United Arab Emirates

Date: April 26th, 2005 |

The case of a British woman who has been in jail in Dubai since March 5 illustrates the importance of knowing the laws of countries on your itinerary. She was arrested at Dubai airport because of an error in her passport, and was then required to provide a urine sample. Authorities found traces of codeine [read more]

United Arab Emirates

Date: March 18th, 2003 |

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Both the U.S. and British governments have warned of a terrorist threat to nightclubs in Dubai. Statements said they had “received indications” of a possible terrorist attack but provided no further details. Consider avoiding such establishments, especially in the event of wa [read more]

United Arab Emirates

Date: October 17th, 2002 |

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Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the UAE, is experiencing some confusion at traffic lights throughout its city center. A recent overhaul of the stop lights had the typically green lenses replaced with blue ones after a mixed-up shipment from Germany. Some drivers notice, others don’t, but pedestrians and drivers should be alert for those [read more]

United Arab Emirates

Date: August 26th, 2003 |

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When the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meet in Dubai Sept. 23-24, officials will allow peaceful protests at specified locations under police supervision, but will not tolerate riots or violence of any sort. Authorities do not expect demonstrations to be as large as at similar meetings in Europe and North America in recent years, [read more]

United Arab Emirates

Date: March 11th, 2003 |

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The U.S. State Department authorized the voluntary departure of dependants and non-emergency personnel from the Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General [read more]

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