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5 days ago
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- Mid East Info
Splash into Back-to-School Fun with an Unforgettable Getaway at Hilton Dubai Al Habtoor City - Middle East Business News and Information
With the next school year soon to kick off once again, Hilton Dubai Al Habtoor City is the perfect place to enjoy one last escape to end the summer in style. Families can extend their holidays and enter the upcoming term on a high note while taking advantage of the exciting Splash into Back-to-School Fun offer. With complimentary access to some of Dubai's most thrilling family attractions and a host of additional perks, it's the ultimate city staycation for those looking to make one last memorable splash. A towering urban retreat nestled along the Dubai Water Canal, Hilton Dubai Al Habtoor City is the perfect destination for a back-to-school escape. Ideally situated just off Sheikh Zayed Road and minutes from Downtown Dubai's most iconic landmarks, the hotel offers world-class amenities, multiple dining options, and outstanding family-friendly experiences. The ideal base to explore the city or enjoy leisure time at the hotel's rooftop pools and Kids' Club, this inviting destination has everything you could need at your fingertips. As part of the Splash into Back-to-School Fun package, guests will receive complimentary passes to one of Dubai's leading family attractions, promising non-stop entertainment for kids and adults alike. Opt to enjoy playful water adventures or discover immersive cinematic worlds, as there's something for every interest and age. Families can dive into LEGOLAND® Water Park, where LEGO® creativity meets aquatic excitement with over 20 thrilling slides and attractions, or explore the colourful world of LEGOLAND® Dubai, packed with imagination-fuelled fun and interactive experiences. Movie lovers can step into the spotlight at MOTIONGATE™ Dubai, a Hollywood-inspired theme park featuring adrenaline-pumping rides and live shows with fan-favourite characters. Football fans, meanwhile, won't want to miss Real Madrid World, the first park of its kind dedicated to the legendary club, offering games, attractions, and football-themed fun. For classic water park thrills, Wild Wadi Waterpark delivers with wave pools, fast-paced slides, and sun-soaked fun for the whole family. In addition to theme park access, the package includes a daily breakfast buffet to start your mornings right and 25% savings on food and beverage throughout your stay, perfect for family feasts at the hotel's diverse restaurants. Young travellers will love the Kids' Club, where they'll enjoy three complimentary hours of daily access (including two bonus hours as part of the offer). For added convenience and value, children under five stay free with up to two kids allowed per room. With all this and more, Hilton Dubai Al Habtoor City delivers everything you need for a joyful, memory-making family break. Boasting unmatched hospitality, unbeatable location and a world of fun included, there's never been a better time to book your back-to-school celebration. When: Available from now until September 30, 2025 Offer: Splash into Back-to-School Fun stay package including: Complimentary access to one family attraction (LEGOLAND® Dubai, LEGOLAND® Water Park, MOTIONGATE™, Real Madrid World, or Wild Wadi Waterpark) Complimentary daily breakfast buffet Three hours of complimentary Kids' Club access per day Free stay for children under 5 (up to 2 per room) 25% savings on food and beverages Transportation is available for a fee Terms & Conditions: Offer valid for stays up to September 30, 2025 Subject to availability Children's policy applies Based on Bed & Breakfast meal plan For bookings, contact +971 4 435 5544 or email
Time Out Dubai
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out Dubai
17 fabulous budget roast dinners to try this weekend
If you've got a craving for a roast dinner that just won't budge, there are plenty of places that won't leave your wallet empty. Piled with golden roasties and lathered in gravy, you can enjoy a full plate, and even some extras, all for under Dhs130. If you like this: Booking a table? These are officially the best restaurants in Dubai for 2025 For a pocket-friendly weekend treat, check out these budget-friendly roast dinners in Dubai. Budget-friendly roast dinners in Dubai Black Sheep Credit: Black Sheep The home-grown restaurant offers all your Brit favourites from pints to pub grub, located inside Pullman Hotel Jumeirah Lake Towers, where Le Petit Belge used to be. So, settle down in the Chesterfield-style sofas and tackle the Sunday roast with the family. Taking place every Sunday you can enjoy a choice of lamb, chicken, beef and nut roast with all the trimmings including roast potatoes, swede, carrots, Yorkshire pudding and cauliflower and cheese for Dhs125. Dhs125. Sun from noon. Pullman Dubai Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Cluster T, (058 599 5664). CLAW BBQ, Palm Jumeirah Get your fix of a proper roast dinner at CLAW BBQ inside Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah every Sunday. Fuel up on either beef, chicken or vegetarian served with fluffy roast potatoes, parsnips, braised red cabbage and a cheesy-baked cauliflower before finishing with a choice of dessert. Priced at Dhs125 it's a great way to get stuffed on a Sunday. Dhs125 (house beverages), Dhs129 (includes lamb shank). Sun noon-10pm. Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah, (04 230 0054). D&A For a roast dinner with a view of Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, this is the place for you. This popular pub serves up some tasty pub grub, and its roasts go down a treat. All roasts come with Yorkshire pudding, roasted potatoes, roast carrots and veg. A very Dubai roast dinner. Dhs125 per dish (mains), Dhs60 per dish (desserts). Sun noon-10pm. Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Umm Suqeim, (800 323 232). Ernst Biergarten Credit: Ernst Biergarten Craving a roast but want something a little different? Ernst Biergarten offers one with a touch of Bavaria. Offering three courses, you start with a small garden salad followed by a choice of lamb leg roast, sour beef roast, whole roasted baby chicken with a side of fries and lemon. Save room for an Apfelstrudel with vanilla ice cream and mixed berries. You'll be saying Mahlzeit in no time. Dhs110. Sun noon-4pm. 25hours Hotel One Central, Dubai World Trade Centre, (04 210 2511). Fibber Magee's Credit: Fibber Magee's Old-school Irish pub? Classic roast dinners? A relaxed and friendly vibe? Check, check and check. Head to this fun-loving pub on Sheikh Zayed Road every Saturday and Sunday and you'll get a homely roast. We've raved about the pub food here, like the cheese on toast and proper fry-ups many a time, but if you're after something like you'd get back home, then head here. Dhs100 (one roast and one house beverage). Sun noon-11pm. Saeed Tower One, Sheikh Zayed Road , (04 332 2400). Icon Bar Credit: Icon Bar If you want to watch live sports while digging into your Sunday roast, Icon Bar in Dubai Media City is a good shout. For Dhs99, you can get a slap-up roast dinner from noon onwards. If you're still hungry after that, there are a number of bar bites you can order from the menu including wings and nachos. From Dhs99. Sun noon onwards. Radisson Blu Dubai Media City, Dubai Media City, (04 366 9137). Lock Stock & Barrel Credit: Lock, Stock, and Barrel What's better than a Yorkshire pudding with your roast dinner? Unlimited Yorkshire pudding, of course. Every Sunday from 2pm, head to LSB in JBR and dig into a fun and huge offering. Choose two types of meat – either chicken, beef or lamb – and they'll come with unlimited Yorkshires plus all the usual trimmings. A cracking roast dinner in Dubai, and a top-value one at that. Dhs90. Sun 2pm-10pm. Rixos Premium Dubai, JBR , (04 520 0049). Logs & Embers Craving a Sunday roast? This American smokehouse BBQ & Lounge could be the place for you. Located at Club Vista Mare, expect banging views as you tuck into your favourite beef, chicken, lamb or salmon. From Dhs125. Sun 1pm onwards. Club Vista Mare, Palm Jumeirah, (052 109 6802). Maison Mathis Credit: Instagram @maisonmathisvocopalm Desperate to end the week with a good old roast dinner? Try the latest one from Maison Mathis at voco Dubai Palm. The restaurant has a gorgeous outdoor terrace – worth making the most of before it gets too hot. As well as a selection of slow-roasted meats, you'll be treated to all the trimmings, and can make the most of different drinks packages. Dhs129 (soft drinks), Dhs149 (one house grape or hops), Dhs249 (unlimited house grape, hops and spirits for two hours). Sun 1pm-9pm. Maison Mathis, voco Dubai the Palm, (04 249 5502). McCafferty's Credit: McCafferty's Although McCafferty's runs a daily roast special, the Sunday Carvery is the real jewel in this Irish pub's crown. Just Dhs119 will get you soup of the day with Irish soda bread, a huge cut of roast and a visit to the carvery station, where you'll find mounds of all the trimmings and more. A true hit here is the Impossible version for vegetarians and vegans, which combines plant-based fake 'meat' into a traditional nut roast mix. Top it all off with the dessert (included in the price) with favourites like sticky toffee pudding regularly on offer. Dhs119 per person, free (kids under seven, JVC), free (kids under 10, Wafi and Al Furjan). Sun noon-8pm. Circle Mall, Jumeirah Village Circle (055 784 9220); Wafi (058 507 3623); Al Furjan (04 422 1491). Mezzanine Bar & Kitchen Credit: Mezzanine Bar & Kitchen Head down to the Madinat and enjoy a special Sunday roast with a choice of beef, lamb, chicken, or roasted cauliflower, along with all the trimmings. The Sunday roast comes with a side of live music and falls at the same time as happy hour with hops starting from Dhs29. What more could you want? Dhs125. Sun from noon Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Umm Suqeim, (058 599 4659). The Dubliner's A Sunday afternoon spent holed up at The Dubliner's lingering over a roast lunch is an afternoon well spent in our eyes; the portions are generous, the Yorkshire