Last Exit, Dubai’s food truck hotspot to open new stores
Meraas, the Dubai-based holding company, has announced plans to extend its innovative ‘Last Exit’ project. The expansion will result in a total of 10 unique…
United Arab Emirates
Police arrest man for selling drugs on Facebook in Abu Dhabi
A drug dealer who called himself The Ghost online has been arrested on suspicion of selling drugs via Facebook. Police said the Arab man, who…
More sex change cases will follow in UAE
A leading gender specialist believes a new UAE law that opens the door to sex change will lead to more people in gender crisis coming forward….
Dubai court: Teenage girls forced to work as prostitutes
Two teenage girls from Bangladesh brought to Dubai after being promised jobs were forced to work as prostitutes. Dubai Criminal Court was told the girls,…
UAE to receive 15,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years
The UAE has announced that it is to welcome 15,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years with the aim of sharing in the responsibility…
Men admit theft from Dubai mosque site
Three men stole 60 electric cables from an under-constrution mosque after assaulting the site’s security guard, Dubai Criminal Court heard. At almost 1am on May…
UAE leads world with highest number of international schools
The UAE has retained its position at the top of the world’s listing for countries with the most number of English-medium international schools at 589,…
Interview with the Abu Dhabi woman who wants to be a man
From the age of just five, Reem knew she was different from other children. Born into a conservative family in Abu Dhabi, the Emirati said…
Couple on trial for brothel and prostitution in Abu Dhabi
A woman and her husband have gone on trial accused of running a brothel and forcing women into prostitution. Abu Dhabi Criminal Court heard how…
USA media: USA terror suspect Rahami’s wife stopped in UAE
She left the United States shortly before Saturday’s attacks and was stopped in the United Arab Emirates, US media reported. The Afghan-born American held on…