London is safe for Arab tourists, says top British Police officer

A senior British police officer has reassured London is a safe city for Arab tourists after of an Omani national was stabbed to death last week

“I want to reassure people that London is one of the safest cities in the world, particularly for our friends coming from the UAE,” Mark McEwan, Metropolitan Police commander reiterated while speaking at an event in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday

This comes after the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has warned citizens travelling to UK to take special care after last week's deadly attack. 

The British officer added that the attacks on Arabs were isolated and perpetrated by lone suspects.

More from UAE

  • UAE pledges additional $200m Sudan funding

    The UAE has pledged an additional $200 million (AED734 million) in humanitarian funding to Sudan, taking the overall total to $3.5 billion. The announcement was made at the High-Level Humanitarian Conference for the People of Sudan, in Addis Ababa.

  • UAE President welcomes Russia's First Deputy PM

    UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Denis Manturov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

  • UAE condemns attack on UNIFIL convoy in Lebanon

    The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the attack that set fire to a convoy of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), near Beirut Airport, which led to the injury of a member of the international force.

  • Rain expected across UAE until Tuesday

    The UAE is set to experience unsettled weather conditions from February 16-18, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).