News on Dubai

British pair faces jail time in Dubai over kiss

2010-03-14T08:30:04Z

<div><p>DUBAI (Reuters) - A British pair caught kissing in public in Dubai face up to a month in jail in the Gulf Arab emirate for indecency after an Emirati mother complained her child had seen their indiscretion.</p><p>The pair, a British man living in Dubai and a female friend, were arrested in November on accusations of kissing and touching each other intimately...

British kissing couple awaits jail verdict in Dubai

2010-03-14T07:15:53Z

<div><p>A British couple accused of kissing in public in the Muslim emirate of Dubai will find out next month if an appeals court will uphold their one-month prison sentence, their lawyer said on Sunday.</p><p>The couple is accused of "committing a sexual act (by) kissing on the lips and touching," lawyer Khalaf al-Hosani told AFP. "A final verdict will be reached on ...

British couple appealing Dubai kiss conviction

2010-03-14T04:45:24Z

<div id="subtitle">British couple convicted for public smooch seeks appeal in Dubai</div><div><p>A British couple is appealing a jail sentence after being accused of sharing a passionate kiss in a Dubai restaurant.</p><p>Cosmopolitan Dubai has the most lenient social codes in the Gulf, but authorities can still crack down on people charged with pushing the limits.</p><p>Ayman Najifi, a Briton working in Dub...

Israel supermarket chain uses Dubai killing in ad campaign

2010-03-10T12:16:37Z

<div><p>An Israeli supermarket chain is using the alleged assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai by a hit squad from the Mossad intelligence agency as the basis of a marketing campaign.</p><p>The Almost Free Warehouse chain shot the television advertisment on Wednesday under the slogan: "Eliminate the prices."</p><p&...

Mideast Israel Palestinians Dubai Slaying Spoof

2010-03-10T11:02:16Z

Israeli actors mimic scenes in the surveillance footage from the Hamas assassination in Dubai for a supermarket commercial in Petah Tikva, central Israel, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. An Israeli supermarket commercial is looking to cash in on the infamous surveillance footage of an assassination team killing a Hamas c...

Mideast Israel Dubai Slaying Spoof

2010-03-10T11:02:13Z

Mideast Israel Dubai Slaying Spoof

2010-03-10T11:02:12Z

Israeli ad inspired by Hamas killing

2010-03-10T11:01:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Israeli supermarket advertisement inspired by Dubai surveillance tape of Hamas assassination</div><div><p>An Israeli supermarket on Wednesday looked to to cash in on the infamous surveillance camera footage showing suspected assassins stalking a Hamas operative in Dubai with a new advertising campaign.</p><p>The commercials for the "Mahsaney Kimat Hinam" supe...

Dubai creditors to get multiple options -sources

2010-03-10T07:00:39Z

<div><p>DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Lenders to Dubai World will get a range of options including full repayment once Abu Dhabi decides how much additional support it will provide its debt-strapped neighbor, sources close to the discussions said.</p><p>Bankers in

Dubai accuses Israel of 'vast falsification' of passports

2010-03-09T08:16:48Z

<div><p>Dubai's police chief accused Israel on Tuesday of "vast falsification" of travel documents, noting that dozens of false passports were uncovered following a Hamas leader's murder in the emirate.</p><p>"I ring alarm bells. Israel is falsifying Western passports on a large scale. We discover forged passports on a daily basis," DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates pledged its support for Dubai on Tuesday but said the emirate had yet to ask for federal help, which analysts said would come reluctantly and with strings attached.</p><p>The UAE finance minister s...

UAE economy to grow 3.2% in 2010

2010-03-09T04:16:19Z

<div><p>The United Arab Emirates economy is expected to expand by 3.2 percent in 2010, in sharp contrast to an International Monetary Fund forecast of 0.6-percent growth, a minister said on Tuesday.</p><p>"The coming period will witness gradual growth, initially, picking up momentum," UAE Economy Minster Sultan al-Ma...

UAE economy to grow 3.2% in 2010: minister

2010-03-09T04:16:17Z

Dubai World outlines debt plan to leading creditors

2010-03-09T04:16:10Z

<div><p>The debt-ridden Dubai World conglomerate is outlining proposals to restructure 22 billion dollars of its debt to leading creditors, The National daily reported Tuesday.</p><p>Dubai World's chief restructuring officer Aidan Birkett met with the Hongkong S...

Fourth Australia passport linked to Hamas killing

2010-03-09T00:19:09Z

<div><p>Foreign Minister Stephen Smith Tuesday said a fourth Australian passport-holder had been drawn into the murder of a Hamas leader in Dubai, after Interpol issued an alert for a suspect using the man's name.</p><p>A team of Interpol issues alert for 16 more suspects in probe of Hamas operative's slaying in Dubai.</div><div><p>Interpol on Monday expanded its wanted list over the killing of a Hamas commander to a total of 27 people, and also revealed previously unreleased details about one suspect, including his alias and a snapshot of his smili...

Hamas slaying in Dubai ripples worldwide

2010-03-08T13:00:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Dubai drama: Hamas slaying a global spectacle of claims, spies and videotape</div><div><p>If there's a signature moment in the plot to kill Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, it's likely his short elevator ride from the hotel lobby to Room 230.</p><p>The Hamas commander and a woman hotel clerk enter the ele...

Interpol issues new arrest notices for Dubai killing

2010-03-08T09:17:34Z

<div><p>International police agency Interpol issued arrest notices Monday for 16 further suspects wanted by Dubai for the assassination of a Hamas leader in his luxury hotel room.</p><p>Alongside the new alerts, Interpol also announced that it had joined a Dubai-based international police task force investigating the killing.</p><p&g...

Interpol issues 16 arrest warrants for Dubai murder

2010-03-08T09:17:33Z

<div><p>International police agency Interpol on Monday issued arrest notices for 16 further suspects wanted by Dubai for the killing of a Hamas leader there.</p><p>The announcement brought to 27 the total number of suspects on Interpol's wanted list for the murder of Mahmud al-Mabhuh...

Interpol issues 16 arrest notices for Dubai murder

2010-03-08T09:17:31Z