Wednesday 29 July 2015

A Briton robbed at a hotel by a Russian woman

Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2015. A 56-year-old British national became the victim of theft while staying at the Sokos hotel and in this case he has nobody to blame but himself: the man had contacted an unknown Russian woman over the Internet and invited her to the hotel room to spend some time together on the 15th of July. Shortly after her visit the victim found out that some money (around 1800 euro) and a pearl collar had been stolen. According to the victim, the woman is a private "tour guide". The police were called in

Friday 17 July 2015

Online dating: a Bahraini businessman claims he was duped by a Russian woman

A lovelorn Bahraini businessman claims that criminals have been targeting users of a marriage website for Muslims to con people out of money. Ahmed Abdulrahman, who joined Canada ­based Qiran.com in February, says he was duped by a Russian woman who persuaded him to send her money to help her sit some exams, although he refused to say exactly how much.

Saturday 11 July 2015

TV soccer row led to stabbing

Bahrain, 2007. A British man is recovering after being stabbed by his Russian wife during a row over a soccer match. The row flared after Russia beat England 2-1 in the Euro 2008 qualifier match in Moscow on Wednesday, a Public Prosecution spokesman told the GDN last night. He said the woman was arrested after stabbing her husband twice in the arm, but was released after he said he did not want her charged.

Sunday 5 July 2015

An English-speaking foreigner got slapped in the face after a brawl on a suburban train in Russia

An English-speaking foreigner got slapped in the face after a brawl on a suburban train in Russia. It seems he was disgruntled with the fact that the female vendor was speaking too loudly and engaged in pointless argument.