Sources: Al Jazeera
The Spanish Civil Guard and the Ecuadorian National Police announce they have arrested 44 people and confiscated 21 tons of cocaine as part of a multiyear investigation on a drug trafficking ring financed by investors in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 2026-08-5
Irish media reports that drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan is arrested by police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 2026-04-17
A 65-year-old man accused of shooting and critically injuring lieutenant general Vladimir Alekseyev on February 6 is detained in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is deported to Moscow, Russia. 2026-02-8
The United Arab Emirates records its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with significant flooding reported in Dubai. At least 20 people are killed by flooding in Oman and Ras Al Khaimah. 2024-04-17
The Supreme Court of Pakistan upholds the 2019 death sentence upon former leader Pervez Musharraf, who lived in exile in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, until his death in February 2023. 2024-01-10
Sixteen people are killed and nine others are injured by a fire in a residential building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 2023-04-15
The world expo in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was delayed to October 1, 2021, closes after six months. 2022-03-31
Dubai closes all bars and pubs for the entire month of February and limit other activities due to rise of COVID-19 cases across the United Arab Emirates. 2021-02-1
Two explosions in the United Arab Emirates kill three people and injure several others. One of the explosions occurred in Abu Dhabi and the other in Dubai. 2020-08-31
The top of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper, is lit up in the blue, white and red of the French flag, in tribute to France and those killed in the attacks in Paris. Other landmark buildings in the United Arab Emirates, including the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab building, also paid tribute. 2015-11-15