RIDING the very same camel Paris Hilton rode on her honeymoon wasn’t on my bucket list. But here in Dubai, the motto is very much “anything is possible”. 7 In Dubai ‘anything is possible’Credit: GETTY IMAGES 7 Catherine is dune just dandy in the desert sunCredit: CATHERINE BENNION-PEDLEY And although we’ve only done a small … Read more
An Irish man, Stuart Quiney, 39, could face “several years” in a Dubai prison under UAE cybercrime laws after sending a ninja emoji to an acquaintance accused of stealing his belongings. Quiney, a property renovator from Laragh, Co Wicklow, Ireland, traveled to Dubai in September to visit a friend and left some of his personal … Read more
Chinese food delivery giant Meituan, which operates the Keeta brand in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia, is set to expand to more Middle Eastern and North African countries, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Keeta, which launched in the Saudi Arabian city of Al-Kharj in September and has since entered the capital Riyadh, … Read more
The Syrian regime is seeking to shore up support in the region as it faces a major advance of opposition groups in northern Syria. The regime lost the northern city of Aleppo over the weekend and is at risk of losing Hama, another important city. The regime basically controls western Syria today, with eastern … Read more
The United Arab Emirates foreign ministry announced on Tuesday that Turkish authorities assisted in the arrest of the suspects accused of murdering an Israeli rabbi in the UAE. In a statement carried by the state news agency, the ministry thanked Turkish authorities for “their cooperation in arresting the perpetrators” without providing further details. Emirati … Read more
(JTA) — WASHINGTON — The killing of an Israeli Chabad rabbi in the United Arab Emirates shocked many and illustrated the dangers Jews face around the world. But if the aim of the attack was to to undermine the Abraham Accords between Israel, the UAE and other Arab nations, Middle East analysts say it … Read more
The UAE has officially announced it is monitoring the disappearance of Chabad emissary Zvi Kogan, who is a Moldovan citizen, the Director of the Foreign Nationals Affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry, Majed Al Mansoori, announced on Saturday. This comes after Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office announced an investigation into the case on Saturday, saying … Read more
An 18-year-old British man, Marcus Fakana, is staring down the possibility of a 20-year prison sentence in Dubai after being charged with having sex with a then-17-year-old British girl during a family holiday. The case has ignited debate about the risks tourists face when cultural and legal norms clash in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), … Read more
In Dubai, it works with a local partner that has experience with hospitals and the health authorities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the latter being the UAE’s capital and largest emirate. “It’s good to have experienced partners in the region,” he said. “I think both in Southeast Asia and Middle East, there’s a huge amount of trust … Read more
In a region where alliances are as complicated as ever, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt have responded to Israel’s latest military strike on an Iranian base with words that speak volumes—not for what they say, but for what they leave unsaid. This wasn’t the usual wave of condemnations aimed squarely at Israel; instead, … Read more
