Posts Tagged ‘dubai’

U.S. College Student Freed From Dubai Detention

American college student Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos was detained in Dubai after allegedly touching an airport security officer’s arm. Source

Medvedev Ends Djokovic Run to Book Dubai Final With Rublev

Daniil Medvedev handed Novak Djokovic his first defeat of the year, beating the world number one 6–4 6–4 on Friday to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships final where he plays holder Andrey Rublev for a third title in as many weeks. In a contest where the players put their early season win streaks on the […]

UAE: Dubai to have world’s first 3D-printed mosque 

The emirate of Dubai is planning to build the world's first 3D-printed mosque which will be ready by early 2025. According to a report by The National last week, Dubai's Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) announced that construction of the 2,000 square metre mosque in Bur Dubai will start in October and once […]

Dubai Ride turns the city’s biggest roads into a giant cycle track

Dubai’s landmark Sheikh Zayed Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard was turned into a giant cycle track for one of the emirates biggest community events. Source

UAE rolls out ‘Bread for All’ smart machines for needy Dubai residents 

The UAE has introduced a “Bread for All” initiative in Dubai aimed at providing underprivileged families and workers with free bread through smart vending machines located across the Emirate. The Mohammed bin Rashid Global Centre for Endowment Consultancy (MBRGCEC), under the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) launched the project yesterday. According to the state […]

Dubai Ruler Abused Wife to ‘Exorbitant Degree’, Rules UK Court

(AFP) — The ruler of Dubai abused his ex-wife on an extraordinary scale, a UK judge ruled on Thursday, ending a lengthy legal battle between the couple over their two children. Source

Al-Manar Reveals Truth behind Captagon Shipments in Dubai and Beirut

Posted on December 31, 2021 by martyrashrakat December 31, 2021 Al-Manar revealed on Friday truth behind Lebanese sides involved in the captagon smuggling attempts at Beirut and Dubai ports. Quoting security sources in Beirut, Al-Manar revealed that Lebanese Customs arrested the Lebanese contractor Wael Mosbah Obeid, 31, from the northern town of Dinniyah, who confessed […]

Dubai Ruler Must Pay Ex-Wife $700M In Divorce Settlement

LONDON (AP) — A British court has ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his ex-wife and their children close to 550 million pounds ($730 million), in one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British history. A High Court judge said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum must pay 251.5 million pounds to his […]

On Sally Rooney, Susan Sarandon, and the Dubai Expo

The decision by Irish novelist Sally Rooney to boycott an Israeli publishing company and not allow it to translate her novels is a major blow to the normalizers, especially the Arabs. It is also a slap in the face of those who mocked the boycott call launched by Palestinian civil society in 2005, and an […]

Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife using NSO Pegasus spyware, high court judge finds

The ruler of Dubai hacked the phone of his ex-wife Princess Haya using NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus spyware in an unlawful abuse of power and trust, a senior high court judge has ruled. The president of the family division found that agents acting on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who is also prime […]

Detainee Says China Has Secret Jail In Dubai, Holds Uyghurs

A young Chinese woman says she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run secret detention facility in Dubai along with at least two Uyghurs, in what may be the first evidence that China is operating a so-called “black site” beyond its borders. The woman, 26-year-old Wu Huan, was on the run to avoid extradition […]

Dubai To Launch “Drone Box” To Reduce Police Response Time To Crimes

Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum tapped Israeli drone company Airobotics for their “Drone Box” platform to help police respond within one minute — instead of 4 minutes 40 seconds to incidents anywhere in the metro area, according to the Government of Dubai. Airobotics’ website offers some insight into the durability of the […]

Explosion in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Seaport Caused by Ship Fire

By Staff, Agencies A container ship anchored at Dubai’s huge port caught fire late Wednesday Thursday, the emirate’s media office reported, causing an explosion that sent tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates. The Twitter post from Dubai’s state-run media office said that a fire was reported to have erupted on a […]