puddings tall and crisp, the beef perfectly pink and the roasties abundant. Embrace the welcoming, old-school atmosphere, stay for the craic and try not to think about work the next morning. Dhs125 (unlimited food and soft drinks), Dhs225 (unlimited food and house beverages), Dhs325 (unlimited food and premium beverages). Every Sunday. Packages are valid for the hours between 1pm to 5pm. Le Meridien Hotel & Conference Centre, Airport Rd, Garhoud (04 702 2508). The Duck Hook British gastropub, The Duck Hook's roast options include roast beef, which comes with a prime rib of beef, Yorkshire puddings, horseradish sauce and beef gravy, or a whole roast baby chicken with sage and onion stuffing balls, veal sausages, cranberry sauce and chicken gravy. You can also opt for the slow-roasted lamb rump with mint sauce and lamb gravy. All the roasts come with all the trimmings you could hope for – roast potatoes, roast parsnips, buttered carrots, broccoli and cauliflower. Large appetite? Go for the roast with the most, which is beef, chicken and sausages. One of the best roast dinners in Dubai, with some cracking golf course views. Dhs125 (chicken), Dhs135 (beef or vegan), Dhs170 (roast with the most). Daily 11.30am-10.30pm. Dubai Hills Golf Club, @theduckhookdubai (800 666 353). Credit: The Irish Village A slap-up Irish Sunday roast is calling at The Irish Village. Expect roast and mashed potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, roast lamb and of course, all that gravy. A vegan option is also available. Dhs125 (roast with three soft drinks), Dhs190 (roast and three selected house beverages), Dhs250 (roast and five selected house beverages), Sat-Sun. The Irish Village, Garhoud, (04 282 4750). Credit: The Irish Village It's the signature Irish Village Sunday roast, except all weekend long. Every Friday and Saturday, expect roast and mashed potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, roast lamb and of course, all that gravy – along with with your choice of house beverages or soft drinks. A vegan option is available. Dhs125 (roast with three soft drinks), Dhs190 (roast and three house beverages), Dhs250 (roast and five house beverages), Sat-Sun. Studio One Hotel, Dubai Studio City, (04 241 8444). The Rose & Crown Join the party every weekend at this retro pub in Al Habtoor City. The food here is decent, and there's also a pool table, a dartboard and tonnes of big screens to keep you occupied for the best part of the afternoon (or evening). Dhs90 (roast), Dhs250 (two roasts and a bottle of grape or bucket of hops). Sat-Sun noon onwards. The Atrium, Al Habtoor City, (04 437 0022). This Palm Jumeriah gastropub offers a roast dinner in Dubai, with views of the sea. Choose between roast chicken, roast beef with horseradish or roast lamb with mint sauce, complete with all the trimmings: duck fat roasted potatoes, cauliflower cheese, steamed greens, sweet potato mash, roasted root veggies and Yorkshire pudding. Enjoy a glass of complimentary grape with each roast option. Looking for something different? Enjoy The Tap House's new selection of pies. Dhs109 (roast chicken, yellow mustard), Dhs129 (roast striploin, creamy horseradish), Dhs139 (roast lamb leg, mint sauce). Sun noon-11pm. Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Hills (04 514 3778). Hungry for more? Booking a table? 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Daily Record
07-07-2025
- Daily Record
Freed Dubai teen Marcus Fakana's jail hell as he was 'forced to watch rapes'
Nineteen-year-old Marcus Fakana has now been released from a hellish Dubai prison after he was jailed for having sex with another teen. British teen Marcus Fakana has at last been freed from a Dubai prison following 12 months of "hell". Nineteen-year-old Marcus, from Tottenham, north London, had been staying with family in the United Arab Emirates city when he struck up a holiday romance with another teenager, who was also from London, at the Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah, reports the Mirror. The pair had consensual sex, but as the girl was still a few weeks off her 18th birthday, the then 18-year-old Marcus faced severe consequences under the harsh legal system of the UAE, where sex between under-18s is illegal. Local police officers were tipped off by the girl's mother, and Marcus was put behind the bars of the notorious al-Awir prison, where he spent his birthday and New Year's far from home, in squalid and dangerous conditions. Holiday romance gone wrong Marcus and the girl had intended to continue their relationship once they returned to the UK. However, everything changed on August 31, 2024, when, while still on holiday, Marcus was taken into police custody. Speaking previously about the summer fling, Marcus told the Mirror: "We had a wonderful time. I couldn't wait to see her again. Then police knocked on our hotel door." For three long days, Marcus was held at the "notorious" Al Barsha Police Station, where, according to the campaign group Detained in Dubai, he was unable to make a phone call or even speak with his worried parents. A judge ordered that the construction