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Justin Bieber Attacked During Dubai Show Justin Bieber Attacked During Dubai Show
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Justin Bieber may be more popular than ever, but the singer’s fame is beginning to have some unfortunate consequences for the 19-year-old pop star. In March, Bieber was accused of “diva-like behavior” after arriving late to a concert in London …

$1.3 Billion Billboard Showcases a Guy in a Jet Pack $1.3 Billion Billboard Showcases a Guy in a Jet Pack

$1.3 billion billboard featuring advertisements from Skydive Dubai and Denver-based Go Fast energy products recently went on-display in the city. The reason for the billboard’s outrageous price tag: It features a real guy in a jet pack who flies around …

Facebook Opens New Office In Dubai Facebook Opens New Office In Dubai

Facebook is ready to begin expansion into the Middle East and North Africa and the first step is to open an office in Dubai. Facebook already has 45 million users in that region and they have already seen advertising interest …

Facebook Adding Office in Dubai Facebook Adding Office in Dubai

Facebook, which is currently being sued over an allegedly botched IPO, is set to open an office in the global city of Dubai next week, right near the nameless body of water featured on Google Maps, which Iran points out …

One Ship Released In Undersea Cable Cutting Case

An Indian chief officer of an Iraqi ship that is believed to be responsible for cutting an undersea cable that led to Internet outages in the Middle East and India in February will go on trial.

A Korean- owned ship, which also cut a cable was released after it paid $60,000 for damages to Flag Telecom, a subsidiary of Reliance Globalcom.

Deputy Director of Criminal Investigation Department of Dubai Police Abdul Jaleel Mahdi said UAE Coast Guards seized the two ships after the telecom operator, M Ambare Company, released satellite images of the ships movements in the area.

Ships Held In Undersea Cable Cutting
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Authorities in Dubai are holding two ships they believe cut undersea cables that knocked out Internet service in the Middle East and India earlier this year.

The Dubai Port Trust authorities have impounded MV Hounslow and MT Ann, according to Reliance Globalcom, which owns the cables. The authorities impounded the ships after Reliance Globalcom turned over details of the ships after examining the satellite images of the ships movements around the area of undersea cable damage.