United Arab Emirates 2014
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News on United Arab Emirates in 2014
- DECEMBER 23, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: WIDOW SPARES HUSBAND’S KILLER DEATH SENTENCE
The widow of a murdered security guard spared the killer the death sentence at the Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal.
NOVEMBER 10, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: FAMILY OF DEAD MAID ACCEPTS BLOOD MONEY
Four men facing the death penalty in the UAE for raping, killing and dismembering an Ethiopian maid five
NOVEMBER 3, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: 'BLOOD MONEY' LIKELY TO SAVE PUNJABI YOUTHS FROM DEATH PENALTY
Eleven Punjabi youths, lodged in Abu Dhabi jail for allegedly murdering a Pakistani, could evade capital
OCTOBER 20, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING OMANI
One of three cousins accused of killing an Omani during a hunting trip in the desert had his death sentence
OCTOBER 8, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED TO LIFE IN PRISON
The Dubai Court of Appeals has reduced the death sentence given by a lower court to a drug dealer to life
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: FAMILY OF DEAD MAID REFUSES TO ACCEPT BLOOD MONEY
The Sharjah Appeals Court ordered four Emirati men, who were found guilty of raping and killing an
- AUGUST 20, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: NEW ANTI-TERROR LAW APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT
- AUGUST 5, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: CHARITY GROUP PAYS DIYA TO VICTIM’S FAMILY
An Emirati sentenced to death in Ras Al Khaimah escaped execution after blood money for the victim’s
- JULY 25, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER POLICE OFFICER’S MURDER
The brutal murder of an Ajman Police officer three years ago has been finally laid to rest with the Ajman
- JULY 22, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: PEOPLE CONVICTED OF TERRORISM COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY UNDER FNC LAW PROPOSAL
People convicted of terrorism in the UAE could face the death penalty under new legislation being
- JULY 22, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN GIVEN DEATH PENALTY BY DUBAI COURT FOR KILLING HIS EMPLOYER
MR, a 31-year-old Pakistani clerk who killed his employer and robbed him before fleeing the UAE, was
- JULY 5, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAJOR RELIEF FOR 17 INDIANS; COURT QUASHES DEATH SENTENCES
Seventeen Indians, who were sentenced to death in UAE in March this year, received a big reprieve ahead
- MAY 27, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: ABU DHABI COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ONE OF THREE BROTHERS CONVICTED OF KILLING OMANIS
The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence for one of three Emirati brothers convicted of
- MAY 15, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABU DHABI
A criminal court in Abu Dhabi sentenced a drug dealer from another Gulf country to death after he was
MAY 4, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING IN ABU DHABI
An Abu Dhabi criminal court sentenced an Asian housemaid to death by stoning after she was found guilty
- APRIL 30, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY OF KILLER IN FUJAIRAH
Upholding a lower court’s verdict, the Fujairah Court of Appeal sentenced an Emirati man to death for
- MARCH 23, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR JANITOR CONVICTED OF SCHOOLGIRL RAPE
A janitor sentenced to death for raping a seven-year-old schoolgirl had his sentence upheld by the Appeals
- MARCH 9, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: PAKISTANI MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 30-year-old Pakistani man in Dubai (UAE) was sentenced to death for trafficking four kilogrammes of
MARCH 2, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: 10 MILLION RUPEES AS BLOOD MONEY COLLECTED TO SAVE A NEPALI MIGRANT IN THE UAE
A committee of Nepalis living in and outside the country informed about the collection of 10 million rupees
- FEBRUARY 26, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: CAMEL HERDER ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE
A Sudanese camel herder who fatally knifed his cousin was sentenced in the UAE to
- FEBRUARY 19, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: FOOTBALLER’S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED IN MURDER CASE
Emirati football player Fayez Juma, who was sentenced to death, has been pardoned by the Federal
- FEBRUARY 19, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
two men, an Indian national and a Pakistani national were sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates.
two men, an Indian national and a Pakistani national were sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
EU WELCOMES STAY OF EXECUTIONS IN UAE
EU High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy Catherine Ashton welcomed the
FEBRUARY 4, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF YOUTH UPHELD
The Fujairah Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling sentencing a UAE national to death for
- JANUARY 30, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a man has been sentenced to death for murder by a criminal court in UAE. The killer, who worked as a
a man has been sentenced to death for murder by a criminal court in UAE. The killer, who worked as a
- JANUARY 29, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Emirati President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan issued a stay on all execution in murder
Emirati President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan issued a stay on all execution in murder
- JANUARY 22, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: SRI LANKAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
A Sri Lankan man has been executed by firing squad in the UAE emirate of Sharjah for murdering an
- JANUARY 16, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: NEPALI YOUTH GETS DEATH PENALTY
A UAE court has awarded death penalty to Anish Khaling Rai, 23, of Matsyapokhari
- JANUARY 15, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MURDERERS ESCAPE DEATH PENALTY
Two murderers have escaped the death penalty in the UAE after their victim’s parents
- JANUARY 12, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: EXECUTION OF FIVE MEN POSTPONED IN SHARJAH
the Sharjah Public Prosecution has postponed the execution of five men convicted for murder on account
