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Miss World criticised for selecting Dubai as 2023 pageant host

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Feb 15, 20234 min read

Miss World criticised for selecting Dubai as 2023 pageant host

The Miss World pageant, the oldest beauty contest in the world, will be held in Dubai this year, according to organisers. The move is...

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Indian nationals risk arbitrary detention, Interpol abuse in UAE

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Jan 24, 20235 min read

Indian nationals risk arbitrary detention, Interpol abuse in UAE

Indian citizens are more likely to be imprisoned in the UAE than in any other country in the world. “There are over 8,000 Indian...

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UAE provides a risky haven for Russian money

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Jan 18, 20233 min read

UAE provides a risky haven for Russian money

As the first private jets from Moscow were landing in the UAE, Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International,...

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Jan 13, 20234 min read

Tourism in Saudi Arabia too risky

Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a dangerous figure. Equal parts despot, dictator, mafia-style don, but...

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UAE lifts alcohol regulations, increases likelihood of arrest

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Jan 6, 20233 min read

UAE lifts alcohol regulations, increases likelihood of arrest

In a move intended to further boost tourism, the UAE has relaxed the regulations on buying and consuming alcohol; but Gulf expert Radha...

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Egyptian-American political commentator freed from UAE custody, returns home

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Dec 29, 20223 min read

Egyptian-American political commentator freed from UAE custody, returns home

Following a high-profile campaign to secure the freedom of Egyptian-American Sherif Osman after his arrest in Dubai over his criticism of...

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Israeli PTSD sufferer arbitrarily arrested in Dubai

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Dec 29, 20223 min read

Israeli PTSD sufferer arbitrarily arrested in Dubai

In a case reminiscent of the arrest of Steven Long last March, an Israeli citizen who has been diagnosed with PTSD was detained at Dubai...

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Sherif Osman case highlights America’s dwindling influence in the Middle East

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Dec 12, 20224 min read

Sherif Osman case highlights America’s dwindling influence in the Middle East

When the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, the United States was the last superpower standing, and then-President George H.W....

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Scottish man fights for Iraq jail cellmate

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Dec 12, 20223 min read

Scottish man fights for Iraq jail cellmate

Brian Glendinning returned home to Scotland after being detained in an Iraqi jail over a Qatar issued Interpol Red Notice for debt. After...

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Dec 8, 20224 min read

UAE out-spends China to win influence

Between the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the Emirates Investment Authority, Mubadala, and the Investment Corporation of Dubai; the...

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UAE's Al Roeya censorship goes global with CNN deal

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Dec 6, 20223 min read

UAE's Al Roeya censorship goes global with CNN deal

Al Roeya censorship goes global with CNN deal “There is no freedom of the press in the UAE,” says Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in...

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Stirling hails progress in detention of American over Egypt criticism

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Nov 28, 20223 min read

Stirling hails progress in detention of American over Egypt criticism

Urgent diplomatic intervention required. American citizen Sherif Osman, who was arrested in Dubai earlier this month and faces...

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Qatar threatens potential withdrawal of investment from UK

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Nov 28, 20223 min read

Qatar threatens potential withdrawal of investment from UK

“If there was ever any doubt that Gulf investors in Europe view their capital as ‘hush money’, this should make it clear,” says Radha...

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FCDO must increase UAE travel warnings after Brown inquest

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Nov 24, 20224 min read

FCDO must increase UAE travel warnings after Brown inquest

The inquest into the death of British citizen Lee Bradley Brown, who died in a Dubai police station 11 years ago, heard that the number...

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Sportwashing: Sports as a vehicle for soft power by Radha Stirling for the Times of Israel

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Nov 23, 20222 min read

Sportwashing: Sports as a vehicle for soft power by Radha Stirling for the Times of Israel

When Qatar insisted on hosting the World Cup, people's love of soccer again surpassed their disapproval of dictators, corruption, and...

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Inquest into death of British national in Dubai custody set for October 31st

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Nov 4, 20222 min read

Inquest into death of British national in Dubai custody set for October 31st

Inquest into death of British national in Dubai custody set for October 31st. Albert Douglas testimony from prison. Over a decade later,...

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Abusive Saudi initiated UAE Interpol Red Notice Deleted by Radha Stirling

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Oct 24, 20223 min read

Abusive Saudi initiated UAE Interpol Red Notice Deleted by Radha Stirling

Abusive Interpol Red Notice Deleted by Interpol and extradition crisis consultant, Radha Stirling When a Jordanian business owner was...

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Oct 13, 20223 min read

Oil & Rights: Truss on the Gulf

Oil & Rights: Truss policies follow familiar model. Although the UK has been on a political rollercoaster the past few years, is it...

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Sep 29, 20224 min read

How to end your UAE debt nightmare

Irresponsible lending Every expat knows the story. On any given workday you may receive upwards of five calls from loan and card agents...

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Sep 8, 20222 min read

Dubai’s ugly mass expulsion of Africans

Dubai’s ugly mass expulsion of Africans The arbitrary and discriminatory labour and immigration policies of the United Arab Emirates...

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