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Desperate Russian cancer victim held hostage in Dubai over debt.
Bika, 49 and a 25 year resident of Dubai decided to open a bakery in JBR, an upmarket area in Dubai. Bika, originally from Dagestan in...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 26, 20213 min read


Human Rights Abuses & Corruption threaten RAK Fitch Rating
RAK Fitch Rating under fire over human rights abuses and corruption
Detained in Dubai
Mar 24, 20214 min read


“Princess Latifa’s yacht located using friend’s phone” - Hervé Jaubert
US/French spy Hervé Jaubert says he advocates for a quiet diplomatic resolution for Latifa, concerned that the latest videos put her in...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 18, 20213 min read


Phone tracking spyware likely used to capture Dubai princess, claims former aid
Former French Naval officer Hervé Jaubert, who planned and executed Dubai’s princess Latifa’s failed escape plan three years ago, has...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 18, 20214 min read


Taken from a US yacht: Princess Latifa & Hervé Jaubert - Did the US condone the attack?
Unprecedented attack on US yacht calls for Princess Latifa to be returned to US jurisdiction “3 years ago, I received a shattering call...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 17, 20217 min read


Due Process on trial in Bangladesh
Due Process on trial in Bangladesh as British courts expose hacking, forced confessions and torture being used in Dhaka's High Court. The...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 17, 20215 min read


UAE Sheikh receives Bangladeshi State Minister raising human rights issues
Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi seeks to woo Bangladesh’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam, MP in Khater Massaad case, raising...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 3, 20213 min read


German Embassy “not visited me in more than a year” - Dieter Kellouche
Desperate plea from German detained in UAE at whim of autonomous Sheikh “I received a call from Dieter Kellouche today”, says Radha...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 2, 20212 min read


“UAE must release Princess Latifa immediately and unconditionally”
- Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai Detained in Dubai’s CEO, Radha Stirling, who was in touch with Princess Latifa during the...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 17, 20214 min read


Cosmopolitan covers Detained in Dubai
Going on holiday or on a backpacking adventure is a lot of fun; it's why so many people do it. But something that could ruin that fun big...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 16, 20219 min read


Prominent Swiss businessman has assets frozen and warns investors
Award-winning businessman and innovator, Dr Khater Massaad, has warned investors to stay away from Ras Al Khaimah after years of fighting...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 15, 20212 min read


Interview with Khater Massaad on Sheikh Saud, ruler of RAK
Former advisor to Ras Al Khaimah ruler, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, breaks silence. Khater Massaad is the former CEO of RAKIA, RAK...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 12, 20214 min read
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