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Transparency International and several MEPs criticized the EU Commission’s decision on Tuesday to remove the UAE from the list of countries that pose a threat to the EU financial system, arguing that the country has not yet met the required standards.

Belgian national Othman El Ballouti, sanctioned by the U.S. for drug trafficking, was extradited from Dubai after years of investing in luxury real estate across the emirate.

The conflict between Azerbaijan and Moscow that emerged last week risks transforming Moscow into the emergence of another adversary among former allies.

A flashy crime boss was brought down over a murder plot and major cocaine smuggling operation after his designer clothes and tattoos were identified in selfies he posted from Dubai. James Harding, 34, ran a drug empire that raked in £5 million in just 10 weeks.

Initially arrested in October 2023, the French national was scheduled for extradition soon after.

A British teenager who was imprisoned in Dubai after being reported to authorities for having sex with a 17-year-old girl has appealed to the authorities for release.

A pair of forgers who made more than £1 million supplying fake UK identity documents to high-profile criminals have been jailed.

The investment fund "Kama Kapital" is being used by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and his deputy Marat Khusnullin to transfer funds from Russia to Dubai.

Bohdan Prylepa, owner of cryptocurrency exchanges Coinsbit, Qmall, and several other platforms, has been placed on Ukraine’s wanted list on suspicion of large-scale fraud and embezzlement of over one billion hryvnias in client funds.

Bohdan Prylepa, a former investor and cryptocurrency exchange developer, became a symbol of large-scale fraud in the crypto industry.

“Having his good pal over in Dubai puts him in a position where he can use that Kinahan connection as a lever.”

The model’s violent assault underscores the dangers of Dubai’s "Porta Potty" parties, a troubling trend enticing influencers into precarious situations.

Cryptocurrency firm Bybit said hackers stole $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto theft in history.

The murder of a businessman, a money laundering operation under the roof of power, real estate in Dubai worth millions of dollars — this investigation contains numerous elements of a complex detective story.

Vitaliy Hrechyn from Kyiv found himself among those detained in Dubai for a photoshoot of nude girls on a hotel balcony. It is believed that he organized the trip.

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.

Tourists filmed themselves laughing at a Muslim woman wearing a niqab at a rooftop restaurant in Dubai.

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’ ...

British teenager Marcus Fakana is facing a year in Dubai’s notorious Al Awir prison, where inmates have reported ‘torturous’...

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.

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.

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