Dubai

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 […]

4 months ago

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 […]

4 months ago

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 […]

11 months ago

‘As her mother, I am absolutely devastated’ A British woman (23) has been jailed for life in Dubai after making a “very stupid mistake”, according to her family. Mia O’Brien from Huyton, Liverpool, is currently being held in the city’s central prison. Mia’s mother, Danielle McKenna (46), has issued pleas for help through a fundraiser. […]

11 months ago

The Taoiseach confirmed the news in the Dáil today. Taoiseach Simon Harris has confirmed that the travel ban imposed on an Irish woman facing charges of ‘attempted suicide’ in Dubai has now been lifted. 28-year-old Tori Towey, an Emirates Airlines cabin crew employee, was allegedly violently assaulted at her home in Dubai. According to advocacy […]

2 years ago