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- Drones temporarily ground takeoffs at Dubai Airport, leaving thousands stranded
All scheduled takeoffs were grounded at Dubai Airport for about half an hour after unauthorized drones entered the airspace. Passengers stuck on runways were tweeting their frustration at the delays.Feb 15, 2019 07:20World News - Lamborghini-driving Dubai tourist racks up $47k in speeding fines in just 3 hoursA tourist was so determined to get value for money from a Lamborghini he rented in Dubai that he racked up over $47,000 in speeding fines in just three hours. The UK man is now in a standoff with the garage over who pays the bill.Aug 7, 2018 16:38World News
- Sexting Tory MP given ministerial role by May despite allegations of ‘inappropriate touching’Disgraced Tory MP Andrew Griffiths was handed a position in Theresa May’s government despite being investigated following allegations of “inappropriate touching” by a female Tory councillor, it has been reported.Jul 18, 2018 12:10UK News
- Firefighters battle massive blaze at Dubai tower, residents evacuated (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)Dubai firefighters battled a major fire at a high-rise residential building in the city. Footage from the scene shared on social media shows flames and huge plumes of smoke engulfing the tower.May 13, 2018 08:31World News
- Dubai firm commissioned Qatar-smearing film from American who made fake news for Iraq warWhen Gulf states cut ties with Doha in 2017 over its alleged support of terrorism, tensions were aided by a Dubai firm that hired a man to create an anti-Qatar video. That same man also led a US propaganda project in Iraq.Apr 28, 2018 04:54World News
- Dubai-based British twins face jail for allegedly assaulting police & cursing Arab womenA pair of high-flying British twins are at risk of spending three years in a Dubai prison after allegedly assaulting a policewoman while drunk and “cursing” at Arab women.Apr 25, 2018 09:52UK News
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