"Dubai jails couple over sex texting" by Associated Press | March 18, 2010
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A string of steamy text messages has resulted in a jail sentence for an Indian couple, local media reported yesterday in the latest case of passions clashing with the law in the cosmopolitan, yet occasionally conservative, Gulf city of Dubai.
Could mean war.
The conviction said the sexual content of the texts suggested the unnamed pair planned to “commit sin’’ — a reference to an extramarital affair, which is illegal in the United Arab Emirates. The defendants, who worked as cabin crew members for Emirates airlines, each were sentenced to three months in jail, authorities said....
The court ruling said there was not enough evidence to determine whether the couple had an affair, which probably would have brought a harsher sentence. The text messages surfaced in a divorce lawsuit by the woman’s estranged husband. A court in December sentenced the Indian couple to six months in jail, followed by deportation, but an appeals court reduced the jail time and gave them the option to remain in the country.
Dubai’s foreign-born population exceeds that of natives by more than 4 to 1. The city-state allows one of the most relaxed lifestyles in the Arab world, but officials can come down hard on those accused of pushing the limits.--more--"
I don't like reading or even seeing those kinds of things.
Gross.
Let's try to get away from it.
"Observation deck reopens atop world’s tallest tower" by Associated Press | April 5, 2010
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The observation deck of the world’s tallest skyscraper reopened yesterday in Dubai, two months after an elevator malfunction that left visitors trapped more than 120 stories above the ground forced it to close....
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No thanks; I'll try the stairs.
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Also see: Israel Dives Into the Dubai Shark Tank
