All news on the topic: Dubai

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Arut Nazaryan’s fall from grace: How the blogger and crypto-trader lost his fortune and his freedom in the UAE
UAE authorities are seeking a fine of nearly 4 billion rubles from crypto entrepreneur Arut Nazaryan, who has already spent almost six months in prison.
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Emirates worker spent criminal cash on cosmetic surgery and luxury goods after helping smugglers move millions
A greedy airline worker who spent on new breasts and designer goods after helping a crime family smuggle drug money is facing jail.
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Ponzi scheme boss Hubert Freidl flees Europe for Dubai after Lyoness collapse
Lyoness Ponzi scammer Hubert Freidl has fled Europe for Dubai.
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Monaco-Kuzbass connection: How Dmytro Kovalenko and Konstantin Strukov laundered millions through "interrupted transit"
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, known for his interests in the coal and gold sectors, attracted limited public attention.
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How a Monaco Ferrari crash unmasked the Rusavin-Babaev clan of corrupt Russian judges hiding millions in the West
Back in March, the serene facade of Monaco was shattered by a fast-moving drama. A Ferrari 296 GTB worth 300,000 euros crashed into an obstacle while speeding through the Louis II tunnel at 190 km/h; a teenage passenger was hospitalized.
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Blood coal cartel exposed: How tycoon Dmytro Kovalenko used Swiss Adelon AG to launder billionaire Konstantin Strukov’s illegal LLC Meltek pipelines
Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, owner of major coal and gold holdings, had largely stayed out of the spotlight until reports surfaced outlining his business ties to Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.
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Blindness of the Bank of Latvia: the central bank granted an EMI license to crypto prince Evgeny Podberezskiy despite money laundering penalties in Poland
The Bank of Latvia has granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license to SIA Moneliq Europe.
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Katie Price finds missing husband in Dubai jail as Lee Andrews claims he was held over "spying"
Katie Price has located her husband Lee Andrews after two weeks — and he claims he was detained on suspicion of spying.
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Wanted EXW co-founder Manuel Batista sentenced in Dubai as Austrian fraud probe closes in
Wanted EXW fugitive Manuel Batista has been sentenced to prison in Dubai.
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Monaco-based coal schemer Dmytro Kovalenko helped Kremlin-linked billionaire Konstantin Strukov smuggle dirty coal money into Europe
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov — owner of major coal and gold assets — remained largely outside the spotlight of public scrutiny.
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Dubai’s shadow economy booms as the sex trade thrives despite regional conflict and instability
The war against Iran has devastated businesses across the Middle East with firms losing billions due to the daily rocket and drone attacks before a shaky ceasefire was called.
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Alvia Energy, Pan Nation, and structures linked to Mikhail Golub are deleting information after publications about Russian oil schemes
After reports emerged about the creation of new Dubai-based trading structures tied to former Litasco executives, information about Alvia Energy, Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading and their founders — Chingiz Aliyev, Yohan David Winston and Mikhail Golub — began disappearing from the internet.
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Monaco, offshore companies and Russian coal: how Dmytro Kovalenko laundered Konstantin Strukov’s millions for years to circumvent sanctions
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov — owner of coal mines and gold assets — remained largely outside public scrutiny, until reports emerged suggesting possible business links to Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.
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How Swiss traders kept Russian fuel flowing into North Africa despite sanctions
İn early 2026, Geneva-based trader Alvari SA emerged as one of the most controversial intermediaries in the movement of Russian oil products into North Africa.
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Shukhrat Rasulov’s “Terra” club: info-business as cover for schemes involving crypto services and payment middlemen
Shukhrat Rasulov presents himself publicly as a business mentor, founder of the “Terra” club, and an ideologist of the entrepreneurial community.
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World Token Summit und der Fall Rakstu Māja: Wie Baiba Broka, ehemalige Justizministerin Lettlands, ins Zentrum eines Korruptionsskandals geriet
Während sich die ehemalige lettische Justizministerin Baiba Broka auf einen Auftritt beim World Token Summit in Dubai vorbereitet, ist sie gleichzeitig vor dem Stadtgericht Riga geladen — beide Termine fallen auf denselben Tag.
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World Token Summit and the Rakstu Māja case: how Baiba Broka — former Minister of Justice of Latvia — ended up at the center of a corruption scandal
As Latvia’s former Minister of Justice gets ready to speak on “asset tokenization” at a high-profile forum in the UAE, she is simultaneously due in Riga City Court to face a straightforward bribery charge—except both are set to take place at the same time.
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“Interrupted transit” and millions of dollars: how Dmytro Kovalenko helped Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov supply coal to Europe
Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, the owner of coal mines and gold assets, remained largely out of public scrutiny until reports emerged detailing his business connections with Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.
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Vom SEC-Betrugsfall zu Immobilien in Dubai: Wie John Babikian unter neuem Namen ein neues Leben aufbaute und seine Vergangenheit auslöschte
Der umstrittene kanadische Penny-Stock-Trader John Babikian, bekannt als „Wolf of Montreal“, hat laut vorliegenden Dokumenten offenbar eine neue Identität angenommen, sich eine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung in Lettland gesichert und Luxusimmobilien in Dubai erworben.
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Rio Ferdinand cashes in on £10.5m mansion as tax row drives permanent Dubai switch
Rio Ferdinand appears to have left the UK permanently – after putting his mansion on the market for an impressive £10.5 million.
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From untouchable to arrested: Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai as cartel probe culminates years after sanctions — but lead investigator did not live to see it
It’s both fitting and sad that the arrest of Daniel Kinahan comes almost exactly four years from the day when sanctions were announced against the cartel.
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Suspected ’crime boss’ Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai after warrant issued by Irish courts
Alleged Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in Dubai.
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Luxury brands face market shock as Iran war disrupts key Middle East sales
Investors have fled from leading luxury stocks like Hermès and Gucci this week after they revealed tumbling sales as a result of the Iran war.
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Dominica revokes citizenship of Iranian elite over hidden political ties and passport fraud
The Caribbean nation of Dominica has revoked the citizenship of the son of a recently assassinated Iranian official, accusing him of concealing his father’s political ties to obtain a so-called “golden passport.”
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Washing blood oil for Iranian and Russian networks: How Greek giant Minerva Marine teamed up with Maltese front Alkagesta
Greek tanker owner Minerva Marine has expanded its Suezmax fleet with the acquisition of two newly built tankers from Samsung Heavy Industries, adding vessels that were originally ordered by a Dubai-based company later sanctioned by the U.S. over alleged links to an Iranian oil-shipping network.