Dubai's Court of First Instance recently ordered the deportation of a Lebanese woman who was convicted of carrying "nearly 2,750 medically-controlled pills at Dubai airport," Khaleej Times reported. 

The woman's case dates back to July 2, when she was arrested and detained upon her arrival to the UAE. 

In the early stages of the investigation into her case, the 23-year-old woman denied the charge of "importing psychotropic tablets" into the country. 

During her trial, the defendant told judges she was unaware that the use of such medicines was regulated under UAE law, stating that she was carrying the drugs for her own personal use. 

According to Khaleej Times, the unidentified woman told the court she had been prescribed the medication after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in the wake of her brother's death in a traffic accident.

However, given that she failed to present any medical documents in court, the defendant was convicted in the case. 

"The presiding judge subsequently fined her Dh2,000 and ordered that she be deported," the English language publication wrote. 

Saudi Arabia's Mecca police department arrested a restaurant employee who was filmed talking to a woman behind a fast food eatery in the city, Akbhaar24 news site reported on Thursday. 

Earlier this week a video of the woman approaching the man close to his workplace went viral on social media, sparking outrage among users who deemed the duo's behavior "immoral." 

In his statement on the matter, an official spokesman for Mecca's police department said: 

"After a thorough investigation into the matter, officers identified the place where the incident happened. It is a fast food restaurant located behind a school." 

"The woman seen in the video is a student at the school and approached the man during the lunch break, going against our norms and values. After police officers identified the man, he was arrested, investigated and punished according to our rules and regulations," he added.

"There's no power or strength but in God." 

"It's unjust to just investigate the worker and not the woman, she's the one who went to see him." 

"They should be shamed in public. Sharia and legal punishments should be enforced. They should also be separated and banned from work for life." 

"He should marry her, that's it."  

"Maybe she's his relative or his sister and came to see him at work."

 "A worker meets a woman... what's so wrong with that?"