Lille, Marseille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Reims, and now Paris are all banning so-called ‘fan zones’ from being organised in their cities...

Queers have so far managed to live in the Gulf state by keeping a low profile. But UAE’s new crackdown on the LGBTQ community might...

Published at Helsinki Times 29th September 2022 With the World Cup approaching, Detained in Dubai expects an increase in the number of...

After 8 months in Saudi Arabia, Christopher Emms has finally won his extradition battle. British national Chris Emms has been released...

Detained in Doha founder Radha Stirling issued a statement on Mark Bennett's tragic case: "The government of Qatar and locally owned...

With the World Cup approaching, Detained in Dubai expects an increase in the number of arrests throughout the Gulf region. Football fans...

Irresponsible lending Every expat knows the story. On any given workday you may receive upwards of five calls from loan and card agents...

Living in the UAE inevitably comes with persistent offers for mortgages, loans and credit cards from profit hungry local banks and their...

Australian grandfather Joe Sarlak says he is the perfect example of why Qatar should not be hosting the World Cup. Joe Sarlak, 72, was in...

Radha Stirling discusses Qatar 22 with TalkSport Radio. As football fans ride from their expensive hotels to the stadium, or enjoy the...

Abuse of the Interpol system by countries around the world has been steadily increasing in recent years, with Gulf States leading the...

“When Cesar Ferreira appealed his dismissal from Qatar Airways, he never imagined it would end in Doha’s rat infested abysmal third world...

Chants and songs of football fans will ring out later this year during the World Cup in Qatar, but behind the closed doors of villas and...

Despite signing the Abraham Accords in 2020, and the deepening of relations between Bahrain and Israel, anti-Semitism remains pervasive...

British football fans are used to being allowed to drink beer in stadiums during games, so attendees of the World Cup in Qatar will have...

Dubai’s ugly mass expulsion of Africans The arbitrary and discriminatory labour and immigration policies of the United Arab Emirates...

Asylum applications are difficult at the best of times. But what happens when there is an Interpol Red Notice active or a trumped up...

“The World Cup in Doha has the potential of being the Black Friday of wrongful detentions,” says Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai...

The UAE economy was suffering badly even before the pandemic according to many experts. This 2018 article explains how the desert country...

3 young Brits released from Dubai after rental car ‘episode’. Three 18 year old Londoners faced charges in Dubai over a rental car...