Flydubai axe attack: UAE says co-pilot tried to seize jet
Flydubai axe attack investigation widens The Flydubai axe attack saw an Omani co-pilot attack the captain mid-flight, UAE prosecutors say, in a bid to seize control of the jet to Tel Aviv. The co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe mid- flight trying to force his way into the cockpit, prosecutors in the United […]
1 month ago
Daniel Kinahan extradited to Ireland from Dubai
Kinahan flown back from Dubai Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been extradited from Dubai to Ireland on an Irish government jet, after an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts over alleged serious organised crime offences. The boxing promoter, who is in his 40s and had been living in Dubai for years, was apprehended […]
3 months ago
Dubai offering £600 rewards to residents who lure friends there as tourists
It comes after tourism numbers were hit hard by the conflict in the Middle East. Dubai is offering £600 rewards to residents if they can lure their friends out there as tourists. Yes, that’s right, all those people who say they couldn’t be paid to visit Dubai can now put that to the test as […]
3 months ago
British TikToker ‘facing death by firing squad in Dubai’
She is facing the death penalty A human rights group has revealed that a Brit influencer is facing death by firing squad, as she was charged with the murder of her boyfriend in Dubai. The TikTok influencer from Kent, Brooke George, 23, claimed that she grabbed a knife in self-defence during a violent attack by […]
4 months ago
Update issued on British woman, 22, jailed in hellhole Dubai prison
“She couldn’t shower for a month” A family friend has said that Isabella Daggett has endured “a whole year of hell” in a Dubai prison, after she was accused of possessing illegal substances. The 22-year-old from Leeds is now back in the UK after spending nearly a year in prison in Dubai. She was imprisoned […]
8 months ago
Major UK airline cancels all flights to Dubai until June amid Iran war
BREAKING As the ongoing crisis in the Middle East continues to affect air travel, a major UK airline has cancelled all flights to Dubai. British Airways has confirmed that all flights to Dubai have been cancelled until June. It includes flights to the United Arab Emirates city as well as to Bahrain and Amman in […]
8 months ago