Storm warning: It is illegal to post 'irresponsible' pictures of storms online, Dubai authorities say.

It is illegal to post pictures of storms online, authorities in the United Arab Emirates have warned.

Posting negative images or rumours about the recent flooding could be punished under the country's cybercrime laws, the interior ministry said.

Damaging the country's reputation online is punishable imprisonment and a fine of up to 1m Emirati Dirhams (£189,500), the International Business Times reported.

Officials said people were "spreading rumours" and behaving "irresponsibly" on social media.

Heavy rain storms hit the gulf state earlier this week, flooding roads and causing flights to be cancelled.

Igile:
Everything is highly regulated in Dubai

DeLaRue:


But if the Nigerian government made that same statement, people like you will be up in arms and claim the Nigerian government is evil and authoritarian. Some will even demand that the military should take over.

Arise TV will run programs upon programs over at least 2 weeks bringing a long array of publicity-hungry 'experts' to denounce the government and proclaim we are under the most anti democratic government since 1872.

However, if a foreign government (especially if they have a lighter skin than you) make such statement, you will praise that foreign government as you did in your statement.

Inferiority complex.

DeLaRue:


But if the Nigerian government made that same statement, people like you will be up in arms and claim the Nigerian government is evil and authoritarian. Some will even demand that the military should take over.

Arise TV will run programs upon programs over at least 2 weeks bringing a long array of publicity-hungry 'experts' to denounce the government and proclaim we are under the most anti democratic government since 1872.

However, if a foreign government (especially if they have a lighter skin than you) make such statement, you will praise that foreign government as you did in your statement.

Inferiority complex.

socialmediaman:
Is this legal?

DeLaRue:


But if the Nigerian government made that same statement, people like you will be up in arms and claim the Nigerian government is evil and authoritarian. Some will even demand that the military should take over.

Arise TV will run programs upon programs over at least 2 weeks bringing a long array of publicity-hungry 'experts' to denounce the government and proclaim we are under the most anti democratic government since 1872.

However, if a foreign government (especially if they have a lighter skin than you) make such statement, you will praise that foreign government as you did in your statement.

Inferiority complex.

DeLaRue:


But if the Nigerian government made that same statement, people like you will be up in arms and claim the Nigerian government is evil and authoritarian. Some will even demand that the military should take over.

However, if a foreign government (especially if they have a lighter skin than you) make such statement, you will praise that foreign government as you did in your statement.

Inferiority complex.

ItisWell22:
Not unexpected, considering it’s a city heavily dependent on tourism.
Image is everything for the business…

Lomprico2:


Does Nigerian government provide it's citizens what Dubai government provides for theirs?

DeLaRue:


But if the Nigerian government made that same statement, people like you will be up in arms and claim the Nigerian government is evil and authoritarian. Some will even demand that the military should take over.

Arise TV will run programs upon programs over at least 2 weeks bringing a long array of publicity-hungry 'experts' to denounce the government and proclaim we are under the most anti democratic government since 1872.

However, if a foreign government (especially if they have a lighter skin than you) make such statement, you will praise that foreign government as you did in your statement.

Inferiority complex.

CursedOsuPigs:
Right move.

Same should be done in Nigeria.

jmoore:

The person you quoted never praised UAE. He simply said 'everything is highly regulated in Dubai'. Simple English sentence, but you decided to babablu.

Secondly, UAE is not running a democratic government. It is sheer ignorance to expect a democratic government to operate same way as a government run by Monarchs.

Lastly, it is your APC government that tried to use a false news propaganda about UAE Visa, which most APC supporters were rejoicing. Do Arabs rejoice when they get Visa to Nigeria? Inferiority complex promax!