Women in Dubai Are Getting Microchips Installed on Their Fingernails

Women in Dubai are flocking to salons to receive “microchip manicures” where tiny microchips that act as digital ID’s are planted on a customer’s fingernail, with the chip eventually intended to be used for contactless payments and digital menus. “We install the information that you want, like your name, your mobile number, your social media […]

Dubai Nail Salon Installing Microchips on Customers’ Fingernails

A team of researchers in Japan has succeeded in using a compound found in soybeans similar in effect to female hormones to turn male catfish into females. “The team, from Kindai University’s Aquaculture Research Institute and based at the institute’s Shingu Station in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, used isoflavone — a compound found in soybeans similar […]

Dubai’s Arabian Travel Market marks the start of a tourism comeback

Dubai has hosted one of the first in-person travel industry events since the pandemic began. The Arabian Travel Market had over 11 000 attendees who were keen to highlight that the industry is ready to recover from the impact of COVID-19 as soon as borders reopen. In 2020, the size of the global travel and […]

Social media photos appear to show Dubai Princess Latifa alive

Photos published on social media appear to show Dubai’s Princess Sheikha Latifa, who has not been seen or heard from for months, alive and well on May 13. She is the daughter of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who faces scrutiny for allegations that he violated human rights and orchestrated the disappearance […]

19-Year-Old Chinese Dissident Held in Dubai Fears Deportation Back to China

A young Chinese dissident on the Chinese Communist Party’s wanted list is seeking help after being held incommunicado for a month in the United Arab Emirates, with the prospect of being sent back to China to face torture. Dubai police arrested Wang Jingyu, a 19-year-old from Chongqing city in southern China’s Sichuan Province, during his […]

Dubai deputy ruler and UAE finance minister, Sheikh Hamdan, dies at 75

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source

Israeli-Owned Ship in Dubai for Assessment After Explosion

An Israeli-owned ship hit by an explosion in the strategic Gulf of Oman waterway is seen after arrival at a port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates February 28, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi. An Israeli-owned ship hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman strategic waterway has arrived at a port in Dubai, where […]

Israeli-owned cargo ship docks in Dubai after mysterious blast

An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman came to Dubai’s port for repairs on Sunday, days after the blast that revived security concerns in Mideast waterways amid heightened tensions with Iran. Associated Press journalists saw the hulking Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray sitting at dry dock facilities at Dubai’s […]

Stinging blow for Israel in major Dubai cyber bid

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source

Israeli-owned ship docks in Dubai after mysterious explosion

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source

Israeli-owned ship hit by blast in Gulf of Oman begins repairs in Dubai port

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman came to Dubai’s port for repairs Sunday, days after the blast that revived security concerns in Mideast waterways amid heightened tensions with Iran. Associated Press journalists saw the hulking Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray sitting at dry […]

Blast-hit Israeli cargo ship anchors in Dubai port for repairs

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An explosion-hit, Israeli-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman anchored in Dubai on Saturday morning, after a blast on Friday forced the vessel to head to the nearest port. Satellite-tracking data from website MarineTraffic.com showed the stricken ship, the MV Helios Ray, arriving at the Dubai port at around […]

Is Sheikha Latifa alive? UK asks Dubai

Britain called on the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday to show proof that Sheikha Latifa, one of the daughters of the ruler of Dubai, was still alive after she said in a video message from a bathroom that she was being held captive in a barricaded villa. The fate of Latifa, 35, and her tempestuous […]

‘I am a hostage:’ Dubai’s Sheikha Latifa issues video from ‘villa jail’

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source

With fusion Emirati-Jewish dishes, a kosher chef blossoms in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  — Last year, Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a treaty establishing diplomatic relations. But for more than a year earlier, diners in the UAE had already been finding their way to Jewish culture — via the home cooking of a South African expatriate. Elli Kriel, a sociologist by training […]

Dubai prepares to host Gulfood show

Gulfood, an important regional food and beverage event, is supposed to take place starting on February 21 in Dubai. It will be held using proven and stringent safety and hygiene protocols, local authorities say. It is important because many major exhibitions have been cancelled due to the Covid pandemic and Dubai is a center for […]

Deserted debts stir disquiet in the mysterious world of Dubai Inc

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved

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