apprentice be locked up for one year in the infamous al-Awir prison. In December 2024, Marcus stated that he had been "shocked beyond belief" by the sentence and begged "Let me go home. Please give me my life back." Cruel conditions and harrowing rapes According to a report earlier this year, rape is an "every day occurrence" at Al-Awir Central Prison, with both inmates and guards subjected to frequent violent assaults. Male prisoners must have shaved heads at all times, while female inmates, who are kept in separate buildings, reportedly have to wear head coverings. They are packed into overcrowded cells, with as many as 20 inmates battling for three beds. In an interview with The Independent in 2017, ex-managing director of Leeds United, David Haigh, who was held for nearly two years on trumped-up fraud charges, described the conditions he faced while locked up in Dubai. According to David: 'The only way to describe being in prison in Dubai is hell. I was held for 22 months and I'll never forget it – the stench, the dirt, the smell, the heat, and the lack of any information whatsoever." Remembering how he was punched, Tasered, beaten and raped during his time in a cell, David reflected: 'The worst of this abuse was perpetrated by the prison guards and police. I lost a lot of weight through stress. 'Once, when I asked for some painkillers, a guard hit me over the head with a broom handle. When someone's beating you or hurting you in whatever form, in a weird way, you can deal with that. What I found more harrowing was seeing them do it to other prisoners in front of everyone.' Speaking with the Ilford Recorder, Marcus' sister Davena Kumar revealed that her brother had been separated from friends and forced to watch other prisoners being raped. Davena told the publication: 'He's sharing a cell with someone who's been sentenced for life. They've made him watch other men being raped like it's a lesson." Opening up about Marcus' condition one month into his sentence, Davena shared: "He was skinny and he wasn't himself. He was banging on the door, calling my name, and I just wanted to hug him.' Return home and lasting trauma Remarking upon Marcus' return home, Detained in Dubai CEO Radha described the teenager as an "extraordinary young man caught in a deeply unjust system". Radha said: "Marcus should never have been put through this. He was supposed to spend a short few days with his family, but ended up spending nearly a year in the tourist destination. We are thrilled that after an intensive campaign, he was officially pardoned and is home safe, surrounded by those who love him. "This was an extraordinary young man caught in a deeply unjust system. We thank everyone who stood by Marcus and helped bring him home." While celebrating that Marcus is now "back where he belongs", Radha went on to emphasise the " trauma" he's been left with, due to the "severe" impact of the decision. She added: 'Marcus is back where he belongs. But no one should have to endure this. He was 18 at the time, and the British woman involved is now 18 too, a fact she did not divulge to him at the time. We hope his story will prompt serious reconsideration of the UK's travel advice and its engagement with the UAE on human rights issues. "Dubai could have chosen to fine and to deport him. Instead, the 18-year-old was sentenced to one year in prison. The impact on his life has been severe and there was no need for him to endure such trauma." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. 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Daily Mirror
07-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Dubai teen Marcus Fakana's jail hell - 'severe' trauma and forced to watch rapes
Nineteen-year-old Marcus Fakana has now been released from a hellish Dubai prison, following what has been a traumatic year for the teenager after he was jailed for having sex with another teen British teen Marcus Fakana has at last been freed from a Dubai prison - and it's likely his 12 months of hell will have resulted in significant trauma. Nineteen-year-old Marcus, from Tottenham, north London, had been staying with family in the United Arab Emirates city when he struck up a holiday romance with another teenager, who was also from London, at the Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah. The pair had consensual sex, but as the girl was still a few weeks off her 18th birthday, the then 1 8-year-old Marcus faced severe consequences under the harsh legal system of the UAE, where sex between under-18s is illegal. Local police officers were tipped off by the girl's mother, and Marcus was put behind the bars of the notorious al-Awir prison, where he spent his birthday and New Year's far from home, in squalid and dangerous conditions. Holiday romance gone wrong Marcus and the girl had intended to continue their relationship once they returned to the UK. However, everything changed on August 31, 2024, when, while still on holiday, Marcus was taken into police custody. Speaking previously about the summer fling, Marcus told the Mirror: "We had a wonderful time. I couldn't wait to see her