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Mossad Dubai Assassins Travel Routes Maps

March 2, 2010 in United Arab Emirates

Maps of travel routes of the 26 Mossad Assassins who killed Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai on January 19, 2010.

IMF United Arab Emirates Anti-Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Report

December 22, 2009 in International Monetary Fund, United Arab Emirates

A basic legal framework for combating money laundering and terrorist financing is in place in the UAE, but that framework needs further strengthening in a number of areas. The AML law needs to be amended to expand the range of predicate offences and to provide greater powers for the financial intelligence unit. The FIU should also increase its own staffing so that it may operate as an autonomous unit, rather than relying on the resources of the Central Bank’s Supervision Department and other regulatory agencies.