Dubai arrests man for sharing assault video
Source: Aljazeera
Detainee filmed and posted online scene allegedly showing Emirati man beating expatriate in road rage attack.
Police in Dubai have arrested a man whose YouTube film alerted them to an alleged attack by an Emirati (Dubai citizen) man on an expatriate driver. The case has sparked a debate over strict national laws on filming public scenes and people.
Using its twitter feed, Dubai police announced on Wednesday officers had "arrested the man who shot the video of the bus driver incident." Police were only alerted to the attack after the son of the alleged attacker complained that the video, uploaded to YouTube, damaged his father's reputation.
The video was removed but subsequently reloaded on July 15. It shows a man native to the emirate slapping and beating an Indian expatriate van driver with his igal, or headband, on July 13.
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And this is where Halliburton moved their corporate headquarters for a brief time:
By JAKE TAPPER
March 12, 2007
Halliburton Co., currently the largest military contractor in Iraq with billions of dollars in Pentagon contracts, announced Sunday that it was planning to move its CEO and corporate headquarters from Houston to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
The move could eventually save the firm a fortune in U.S. taxes, but it is raising serious questions about its priorities and prompting at least one possible congressional hearing.
Dave Lesar, Halliburton's chairman, president and chief executive officer, made the announcement at an energy conference in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Lesar said the goal of the move was to focus on Eastern Hemisphere "oil exploration and production opportunities, and growing our business here will bring more balance to Halliburton's overall portfolio."
Run by Vice President Dick Cheney from 1995 to 2000, Halliburton has a five-year, $16 billion contract with the U.S. Army and total revenues of $22.6 billion in 2006. ...
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