again. Then police knocked on our hotel door." For three long days, Marcus was held at the "notorious" Al Barsha Police Station, where, according to the campaign group Detained in Dubai, he was unable to make a phone call or even speak with his worried parents. And things got even worse from there. After being arrested, it was expected that Marcus would be handed a suspended sentence for the consensual act and allowed to fly home. Instead, a judge ordered that the construction apprentice be locked up for one year in the infamous al-Awir prison. In December 2024, Marcus stated that he had been "shocked beyond belief" by the sentence. Speaking previously to the Detained in Dubai while on bail, Marcus pleaded for mercy from Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, the absolute ruler of Dubai, expressing that he had not intended to break any laws. He begged, "My family and I are devastated and in shock. I never intended to break the law. It didn't occur to me at the time, and for that, I'm sorry. I am asking His Highness, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, to please forgive me and pardon me. Let me go home. Please give me my life back." Sentence horror Back in January, friends and supporters gathered in Westminster to call for Marcus' release, with many condemning his harsh sentence as an injustice CEO Radha Stirling, of Detained in Dubai, an advocacy group that played an important role in bringing Marcus home, said at the time: "Marcus has been in jail for over a month now. Marcus spent New Year's and his birthday behind bars in Dubai, desperately hoping for a pardon. "He wasn't aware the girl was slightly under 18, and he didn't intend to break the law. He didn't intend to offend the country or break the law, and we'd like nothing more than to see him reunited with his family and back in London." She added, "Their relationship was completely legal in the UK, and it is easy to see how tourists can get in trouble. Marcus is, of course, very thankful to the public for all of the support, and he has received so many letters from people. "He's positive that he will get a pardon, and that's what he's focused on right now. It's obviously a very traumatic time and experience. Keep writing to your MPs, keep boycotting Dubai and keep making sure this is at the forefront of everyone's thoughts while he is in prison. Let's not forget about him." Cruel conditions Located some 30km from influencer hotspot Dubai, al-Awir Central Prison is a far cry from the luxury shopping malls and high-end restaurants associated with the glamorous city. According to a report earlier this year, rape is an "every day occurrence" at the jail, with both inmates and guards subjected to frequent violent assaults. Male prisoners must have shaved heads at all times, while female inmates, who are kept in separate buildings, reportedly have to wear head coverings. They are packed into overcrowded cells, with as many as 20 inmates battling for three beds. In an interview with The Independent in 2017, ex-managing director of Leeds United, David Haigh, who was held for nearly two years on trumped-up fraud charges, described the conditions he faced while locked up in Dubai. According to David: 'The only way to describe being in prison in Dubai is hell. I was held for 22 months and I'll never forget it – the stench, the dirt, the smell, the heat, and the lack of any information whatsoever." Remembering how he was punched, Tasered, beaten and raped during his time in a cell, David reflected: 'The worst of this abuse was perpetrated by the prison guards and police. I lost a lot of weight through stress. 'Once, when I asked for some painkillers, a guard hit me over the head with a broom handle. When someone's beating you or hurting you in whatever form, in a weird way, you can deal with that. What I found more harrowing was seeing them do it to other prisoners in front of everyone.' Some prisoners have been forced to endure horror illnesses without being offered medical care. Others have allegedly been tortured into giving confessions. Karl Williams, a Brit who was locked up at the prison for a year in 2012, had electric shocks administered to his testicles and saw men being stabbed to death. In a memoir detailing his ordeal, he said: "I saw men get stabbed in the neck and others sliced down their faces. Blood splattered every surface as prisoner after prisoner was sliced." Williams, along with fellow Brits Grant Cameron and Suneet Jeerh, were reportedly given electric shocks and had guns held to their heads. Mr Williams wrote: "They pulled down my trousers, spread my legs and started to electrocute my testicles. It was unbelievably painful. I was so scared. I started to believe that I was going to die in that room." In another terrifying case, Suneet Jeerh, a 25-year-old man from Ilford, east London, was locked up in 2013 after being arrested with two pals from Wanstead who cops caught with "spice" - a synthetic form of cannabis - in their car. His sister, Davena Kumar, said conditions at the prison were horrific and that her brother, who appeared "skinny" and "not himself" when