She and her husband were caught in the Iran war Presenter Vicky Pattison has called out expats who have left their pets in Dubai, after leaving the UAE amid the Middle East conflict. Pattinson, 38, said that those who have left their animals behind never deserved them in the first place. “Just a note… if […]

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The country has closed the airspace The Palm Jumeirah Fairmont hotel in Dubai has been engulfed in flames, after missile attacks carried out by Iran. The iconic resort in Dubai was hit by falling debris from an Iranian airstrike on Saturday. The five-star £245 million hotel is seen engulfed in flames in footage shared on […]

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The Irish Embassy in the UAE has published new advice for the estimated 12,000 Irish nationals residing in the country. Irish citizens have been issued new urgent travel advice after the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran. In an address, US President Donald Trump said the US military began “major combat operations” in […]

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Her mother said the young woman is in a ‘living hell’. Horrific conditions for a British girl who has been jailed for life in a notoriously violent Dubai prison. 23-year-old Mia O’Brien of Huyton, Merseyside was caught with 50 grams of cocaine in the Middle East in October, resulting in a life sentence. In July, […]

7 months ago

The 23-year-old has been sentenced to life in jail The mother of a British law student who has been jailed for life in Dubai has revealed the cause of her daughter’s arrest. Mia O’Brien from Huyton, Merseyside, is being held in the city’s central prison. Mia’s mother, Danielle McKenna, 46, wrote on a now-removed fundraiser […]

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News of her arrest emerged yesterday A GoFundMe account set up in support of a young British woman jailed in Dubai has been removed from the fundraising platform. Liverpool local Mia O’Brien has been arrested and is currently being held in Dubai’s city centre jail for an unspecified offence. The only information about the arrest […]

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