Dubai to deport group involved in naked video shoot

Dubai will deport a group of people after an incident on the balcony of a Dubai Marina apartment.

The emirate on Tuesday said Public Prosecution completed the investigation and those involved would be deported.

Essam Al Humaidan, Dubai's Attorney General, said the widely publicised photo shoot breached UAE law.

The group of men and women – believed to be chiefly from eastern Europe – were charged with public indecency and storing images of a pornographic nature.

“The individuals involved will be deported from the United Arab Emirates. No further comment shall be made on the matter,” authorities said.

It came after footage was shared on Twitter of a large group of women posing naked on the balcony of a penthouse apartment.

Russia’s consulate general had previously said the male cameraman behind the shoot, who is being held by police, is a Russian citizen, but said none of the women were.

Consular officials said although some of the detained women spoke Russian, they were not citizens of the Russian Federation.

Police did not identify those detained.

Dubai Marina area guide – in pictures

The impressive skyline in Dubai Marina is made up of 152 imposing towers. Pawan Singh / The National

Dubai Marina has some pet-friendly areas where owners can walk their pets on a leash.

The winding marina walk, which snakes 3.6km through the impressive residential and commercial towers, is home to more than 600 boats and yachts. Pawan Singh / The National

A view of one of the Careem bike stations in Dubai Marina.

The total length of the promenade in Dubai Marina is just shy of 8km and there are plenty of stopping points along the way, from coffee shops to cafes and more.

The majority of residential towers in Dubai Marina offer incredible views, have their own swimming pools, gyms, parks and sometimes BBQ areas for residents to enjoy.

Dubai Marina is one of the most well connected neighbourhoods in the city. If boasts great public transport options including Dubai Metro, Dubai Tram and Dubai Water Bus

This popular bustling neighbourhood bagged the title of Top 10 most Instagrammable spots in the city by Bayut.com in 2018.

Some of Darwish's last words

"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008

His life in brief: Born in a village near Galilee, he lived in exile for most of his life and started writing poetry after high school. He was arrested several times by Israel for what were deemed to be inciteful poems. Most of his work focused on the love and yearning for his homeland, and he was regarded the Palestinian poet of resistance. Over the course of his life, he published more than 30 poetry collections and books of prose, with his work translated into more than 20 languages. Many of his poems were set to music by Arab composers, most significantly Marcel Khalife. Darwish died on August 9, 2008 after undergoing heart surgery in the United States. He was later buried in Ramallah where a shrine was erected in his honour.

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