
Marcus Fakana, 18, fears his one year prison sentence in Dubai could be increased to two decades behind bars - but the lawyer representing him is hoping for the teen to be pardoned
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Crypto fraudster Bohdan Prylepa siphoned billions from the Coinsbit exchange and fled to Dubai
Studying the personality of Bohdan Prylepa, one involuntarily recalls the lines of one of the poets – «Oh, how many wonderful discoveries…».
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Real estate deal with royal raises questions about drug trafficker Raffaele Imperiale’s business in Dubai
Imperiale, who lived freely in Dubai for years despite being wanted for drug trafficking in Italy and Spain, was a shareholder in a real estate company that built luxury villas in the Emirati city-state.
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Nadezhda Grishaeva’s European hotel investments under investigation in Zhirinovsky’s financial scandal
Nadezhda Grishaeva is suspected of funneling assets belonging to the late leader of Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Vladimir Zhirinovsky, through Hotels Europe Daniella Invest in the European Union.
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Family of 18-year-old Brit detained in Dubai over a fling with a girl spends thousands on his release
Marcus Fakana, 18, said he is living in Airbnbs in Dubai which are costing his family £2,000 per month - and spoke of his hopes of returning to Britain by Christmas
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P&O Ferries owner’s £1bn UK investment will proceed despite transport secretary’s call for a boycott of the shipping firm
A £1bn investment in Britain by port operator DP World will go ahead as planned, after a frantic effort by ministers and diplomats to repair relations following a row with the Dubai-owned multinational that threatened to overshadow a crucial investment summit.
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Son of Kinahan cartel kingpin Thomas Kavanagh extradited to UK for firearms offences
The son of Kinahan cartel kingpin Thomas Kavanagh has been extradited to the UK to face trial for firearms offences.
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Innova Review: Dubai-based securities fraud pyramid scheme
Innova prelaunched on the website domains “8innova.com” and “innovabackoffice.com”.
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Square meters on Palm Jumeirah: How the Karić family allocates their earnings from Belarus
Minsk. Spiral towers of glass and concrete surround a 35-floor skyscraper. On man-made canals, gondolas float slowly.
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A notorious drug kingpin established shell companies in the British Virgin Islands and Dubai to hire suspected cartel members, according to documents
Sarajevo-native Edin “Tito” Gacanin registered the companies in the secrecy havens as he continued to ship cocaine globally, despite being convicted by Dutch courts for narcotics trafficking.
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Wood Group suitor pulls out of takeover, blaming market turmoil
Shares in FTSE 250 company slump 37% in early trading after Dubai-based Sidara cites geopolitical risk
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Flight attendant, 28, charged with attempted suicide after enduring abuse
An Irish air hostess is trapped in Dubai after being charged with trying to end her life following alleged domestic abuse.
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