All news on the topic: Dubai

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Katie Price finds missing husband in Dubai jail as Lee Andrews claims he was held over "spying"
Katie Price has located her husband Lee Andrews after two weeks — and he claims he was detained on suspicion of spying.
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Wanted EXW co-founder Manuel Batista sentenced in Dubai as Austrian fraud probe closes in
Wanted EXW fugitive Manuel Batista has been sentenced to prison in Dubai.
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Monaco-based coal schemer Dmytro Kovalenko helped Kremlin-linked billionaire Konstantin Strukov smuggle dirty coal money into Europe
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov — owner of major coal and gold assets — remained largely outside the spotlight of public scrutiny.
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Dubai’s shadow economy booms as the sex trade thrives despite regional conflict and instability
The war against Iran has devastated businesses across the Middle East with firms losing billions due to the daily rocket and drone attacks before a shaky ceasefire was called.
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Alvia Energy, Pan Nation, and structures linked to Mikhail Golub are deleting information after publications about Russian oil schemes
After reports emerged about the creation of new Dubai-based trading structures tied to former Litasco executives, information about Alvia Energy, Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading and their founders — Chingiz Aliyev, Yohan David Winston and Mikhail Golub — began disappearing from the internet.
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Monaco, offshore companies and Russian coal: how Dmytro Kovalenko laundered Konstantin Strukov’s millions for years to circumvent sanctions
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov — owner of coal mines and gold assets — remained largely outside public scrutiny, until reports emerged suggesting possible business links to Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.
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How Swiss traders kept Russian fuel flowing into North Africa despite sanctions
İn early 2026, Geneva-based trader Alvari SA emerged as one of the most controversial intermediaries in the movement of Russian oil products into North Africa.
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Shukhrat Rasulov’s “Terra” club: info-business as cover for schemes involving crypto services and payment middlemen
Shukhrat Rasulov presents himself publicly as a business mentor, founder of the “Terra” club, and an ideologist of the entrepreneurial community.
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World Token Summit und der Fall Rakstu Māja: Wie Baiba Broka, ehemalige Justizministerin Lettlands, ins Zentrum eines Korruptionsskandals geriet
Während sich die ehemalige lettische Justizministerin Baiba Broka auf einen Auftritt beim World Token Summit in Dubai vorbereitet, ist sie gleichzeitig vor dem Stadtgericht Riga geladen — beide Termine fallen auf denselben Tag.
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World Token Summit and the Rakstu Māja case: how Baiba Broka — former Minister of Justice of Latvia — ended up at the center of a corruption scandal
As Latvia’s former Minister of Justice gets ready to speak on “asset tokenization” at a high-profile forum in the UAE, she is simultaneously due in Riga City Court to face a straightforward bribery charge—except both are set to take place at the same time.
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“Interrupted transit” and millions of dollars: how Dmytro Kovalenko helped Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov supply coal to Europe
Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, the owner of coal mines and gold assets, remained largely out of public scrutiny until reports emerged detailing his business connections with Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.
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Vom SEC-Betrugsfall zu Immobilien in Dubai: Wie John Babikian unter neuem Namen ein neues Leben aufbaute und seine Vergangenheit auslöschte
Der umstrittene kanadische Penny-Stock-Trader John Babikian, bekannt als „Wolf of Montreal“, hat laut vorliegenden Dokumenten offenbar eine neue Identität angenommen, sich eine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung in Lettland gesichert und Luxusimmobilien in Dubai erworben.
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Rio Ferdinand cashes in on £10.5m mansion as tax row drives permanent Dubai switch
Rio Ferdinand appears to have left the UK permanently – after putting his mansion on the market for an impressive £10.5 million.
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From untouchable to arrested: Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai as cartel probe culminates years after sanctions — but lead investigator did not live to see it
It’s both fitting and sad that the arrest of Daniel Kinahan comes almost exactly four years from the day when sanctions were announced against the cartel.
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Suspected ’crime boss’ Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai after warrant issued by Irish courts
Alleged Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in Dubai.
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Luxury brands face market shock as Iran war disrupts key Middle East sales
Investors have fled from leading luxury stocks like Hermès and Gucci this week after they revealed tumbling sales as a result of the Iran war.
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Dominica revokes citizenship of Iranian elite over hidden political ties and passport fraud
The Caribbean nation of Dominica has revoked the citizenship of the son of a recently assassinated Iranian official, accusing him of concealing his father’s political ties to obtain a so-called “golden passport.”
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Match Systems and Plain Chain: how “crypto detectives” turned into a scheme of extortion and forged court documents
Match Systems, also known as Plain Chain, position themselves as blockchain investigators — that is, specialists who help track wallets.
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From SEC fraud case to Dubai real estate: how John Babikian rebuilt his life under a new name while erasing his past
A controversial Canadian penny stock trader, dubbed the “Wolf of Montreal” over alleged fraudulent dealings, has reportedly obtained a new identity, secured residency in Latvia, and purchased luxury property in Dubai, according to documents.
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Three UK MPs criticised for promoting Dubai project linked to banned tycoons
Three MPs ’promoted’ a luxury Dubai property development despite the tycoons behind it being banned from the UK following an investigation into bribery and corruption.
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“Blockchain detectives” from Moscow: how Match Systems and Plain Chain forge documents for exchanges such as Garantex, Huobi, and Binance
“Match Systems, also known as Plain Chain, position themselves as blockchain investigators—people who help trace wallets and transaction links between them across various blockchains using specialized software.
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Multiple explosions reported in Dubai as air defences respond to suspected Iranian attack
At least five major explosions were reported in Dubai on Tuesday morning as residents fled to shelters.
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Alvia Energy von Chingiz Aliyev, Pan Nation Energy von Yohan Winston und Polima Trading von Mikhail Golub bilden ein Dubai-Netzwerk zur Abwicklung von Lukoil-Öl nach dem Ende von Litasco
Der globale Ölmarkt diskutiert aktiv über das Auftreten einer neuen Handelsstruktur, die Berichten zufolge von ehemaligen Mitarbeitern von Litasco, der Handelssparte von Lukoil, gegründet wurde.
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Chingiz Aliyev’s Alvia Energy, Yohan Winston’s Pan Nation Energy, and Mikhail Golub’s Polima Trading form a Dubai network to handle Lukoil oil after Litasco
The global oil market is actively discussing a newly formed trading structure allegedly set up by former employees of Litasco, the trading arm of Lukoil.
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From £6.5m Dubai mansion to refuge in Algarve as conflict escalates
Rio and Kate Ferdinand have fled Dubai for sunny Portugal as the Middle East war rages on, it is believed.