she went to visit him, was allegedly forced to watch other men being raped as a "lesson". Inmate Dinchi Lar spent three months at the jail after she shared a video of fellow Nigerian passengers who, like her, had been detained for hours on arrival to Dubai Airport. She was arrested, charged and sentenced for "breaching the privacy of government employees at Dubai airport' and 'sharing a video of them online without their consent". "I was really shocked. I didn't commit murder, I didn't steal… I posted a video of harassment of myself and my fellow countrymen," she told ITV. "It was the most frightening experience of my life, absolute torture, and all because I went to the police about what happened in the hotel room," she told The Sun. "I will never forget the jail, it's the worst place I have ever been. They kept the lights off in the day so we'd be eating in pitch blackness. Then they turned them on at night so no one could sleep," she added. Describing the conditions as "demoralising", "humiliating", and "traumatising", Dinchi, who claims she only saw the sun once for 15 minutes during her three-month stretch, said: "There's nothing like personal space... you are sleeping and somebody is in your face. You're literally sleeping on top of another person." Harrowing rapes Speaking with the Ilford Recorder, Marcus' sister Davena Kumar revealed that her brother had been separated from friends and forced to watch other prisoners being raped. Davena told the publication: 'He's sharing a cell with someone who's been sentenced for life. They've made him watch other men being raped like it's a lesson.' Opening up about Marcus' condition one month into his sentence, Davena shared: "He was skinny and he wasn't himself. He was banging on the door, calling my name, and I just wanted to hug him.' Return home and lasting trauma Remarking upon Marcus' return home, Detained in Dubai CEO Radha described the teenager as an "extraordinary young man caught in a deeply unjust system". Radha said, "Marcus should never have been put through this. He was supposed to spend a short few days with his family, but ended up spending nearly a year in the tourist destination. We are thrilled that after an intensive campaign, he was officially pardoned and is home safe, surrounded by those who love him. "This was an extraordinary young man caught in a deeply unjust system. We thank everyone who stood by Marcus and helped bring him home." While celebrating that Marcus is now "back where he belongs", Radha went on to emphasise the "trauma" he's been left with, due to the "severe" impact of the decision. She added, 'Marcus is back where he belongs. But no one should have to endure this. He was 18 at the time, and the British woman involved is now 18 too, a fact she did not divulge to him at the time. We hope his story will prompt serious reconsideration of the UK's travel advice and its engagement with the UAE on human rights issues. "Dubai could have chosen to fine and to deport him. Instead, the 18-year-old was sentenced to one year in prison. The impact on his life has been severe and there was no need for him to endure such trauma."
Khaleej Times
30-05-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Sky View Development launches Avion Residence at Hilton Dubai, introducing a new standard of urban living
Sky View Development has officially launched its latest luxury residential project, Avion Residence, at a prestigious event hosted at Hilton Dubai, Al Habtoor City this evening. The occasion drew an audience of investors, industry leaders, partners, and media, signaling Sky View's continued drive to set benchmarks in Dubai's real estate sector. During his keynote, Akash Kanjwani, CEO of Sky View Group, said: "Avion Residence is the culmination of Sky View's 19-year journey where architectural excellence meets thoughtful living. This project represents our unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and creating spaces that residents can truly call home." The launch showcased the project's Bali-inspired design, floor plans, and premium amenities through engaging multimedia presentations and expert panel discussions. The event also featured live musical performances that underscored the celebratory atmosphere. Bollywood icon Shilpa Shetty Kundra graced the event as chief guest, sharing her appreciation for the development, "Avion Residence beautifully blends elegance and wellness—values I personally cherish. It's exciting to witness such a visionary project that elevates the meaning of home." The highlight of the evening was the grand unveiling of the architectural model of Avion Residence, accompanied by an aerial performance that captivated the audience and reflected the project's ambition to become a landmark within Dubai South. Following the formal programme, guests enjoyed networking and had the opportunity to explore the model and engage with Sky View's team. Sky View Development's Avion Residence is poised to redefine modern urban living with its blend of design, functionality, and lifestyle, offering a unique address in one of Dubai's most dynamic growth corridors.
