Jezebel: united arab emirates

Life's A Beach

Anna — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:10:00 EST

[Dubai, November 16. Image via Getty]

An Emirati man watches cheerleaders perform on the beach at Jumeira, on the first day of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, on November 16, 2009. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)

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Anna — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:10:00 EDT

[Abu Dhabi, October 30. Image via Getty]

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 30: Local fan takes photographs from the grandstand during practice for the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on October 30, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Mercury Rising

Anna — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:10:00 EDT

[Dubai, August 31. Image via Getty]

A nurse takes the temperature of a student at the United International Private School (UIPS) in Dubai on August 31, 2009. The school has launched an awareness campaign for swine flu or A(H1N1) influenza as it opened its doors for the new academic year. Monitoring and taking the temperature of students is conducted every day as part of the campaign. The United Arab Emirates announced its second case of swine flu fatality as a pregnant woman died after delivery. The health ministry said that some 600,000 school students will be given vaccination once it becomes available from the manufacturers. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)

Field Of Dreams

Anna — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Dubai, May 31. Image via Getty]

Arab supporters and two girls watch a training session of the German national football team on May 31, 2009 in Dubai, during the team's summer tour to China and the United Arab Emirates. Germany will play a friendly match against the United Arab Emirates in Dubai on June 2. AFP PHOTO / OLIVER LANG (Photo credit should read OLIVER LANG/AFP/Getty Images)

Couple Caught Having Sex On The Beach Face Six Years In The Slammer

Jessica — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:30:00 EDT

You've just finished a champagne brunch by the beach. You're preeettty tipsy — it's the weekend! — and you decide to take a walk with a cute dude you met earlier in the day. Well one thing leads to another, and the next thing you know you're doing it astride a sand dune. Sounds like the making of a boozy adventure, something to relay with giggles to your friends, right? Not for Michelle Palmer it wasn't. The British national, caught having sex on a Dubai beach with fellow Brit Vince Acors last week, now faces up to six years in prison for violating the United Arab Emirates' strict behavioral laws. While both couples face the same strict sentences, most of the UK headlines focus only on Palmer's transgression (From the Guardian: "Woman Accused Of Sex And Assault On Dubai Beach Faces Jail"; from the BBC: "Woman Arrested For 'Sex On Beach'").

In the papers' defense, Michelle was arrested for assault and indecency, as she allegedly attacked the policeman who caught the couple getting busy (the other part of the story: the policeman reportedly caught them a first time and let them go, only to catch them a second time). The tabloids usually have the juiciest details, and the Sun refers to Acors as "sozzled" and also gives the pertinent info that Michelle was on top when they were caught.

Anyway, Michelle is bearing the brunt of this scandal: she's already been fired from her job as a manager at the ITP Publishing company for violating a decency clause in her contract. Michelle wrote into an online forum recently to ask for discretion. "Please be sympathetic for the sake of those I love, if this were you, your sister/brother, your daughter/son, how would you really be feeling?" Poor girl. Here's the lesson to be learned from this debacle: never have sex with a guy whose co-workers refer to as "Vince Charming."

First Picture Of British Businessman Whose Dubai Beach Tryst Could Put Him And His Lover In Jail For Six Years [This Is London]
"Woman Accused Of Sex And Assault On Dubai Beach Faces Jail" [Guardian]
"Woman Arrested For 'Sex On Beach'" [BBC]
British Girl On Dubai Sex Rap [The Sun]