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‘Quid Pro Quo UAE’ using diplomacy to expand powers
“It was nothing short of shocking to see the UAE hand over British national Christian Michel immediately upon India’s unlawful attack of...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 9, 20214 min read
The King of Interpol Abuse
Handing out Interpol notices like his own personal business cards, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi is described as “The King of Interpol...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 8, 20214 min read
Woman faces “£100,000 fine and 2 years in prison” for WhatsApp message in Dubai
British woman in tears after Dubai police advise her she faces a “500,000 dirham fine, two years in prison and deportation”. Radha...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Bangladesh court ordered shares belonging to Dr Massaad be transferred to RAKIA
Former advisor to RAK ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi and CEO of RAKIA and RAK Ceramics, Dr Khater Massaad, has been the target of a...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 5, 20213 min read
Women stuck in Dubai over WhatsApp "frightened to death"
Woman’s facing a chaotic Middle Eastern legal system says she has “no idea what is going on, what is coming next, and how long it could...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 4, 20213 min read
Brit detained in Dubai over WhatsApp message
A British human resources manager has been held in Dubai after her Ukrainian flatmate lodged a police complaint over a “rude” WhatsApp...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 4, 20213 min read
UAE “asks” Bangladesh to freeze assets of RAKIA CEO Khater Massaad
Former advisor to RAK ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi and CEO of RAKIA and RAK Ceramics, Dr Khater Massaad, has been the target of a...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 2, 20213 min read
Daniel Rivera of Skyline International Free Speech organisation, live with Radha Stirling
Free speech organisation Skyline, talks with Radha Stirling on censorship, cybercrime laws, big tech and governmental attacks on human...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Swiss government & business councils advised to issue new UAE warnings to citizens
Stirling has contacted the UAE ambassador to Switzerland, the Swiss ambassador to UAE, the Swiss-UAE business council, and the Swiss...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 1, 20214 min read
RAKIA CEO Dr Khater Massaad says Abu Dhabi needs to do something about Ras Al Khaimah
Dr Khater Massaad, former CEO of Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority speaks out. Dr Massaad suggests that Abu Dhabi needs to restore...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Before Israelis invest in RAK, Abu Dhabi must rein in Sheikh Saud
The small northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is aggressively soliciting foreign investment, but eager Israeli investors should be wary....
Detained in Dubai
Jan 25, 20214 min read
Vendettas by RAK ruler alarm foreign investors
Summary: A years-long campaign to slander and jail former RAK investment head Khater Massaad and persecution of RAKIA & RAKFTZA staff...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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