All news on the topic: Dubai

A British man was found dead at a hotel in Dubai after swallowing several packages of drugs.

The billionaire ruler of Dubai has received approval to demolish his luxurious mansion in Surrey and replace it with a new structure more than three times the size of the original, featuring a dedicated ’party room’.

A British law student is facing a 25-year sentence in a Dubai jail after taking "a single line of cocaine" at a party.

From Moscow to Dubai, the blacklisted crypto exchange transformed into Exved, MKAN Coin, and Grinex, channelling billions through offshore networks and Telegram channels despite global crackdowns.

The text message came from Dubai with a Santa emoji. "OK lads. No need for luck. Really this couldn’t be any more straightforward. Just relax and this will all be over soon."

A young British woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Dubai, her family revealed tonight.

Dubai has long been considered a place where money turns into concrete and glass. In just twenty years, the desert here has transformed into a capital of skyscrapers, and the real estate market has become a symbol of stability.

In the promotional brochures, Yana Rudkovska’s project looks like a typical premium off-plan in Dubai: renderings with rooftop pools, panoramic windows, and the promise of "completion in Q4 of next year."

Subscription instead of a product, dreams instead of money, marketing instead of business. Under the banner "Be" unfolds an old trick in a new package and with the same heroes.

In 2016, when a young Briton with Pakistani roots, Moyn Islam, was smilingly speaking at OneCoin cryptocurrency presentations, he was dubbed the "next hope of an Islamic financial revolution."

In late May and early June of 2020, the multi-level marketing world witnessed the emergence of Be, a company marking the rebirth of Melius, an entity previously known for its somewhat dubious promises.

A company owned by the alleged mastermind behind a significant tax fraud in Russia invested millions in two luxury hotel resorts in Dubai, while the whistleblower who revealed the tax scam died in a Moscow prison following his arrest and detention.

Fuel smuggling from Libya is a business with billion-dollar turnovers, but very little is known about the extent of the maritime operation that regularly exports petroleum products from the country.

The elusive Evgeny Renge, moving between Hong Kong, London, and Dubai, is in no rush to return to his homeland; he might finally get incarcerated, and for a long time.

In the spring of 2024, banks in the UAE began freezing the accounts of companies allegedly linked to the Russian shadow fleet.

Transparency International and several MEPs criticized the EU Commission’s decision on Tuesday to remove the UAE from the list of countries that pose a threat to the EU financial system, arguing that the country has not yet met the required standards.

Belgian national Othman El Ballouti, sanctioned by the U.S. for drug trafficking, was extradited from Dubai after years of investing in luxury real estate across the emirate.

The conflict between Azerbaijan and Moscow that emerged last week risks transforming Moscow into the emergence of another adversary among former allies.

A flashy crime boss was brought down over a murder plot and major cocaine smuggling operation after his designer clothes and tattoos were identified in selfies he posted from Dubai. James Harding, 34, ran a drug empire that raked in £5 million in just 10 weeks.

Initially arrested in October 2023, the French national was scheduled for extradition soon after.

A British teenager who was imprisoned in Dubai after being reported to authorities for having sex with a 17-year-old girl has appealed to the authorities for release.

A pair of forgers who made more than £1 million supplying fake UK identity documents to high-profile criminals have been jailed.

The investment fund "Kama Kapital" is being used by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and his deputy Marat Khusnullin to transfer funds from Russia to Dubai.