The suspect was caught less than an hour after stealing millions from an apartment in Dubai’s City Walk
crime
Bahrain
Bahrain aims to tackle problem of abandoned homes
Committee looks to address concerns that abandoned homes attract vermin and criminal activity
Bahrain
Bahrain businessmen deny BCCI brawl
Three accused of assaulting Egyptian after alleged sectarian remarks
crime
Dubai fraudster has jail sentence slashed
Accountant found guilty of embezzlement has sentence cut from five years to one
crime
Dubai hotel accountant sentenced to jail for thefts
The employee stole AED 252,000 worth of deposits from hotel guests
Artificial intelligence
UAE’s Etisalat picks firms to develop AI, Blockchain solutions
Yitu Technology, Com IoT Technologies, 300cubits and Tradefin are selected to work on technology led projects
Abu Dhabi
Revealed: how Etisalat plans to use AI to cut crime in the UAE
Etisalat Digital says it is working with Dubai Future Accelerators on a challenge focused on reducing crime and road congestion
crime
MidEast financial crime continues to grow in 2017 – PwC
Asset misappropriation, business misconduct and fraud committed by consumers are the three most frequent types of fraud
Beirut
Taxi driver arrested after British embassy worker killed in Beirut
Rebecca Dykes was last seen alive at a party in Gemmayzeh, a Beirut neighbourhood popular with foreign residents
crime
Police unconvinced by ex-editor’s claims he didn’t mean to kill wife
Police in court testified that crime scene evidence shows that Francis Matthews killed his wife after weeks of family strife