Egyptian authorities have released an Australian journalist and an American student who were detained on suspicion they had distributed cash to workers and incited them to take part in a strike, a judicial source said.
February 14, 2012 2:23
A man hoping to take part in a photography contest found himself jailed after he was accused of capturing ‘restricted areas’ in Abu Dhabi.
February 16, 2010 1:13
The men apparently tried to fraudulently withdraw $10 billion from the UAE Central Bank.
January 23, 2010 8:03
The country is considered to have the highest level of media freedom in the Arab world. But the number of defamation cases against journalists in the oil state is on the rise.
December 28, 2009 3:40
Police in Ras Al Khaimah have arrested many…
November 21, 2009 8:27
Dubai-based conglomerate Dubai Holding announced on Saturday it has replaced the chairman...
October 31, 2009 10:08
The Dubai Municipality and the city police have…
September 7, 2009 3:25
Many expatriates face jail terms in the UAE for crimes ranging from indecency to murder. Here are a few cases that caught international media attention.
August 5, 2009 1:57
Mazen Abdul Jawad, who was charged with publicizing vice and confessing to having sexual relations outside marriage on LBC's "Red Line", is doing some damage control.
July 27, 2009 9:53
An Iranian woman in her 20s was arrested in Al Zahra hospital last week after she confessed...
July 20, 2009 9:09
The arrest of a Tamweel executive is the latest in a string of corruption scandals in Dubai.
September 10, 2008 2:03