Thread: Another pissed idiot in Dubai

After the charges were announced today, the country’s foreign minister Dr Anwar Gargash tweeted that there would be ‘unusual and embarrassing revelations’ about the student’s ‘friends and allies’.

Qatari or Iranian then?

Staff Profile

Mr Matthew Hedges

Doctoral Research Student in the School of Government and International Affairs
(email at [email protected])

Research Interests

• Changing Nature of War
• Civil-military relations
• Defence industrialisation
• Middle Eastern Politics
• Political Economy
• Security Studies
• Strategy
• Tribalism
• Weak and failing states

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Journal Article
Hedges, M.J. & Cafiero, G. (2017). The GCC and the Muslim Brotherhood: What Does the Future Hold?. Middle East Policy 24(1): 129-153.


https://www.dur.ac.uk/sgia/staff/pro...pdetail=109777

Ooooo that'll do it.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Qatari or Iranian then?

Qatar and Iran can't be classed as friends or allies of the UAE.


"Unusual and embarrassing revelations about friends and allies. With reluctance of UK authorities to address matter thru common channels, due legal process needs to take its course." UAE Foreign minister Anwar Gargash



So the UK?

Originally Posted by Neverna

Qatar and Iran can't be classed as friends or allies of the UAE.

I think you misread it.

Dr Anwar Gargash tweeted that there would be ‘unusual and embarrassing revelations’ about the student’s ‘friends and allies’.

Yes, I did. Cheers.

That said, the Tweet referred to doesn't actually contain the words "the student's". See the Tweet in my post #29.



The original Tweet can be found here: https://twitter.com/AnwarGargash

Originally Posted by Neverna

Yes, I did. Cheers.

That said, the Tweet referred to doesn't actually contain the words "the student's". See the Tweet in my post #29.



The original Tweet can be found here: https://twitter.com/AnwarGargash

You can never tell the way Arabs translate their thoughts into English. But I doubt they would reveal anything embarrassing about their friends and allies.

I wonder if he's going to twatter the "unusual and embarrassing revelations" later.

Fur kinell.

A British PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of spying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).


Matthew Hedges, a 31-year-old academic at Durham University, said he was conducting a research trip when he was arrested on 5 May at Dubai airport.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-46288510

Perhaps the UK could arrest an Emirati student or visitor and a spy swap could be arranged.

didn't stand a chance..........

A family spokesman said the hearing "lasted less than five minutes and his lawyer was not present".

A court in Abu Dhabi has declared him guilty of "spying for or on behalf of" the UK government.

I wonder what it was that he 'spied'.