Dubai news bites: Darkness, murder and justice
And in this week’s Dubai newsround:
- Earth Hour Dubai saves emirate 200,000 kilowatts – Businesses and residents in Dubai turning lights and appliances off for a single hour on saturday night prevented the production of 120,000 kilos of carbon dioxide, which is twice the amount saved last year. Dubai is an extraordinarily energy hungry city so, at a time when finances are tight, it should also have saved them a considerable amount of money.
- Assassination in Dubai – The murder of a Chechen man on Saturday was actually an assassination, suspect Dubai police. Police chief Dhahi Khalfan said the victim had been “subjected to close monitoring” before being shot in the car park of the building where he lived. Chechen exiles believe that the murder is the fifth in a series of assassinations over the last six months, following three in Istanbul and one in Vienna, and point the finger at Russia.
- Dubai appoints first female judge – Dubai has sworn in its first female judge, Ibtisam Rashid Badwawi. The historic appointment marks extraordinarily rapid progress for the former legal researcher, who was only born in 1982. Gulf News has the full story and quotes.
In other news, hot on the heels of missing out on the lucrative IPL cricket, Dubai has refused to host the Asia Cup hockey tournament due to the economic downturn.
Private sector salaries in the UAE rose sixteen percent last year – expect that trend to reverse quite rapidly this year.
And finally, The Mirror alleges that it was in fact the husband of Marnie Pearce, the British woman jailed for adultery, who was having the affair and set her up to gain custody of their children.
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Dubai seems like such an interesting place. I'm so curious to see how it will be in 20 years. It's hard for me to believe it will hold up.