Liquidators for a feeder fund that invested in Bernard Madoff’s ponzi scheme filed suit against the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) ADIA had invested large fund with Mr Madoff, by way of the Fairfield Sentry Fund. According to a media report, Fairfield Sentry Fund had more than $7 billion invested with Mr Madoff and was [...]
Human Rights Watch believe the detention of Ahmed Mansoor is aimed at scaring and intimidating others in the UAE who may wish to make public their demands for democratic reforms. While other governments in the region are discussing democratic reforms, the UAE government is digging in its heels and sticking to outmoded repressive ploys. Before [...]
It’s really worth looking into the matter. Here in this case, the UAE authority cowardly committed cruelty and discrimination against a victim of police brutality. On the other hand, both the courts in Abu Dhabi, including Supreme Court, the legal court of appeal, were fully satisfied and praised the conduct of the victim throughout the [...]
Twilight is swift near the equator. As the cloud castles on the western horizon turn a tandoori red, the children are hurrying the goats into the thorn enclosure that keeps them from the leopards. A Masai elder passes on the path up the hill, striding easily into the slope. His purple plaid wraps him from [...]
Jabir P.K. (Source: A representation submitted by Jabir P.K., to the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India on Nov.28, 1997) A bilateral extradition treaty is on the anvil with the Government of India and United Arab Emirates (UAE). At this juncture, this article is relevant and throws some light on its consequent repercussions. It [...]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the regional leader in advocating censorship of the Web through the use of Proxy Filtering System. The filtering software aimed to block a wide range of online publications considered pornographic, violent, critical of the Government or the ruling families or supportive of certain Israeli positions or as content deemed [...]
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004), served as president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 1971 until his death in Nov. 2, 2004. Born around 1918, he was the youngest of the four sons of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, a member of the Bani Yas tribe, who ruled Abu Dhabi from 1922 [...]
