These are external links and will open in a new window A Scot who faced three months in jail after being found guilty of public indecency in Dubai has arrived back in Glasgow. Jamie Harron, 27, from Stirling, was allowed home after being exonerated by the …
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Home at last: Freed British electrician lands in the UK after being held in Dubai for three months and dramatically spared PRISON for touching another man’s hip
He also said his parents are ‘ecstatic’ that he is returning after his experience with the ‘absolute shambles’ of Dubai’s justice system. His mother, Patricia, said she was ‘absolutely delighted’ at the news. Harron told her: ‘Just stop crying mum …
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Finding time for Dubai Fitness Challenge
the five Dubai residents Gulf News is following are doing all they can to achieve their goals in the monthlong Dubai Fitness Challenge. Five days into the challenge, Gulf News asks the residents how they are finding time to make exercise a part of their …
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Dubai Metro Route 2020: Shaikh Mohammad launches drilling work
Dubai: Drilling work on the Route 2020, the 15-km extension of Dubai Metro’s Red Line to the Dubai Expo 2020 venue, was launched on Tuesday. His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashin Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai …
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HITEC Dubai, Officially Endorsed by DTCM, Aims to Facilitate Tourism Vision 2020
HITEC Dubai, co-produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and Naseba, will feature an expo floor with over 40 technology providers showcasing the latest innovations; and a summit for hospitality decision makers and technology …
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Brit Jamie Harron jailed for ‘touching a man’s hip’ in Dubai bar makes emotional reunion with mum after flying back to UK
A BRIT who narrowly dodged jail on a bizarre public indecency charge in Dubai has tonight finally been reunited with his family. Jamie Harron was sentenced to three months in prison after he touched a German businessman’s hip by accident at a nightclub to …
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Dubai Jails, Then Frees, Scottish Tourist Over Touching Man In A Bar
“When Jamie was called this morning by the police he was told that the case had been dismissed, and that he should come in to collect his passport,” Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, said in a news release. “He was understandably nervous …
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Global Superstar Jennifer Lopez Named as Dubai Airshow Gala Dinner Special Guest
DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 24, 2017 /CNW/ – In celebration of the biggest Dubai Airshow to date, Dubai Airports has surpassed expectations once again with the announcement of one of the most impressive Gala Dinner special guest artists ever, Ms. Jennifer Lopez …
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Dubai’s Dh100b fund out to make a point investing in green projects
For Lars Kroijer, a veteran hedge fund investor and CEO of AlliedCrowds, the launch of Dubai’s green fund is something of a watershed moment in sustainable investing. “It sends a hugely positive message to institutional investors that there’s nothing …
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Students to be Gulf News editors for a day
Dubai: Gulf News and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) signed a 16-week initiative on Tuesday that will allow young people from 16 schools to report, write, design and produce their own news page. Each week will feature a page by the …
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Australian business school in Dubai makes it to Forbes list
Dubai: A Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme offered by SP Jain School of Global Management in Dubai has made it to Forbes’ top 20 list of the world’s best one-year international MBAs. The Australian business school’s flagship Global …
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Dubai Expat Guide: 24 Ways to Save Money in Dubai
It is easy to get caught up in the trappings of overspending in Dubai. Here are a few tips to help you save money in Dubai. The weather in Dubai can sometimes burn a hole in your pocket if you’re not careful about energy bills. Here are a few simple ways …
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UAE- Emaar Properties: Building an IPO boom
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) Emaar Properties, the Dubai-based developer instrumental in setting off a free hold property boom, said on Sunday it would sell 20 per cent of its real-estate development business in an initial public offering. The move comes after …
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Emaar to offer 20% in development unit via IPO
Dubai: Emaar Properties said on Sunday it plans to offer 20 per cent of its development unit in an Initial Public Offering, an amount lower than estimated by many. Investors had been expecting the company to float up to 30 per cent of the company.
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Abu Dhabi property sale, rent prices ‘fell in Q3’
Apartment and villa sales prices decline 10% and 5% respectively year-on-year, says Asteco report Abu Dhabi property sale prices and rents continued to fall in the third quarter of the year, according to Asteco. The real estate consultancy attributed the …
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Community called to pool resources to fund solar projects
This is the newest way for UAE residents to pool their resources together as in crowdfunding in order to accelerate the adoption of solar energy in Dubai and the rest of the country, officials announced on the sidelines of the second Dubai Solar Show on …
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Djokovic, Wawrinka to return to action in Abu Dhabi
(Reuters) – Former world number one Novak Djokovic and Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka will return from lengthy injury breaks at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship (MWTC) exhibition event in Abu Dhabi in December. After a poor run of form this year …
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