Category: DUBAI

One of World’s Largest Port Operators Warns Global Supply Chain ‘Crisis’ Will Last Longer Than Expected

The operator of one of the busiest ports in the world suggested that global supply chain bottlenecks will last for around two years. Speaking to Bloomberg News, Dubai’s DP World Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said he expects bottlenecks to continue until 2023. The issues will result in higher costs for shipping goods,…


Detainee Says China Has Secret Jail in Dubai, Holds Uyghurs

A young Chinese woman says she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run secret detention facility in Dubai, along with at least two Uyghurs, in what may be the first evidence that China is operating a “black site” beyond its borders. Wu Huan, 26, was on the run to avoid extradition to China because…


Top US Diplomat Talks Relocation of Afghan Allies in Kuwait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The United States is negotiating with Kuwait and other countries whether they can host Afghans who supported the American war effort and could face Taliban revenge attacks if they stay in Afghanistan, America’s top diplomat said Thursday. During a visit to tiny, oil-rich Kuwait, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not…


Dubai Extinguishes Fire on Ship in Jebel Ali Port

DUBAI—A fire aboard a ship in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port was extinguished on Thursday after it had been sparked overnight by an explosion in a container, the Dubai government’s media office said. The blaze in the Middle East’s largest transshipment hub was caused by a container holding flammable material, Dubai Media Office (DMO) Director-General Mona…


Fiery Explosion Erupts on Ship at Major Global Port in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A fiery explosion erupted on a container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world’s largest ports late Wednesday, authorities said, sending tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates. There were no immediate reports of casualties, and it was unclear what triggered the blast. The blaze sent up…


19-Year-Old American Citizen Wanted by CCP Freed From Dubai

A young Chinese dissident, who holds permanent residency in the United States, landed in Turkey on Thursday evening, after being held for nearly two months in the United Arab Emirates. Wang Jingyu, a 19-year-old man on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) wanted list, told The Epoch Times in an interview on May 27, that he…


19-Year-Old Dissident Wanted by CCP Freed From Dubai

A young Chinese dissident landed in Turkey on Thursday evening, after being held for nearly two months in the United Arab Emirates. Wang Jingyu, a 19-year-old man on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) wanted list, told The Epoch Times in an interview on May 27, that he was dumped aboard a flight in the morning…


Dubai Police Warn ‘Wild Cat’ Stalks Residential Neighborhood

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Dubai police Tuesday warned inhabitants of a residential neighborhood in the skyscraper-studded city that a “wild cat” was loose in the area. Police didn’t name the animal at large but the government’s Dubai Media Office said officers were combing the city’s The Springs neighborhood for the cat. Police urged the public to…


19-Year-Old Chinese Dissident Held in Dubai Fears Deportation Back to China

A young Chinese dissident on the Chinese Communist Party’s wanted list is seeking help after being held incommunicado for a month in the United Arab Emirates, with the prospect of being sent back to China to face torture. Dubai police arrested Wang Jingyu, a 19-year-old from Chongqing city in southern China’s Sichuan Province, during his…


Dubai Man Arrested in Vancouver Is Wanted by FBI for Allegedly Aiding Iranian Airline Dodge US Sanctions

A Dubai man was detained in Vancouver for allegedly helping an Iranian airline evade U.S. sanctions, one month after the high-profile arrest of Huawei’s senior executive. When Seyed Abood Sari arrived at Vancouver International Airport on Jan. 17, 2019, claiming to be on a trip to visit his sons, he was flagged and detained by…