Taiwanese man wrongly detained in Abu Dhabi returns homeStaff writer, with CNAA Taiwanese man who was wrongly detained while transiting through Abu Dhabi International Airport on Nov. 24 last year returned to Taiwan on Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today. The Yunlin County resident surnamed Chen (陳) was traveling with his wife, surnamed Yang (楊), who reported the incident to Taiwan's representative office in Dubai the following day. A Taiwanese man surnamed Chen, left, who was detained while transiting Abu Dhabi, and his wife are pictured on Nov. 24 last year. Chen and his wife visited the Legislative Yuan today to thank Chang and Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) for their assistance. Chen also expressed gratitude to Taiwan's representative office in Dubai for its support.

Source: Taipei Times January 20, 2026 09:58 UTC