Like any country, the United Arab Emirates have had their share of
criminals, accidents, natural disasters and downright weird incidents.
Most of these events merit a few pages in the newspapers before
disappearing from history. This book brings the tragic, strange and
illuminating stories from the 1970s back to life in a compilation of 168
of the best, drawn from past UAE newspapers - UAE News, Emirates News,
Abu Dhabi News and the Gulf Weekly Mirror. The common theme of the
articles are that they have all had an impact on safety, security and
stability of the UAE, and cover a vast range of topics from smuggling
deaths to murders, from assassinations to plan hijackings, and from
mermaid hoaxes to UFO sightings. Together, they provide a fascinating
glimpse into the past, and many of the stories still resonate today.