The false promise of Dubai’s property sector
“I have made peace with the fact that I got scammed out of all my money; but what am I supposed to do now?” So says one South African flight attendant who purchased an apartment in Dubai back in 2006, expressing what hundreds of property investors in the UAE have experienced. His apartment in the Lagoon development project was never built, yet he is now being hounded for defaulting on payments for the non-existent property. “This is an atrociously common situation,” says Radh
Dubai police not prosecuting cannabis in bloodstream
Dubai police not prosecuting cannabis in bloodstream cases After the widely published case of Peter Clark, an American who faced prison over cannabis in his bloodstream (legally smoked in Las Vegas), Dubai police may have relaxed enforcement. Man arrested in Dubai for cannabis possession - in his blood! - Green Prophet Detained in Dubai was founded in 2008 and has helped thousands of people who have fallen foul of Dubai’s often confusing laws in relation to prohibited substan
FIFA World Cup Travel Warning: Women & LGBT+ risk jail or flogging
FEMALE and LGBT+ England fans risk serious consequences at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar if they report being the victim of a sex attack, committing ‘open displays of affection’ or are seen as being drunk in public, experts have warned. An inevitable mix of rowdy crowds in packed stadiums and excessive alcohol consumption increase the statistics for sexual assault. But thousands of women and LGBT fans expected to travel to the Gulf State in November have been warned they face p
Abusive Saudi initiated UAE Interpol Red Notice Deleted by Radha Stirling
Abusive Interpol Red Notice Deleted by Interpol and extradition crisis consultant, Radha Stirling When a Jordanian business owner was wrongfully listed on Interpol by some of the most powerful men in Saudi Arabia, after some 5 years battling to clear his name, he finally turned to Radha Stirling for help. This week, the Red Notice against him was deleted. Stirling is the founder of human rights advocacy group Due Process International and IPEX Reform, an Interpol and extradit
No response from Cleverly leaves Glendinning family arranging protest at Scottish parliament
No response from Cleverly leaves Glendinning family arranging protest at Scottish parliament this week Scottish construction engineer Brian Glendinning has been detained in Iraq for almost two months because of a small Qatar National Bank (QNB) debt. Despite Brian repaying the loan and being in contact with the bank, QNB decided they had every right to report him to Interpol. Interpol accepted the Notice, placing ‘trust’ in member states to act responsibly. “Interpol will del
“There is no case” says Brian Glendinning’s Iraqi lawyer on Qatar Interpol warrant
Scottish construction engineer Brian Glendinning’s detention has been extended for another week by the courts. “The punishment is the process”, says extradition crisis consultant Radha Stirling. “Qatar regularly has foreigners detained abroad over bank debts even though they know they will lose an extradition request in court”. Brian’s Iraq based lawyer, Tahseen Alchaabawi, issued a statement saying “The case of the British citizen, Brian, is a civil case, and according to Ir
Family distraught after call from Baghdad jail: Brian Glendinning
Family distraught after call from Baghdad jail: Brian Glendinning “He’s not well. He has no energy. I really think he’s given up. The conditions are terrible. We’re trying to get paracetamol for him and a visitation by the Embassy”, Brian’s wife Kimberly tells us. Brian’s family endured a painful call from the Baghdad detention facility where he has been detained for over a month. “It’s disheartening when you hear stories from others who have been jailed for over a year befor
Oil & Rights: Truss on the Gulf
Oil & Rights: Truss policies follow familiar model. Although the UK has been on a political rollercoaster the past few years, is it really that unusual? If it’s not Brexit, it’s Covid. If it’s not Afghanistan, it’s Ukraine. There always has and always will be ‘something’ going on. The media depends on it and if it’s not there, it will be manufactured. The former foreign secretary has settled into her new role as prime minister and there is already a push to abandon the Europe
Brian Glendinning's Children call upon David Beckham to help free their dad
Children call upon David Beckham to help free their dad from Baghdad jail and save him from Qatar prison. The children of a Scottish man detained in Iraq and facing extradition to Qatar over an unsettled bank loan have called upon David Beckham to support his release. Brian Glendinning of Fife, has been jailed in Baghdad for over 4 weeks after Qatar National Bank charged him with defaulting on a 2016 loan and had his name listed on Interpol. Glendinning was working in Doha at
Scottish man detained in Iraq sentenced to 2 years in Qatar jail ‘likely to be extradited’
British citizen Brian Glendinning was to start work on a construction engineering contract in Basra last month, when he was abruptly arrested by authorities on the basis of a Red Notice from Qatar. The Scot had worked in Doha in 2016 and was persuaded by aggressive sales reps of Qatar National Bank to take out a £20,000 low-interest loan to help him settle in the country. While on holiday in 2017, Glendinning fell ill, and claimed sick-leave from his job, only to be immediate
