As covered by thenational.ae, “An Indian expatriate, who asked to be identified as Ranjan, learnt the hard way never to borrow money, even from friends.The 39-year-old, an operations manager at an oil company in Dubai, was jailed for a month last August after he borrowed Dh50,000 from a friend to pay off a bank loan.He needed the money because he had defaulted on the loan and the bank had complained to the police.” Read Article
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According to bracknellnews.co.uk, “A MAN has been arrested in connection with the death of a former Ascot schoolgirl. Sarah Groves, 24, was found stabbed to death on a houseboat in Kashmir on Saturday. The former pupil of St Mary’s School in Ascot, who was from Guernsey, had been travelling in India. She had been staying […]
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As covered by gulfnews.com, “The Muscat Primary Court on Thursday handed prison terms to nine expatriate traders in a case of expired confectionery items. The accused were also fined and their deportation ordered d at the end of their sentence. The court found that the first four offenders — Ratansinh Dwarkadas, Jaisinh Dwarkadas, Ranjitsinh Dwarkadas […]
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According to ynetnews.com, “A group of Israeli travelers is being detained by authorities in Jordan as a local security officer who accompanied them has disappeared. Jordanian sources told Ynet that the security officer’s body was found Thursday morning and a source at the Foreign Ministry suggested he likely drowned.” Read Article
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As covered by thnational.ae, “Saudi Arabia has begun deporting thousands of Yemeni labourers following new regulations requiring foreigners to work only for their sponsors, a Yemeni official said yesterday, a move that could “significantly damage” the poor country’s economy. Some two million of Yemen’s 25 million citizens work abroad, more than half of them in […]
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As covered by arabnews.com, “Police are trying to identify an unregistered expatriate who was arrested by Riyadh police for not having a valid iqama and who has since died. The man is believed to be from India and was detained by the police during a routine inspection in Riyadh’s Al-Batha district. According to Shihab Kottukad, […]
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As covered by thenational.ae, “L M, 28, from Holland, called the police after a thief ran off with her handbag, but when they arrived she became abusive. When the patrol met her on Sheikh Zayed Road near the Zaatar and Zeit restaurant she told them a thief had cut the strap of her bag then ran […]
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According to khaleejtimes.com, “An Arab man has been arrested by the Abu Dhabi Police for sorcery ten days after he arrived in the country as a tourist. The 38-year-old man, H.H., claimed that he could harmonise hearts of people, dissolve the power of black magic and multiply money. He said each magic talisman — a […]
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As reported by Eturbonews.com an Egyptian security official says two Argentinian tourists and their Egyptian driver have been killed in a road accident near the ancient city of Aswan in southern Egypt. The official says two other tourists were injured in the accident Friday when the tourists’ car collided with a truck along Aswan highway. […]
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OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES The sometimes controversial senior journalist and Al Qaeda expert looks serious and intimidating as he approaches a huge group of fans and well-wishers waiting outside a session at the recent Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, where he gave a talk about After Bin Laden, his latest book. Serious, that is, until […]
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