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Irish flight attendant breaks silence after 'distressing' Dubai charges dropped
Speed Read Tori Towey was charged with attempted suicide and consuming alcohol after being attacked in her home
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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What is cloud seeding and did it cause Dubai's severe rainfall?
The Explainer The future is flooded
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Arid Gulf states hit with year's worth of rain
Speed Read The historic flooding in Dubai is tied to climate change
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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What can Cop28 really achieve?
Today's Big Question Climate summit in UAE proves controversial as UN warns world is falling short of global warming targets
By The Week UK Published
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UAE and The Telegraph: putting press freedom up for sale?
Talking Point Concern over editorial independence threatens RedBird IMI bid for newspaper group
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Cop28: is UAE the right host for the climate summit?
Today's Big Question Middle East nation is accused of 'pushing for a green world that can still have its oil'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Who hacked Downing Street?
Today's Big Question No. 10 and Foreign Office phones targeted on multiple occasions, say cybersecurity experts
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Religious tolerance, trans treatment and police misogyny
podcast Is the Arab world re-embracing its Jews? Are the rights of LGBTQ+ people under threat? And do the police have a misogyny problem?
By The Week Staff Published
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The legal fight between Princess Haya and Sheikh Mohammed
Why Everyone’s Talking About Ruler of Dubai ordered to pay divorce settlement that could exceed £550m
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Everything we know about the princess held hostage by billionaire ruler of Dubai
Speed Read Princess Latifa tried to flee emirate in 2018 but now ‘fears for her life’ after being captured
By Joe Evans Published
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Quiz of The Week: 8 - 14 August
Speed Read Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Dubai Airport deploys sniffer dogs to detect coronavirus carriers
In Depth Passengers arriving in UAE are first in world to undergo ‘Covid K9’ checks
By Joe Evans Published
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Yemen conflict: whose side is the UAE on?
In Depth Abu Dhabi provokes condemnation - and confusion - after launching air strikes against its former allies in Aden
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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Ras al Khaimah: the adventurer’s emirate
The Week Recommends There’s more to the UAE than retail therapy and poolside lounging
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