Dubai - Syria has frozen its ties with Iraq following a cross-border attack by US forces on a Syrian village, the Dubai-based al-Arabiya news network reported Friday.

London, Oct 28 : A British couple convicted of having sex on Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach may be jailed for a longer term, with prosecutors filing an appeal against their sentence.

The Court of First Instance had sentenced Michelle Palmer and Vince Acors to a three-month term in jail, fined 1,000 dirhams, and issued with deportation orders earlier this month.

However, according to their attorney Hassan Matter, the prosecutors have lodged an appeal against the sentence, saying it was “not enough”.

Real estate major Brigade Enterprises, has informed that the company has opened its first worldwide office in Dubai.

The source close to the company revealed that the office is located at Atrium Centre, Bank Street, Bur Dubai.

While commenting on the occasion, Mr. M R Jaishankar, CMD, Brigade Enterprises stated, “Indian real estate sector has seen phenomenal growth and there are Indians abroad who are looking at buying property in India for themselves and also as an investment option. As a first step to reach out to these customers, we have opened our office in Dubai.”

Dubai - A court verdict sentencing two Britons to a brief jail term and a fine in Dubai was greeted as a positive solution to a case that had raised tensions between the city's native population and its large number of expatriates.

The incident has triggered a heated debate in local papers, about the effect of tourism and the majority expatriate population on the Muslim country's customs and traditions.

A British couple was sentenced on Thursday to three months in jail for having drunken sex in public on Dubai's Jumeirah beach.

Michelle Palmer, 37, a Dubai resident, Vince Acors, 34, were also fined 1,000 dirhams (271 dollars) for drinking alcohol in public.