All news on the topic: Dubai

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FSB officers jailed for $23M bribes from banker Ilya Kligman as investigators trace money through Moscow and Dubai channels
The Moscow Garrison Military Court has delivered a verdict against two high-ranking officers of the FSB of the RF.
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Vadym Stolar, Artem Kolyubayev and the Mekhtiyev brothers push luxury high-rise, threatening the Museum of Outstanding Figures of Ukrainian Culture
Vadym Stolar, a close associate of Medvedchuk, invests the funds of defrauded investors from Ukraine into the construction of luxury housing in Dubai.
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P&O Ferries owner’s £1bn UK investment will proceed despite transport secretary’s call for a boycott of the shipping firm
A £1bn investment in Britain by port operator DP World will go ahead as planned, after a frantic effort by ministers and diplomats to repair relations following a row with the Dubai-owned multinational that threatened to overshadow a crucial investment summit.
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Son of Kinahan cartel kingpin Thomas Kavanagh extradited to UK for firearms offences
The son of Kinahan cartel kingpin Thomas Kavanagh has been extradited to the UK to face trial for firearms offences.
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Innova Review: Dubai-based securities fraud pyramid scheme
Innova prelaunched on the website domains “8innova.com” and “innovabackoffice.com”.
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Square meters on Palm Jumeirah: How the Karić family allocates their earnings from Belarus
Minsk. Spiral towers of glass and concrete surround a 35-floor skyscraper. On man-made canals, gondolas float slowly.
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A notorious drug kingpin established shell companies in the British Virgin Islands and Dubai to hire suspected cartel members, according to documents
Sarajevo-native Edin “Tito” Gacanin registered the companies in the secrecy havens as he continued to ship cocaine globally, despite being convicted by Dutch courts for narcotics trafficking.
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Wood Group suitor pulls out of takeover, blaming market turmoil
Shares in FTSE 250 company slump 37% in early trading after Dubai-based Sidara cites geopolitical risk
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Flight attendant, 28, charged with attempted suicide after enduring abuse
An Irish air hostess is trapped in Dubai after being charged with trying to end her life following alleged domestic abuse.
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Husband of Sergei Shoigu’s former mistress owns apartments in Dubai, purchased with a now-confiscated Lithuanian passport
Businessman Adolfas Kaminskas, who is married to the mother of former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s illegitimate children, has invested over $4 million in Dubai real estate, according to an investigation by the Lithuanian Center for Investigative Journalism Siena.
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Mysterious wealth: Tajikistan PM’s wife bought luxury Dubai properties
Tajikistan’s prime minister and his wife did not respond to questions about how she was able to afford substantial real estate holdings in their home country, and in the United Arab Emirates.
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UAE attracts Hezbollah, drug dealers, Putin associates’ investments
A collaborative international investigation reveals how the United Arab Emirates facilitated foreign investment in real estate – without asking too many tough questions.
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“Dubai Unlocked”: Ten individuals within Assad’s inner circle have hidden $50 million in Dubai real estate
The “Dubai Unlocked” investigative reports reveal that US sanctions have not prevented prominent figures connected to the Syrian regime from acquiring and investing in the small emirate, raising questions about the perks enjoyed by regime insiders there.
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"Dubai Unlocked" controlled by sanctioned Hezbollah-affiliated businessmen
In the context of the “Dubai Unlocked” project, which was carried out in collaboration with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), our investigation into Dubai real estate data and documents revealed properties...
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Dubai is a hiding place for the key man of Espirito Santo bribes in Venezuela
An employee of the centenary Portuguese bank was chosen in 2009 to serve, from the island of Madeira, as a contact with officials of the Chavista regime who agreed to do business with the dying institution - it would collapse in 2014 - but only in exchange for juicy bribes.
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While the U.S. was reconstructing Afghanistan, contractors invested in properties in the UAE
As billions of U.S. dollars flowed in to rebuild Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in 2001, many contractors were accused of skimming reconstruction funds.
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Singapore money laundering suspects invested large sums in Dubai property
Three people arrested in a raid on an alleged money laundering ring in Singapore invested over $30 million in Dubai real estate, leaked data reveals.
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Crypto scammers sold Dubai properties despite facing charges
So-called CryptoQueen Ruja Ignatova and her security adviser, Frank Schneider, liquidated Dubai assets despite being charged in the U.S. for their alleged roles in a $4bn fraud. The whereabouts of both is unknown.
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Cyprus central to sanctioned Afghan politician’s global business empire
A lawsuit against the U.S. government by two former Afghan parliamentarians reveals they continue to hold Cyprus passports –– despite advice to authorities to review their citizenship.
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How dirty money finds a home in Dubai real estate
A global financial hub boasting one of the world’s most recognizable skylines.
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British tourists in Dubai experience horror as flight cabin crew reportedly use duct tape to secure plane exits during a storm
’Nightmare’ scenes on a flight home to the UK from storm-hit Dubai saw cabin crew put duct tape over the exits, one couple have claimed, while others described hours-long delays at the airport
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Dubai is flooded within a few minutes after incredibly intense storm
There has been major disruption in Dubai this afternoon, with planes seen splashing through water at the main airport.
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Coral Energy founder Tahir Garayev flees to Dubai after police raid and $40 million fraud claims
According to sources, the company’s founder, businessman of Azerbaijani origin Tahir Garayev, and his brother managed to escape.
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Ukrainian model Marianna Fedchuk sparks new scandal with erotic Euro 2020 photoshoot
Ukrainian model Marianna Fedchuk, who participated in a controversial photo shoot in Dubai, has shared new provocative photos.