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UAE sentences Bangladeshi nationals to prison over protests against their home government
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced dozens of Bangladeshi nationals to prison, including three for life imprisonment, over protests against their home government in the Gulf country, state media reported Monday. The Abu Dhabi Federal...
Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in the UAE in a mass trial criticized abroad
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mass trial of dissidents in the United Arab Emirates sentenced 43 people to life in prison on Wednesday while several other defendants received long prison terms in a case that has been widely criticized by activists abroad. The sentences given...
University student who yelled 'Free Palestine' reportedly deported as UAE weighs Israel-Hamas war
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — At the graduation ceremony of New York University Abu Dhabi this May, a student wearing the traditional Palestinian black-and-white keffiyeh scarf shouted “Free Palestine!” as he crossed the stage to receive his diploma, witnesses say. Days later, he reportedly was...
Makhachev doesn't want to retire Poirier at UFC 302, just beat him in the lightweight title clash
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Islam Makhachev understood the reasons why Dustin Poirier would consider retirement after their lightweight title clash in the main event of UFC 302. The 35-year-old Poirier has cited family, blossoming business interests, and just a general weariness of...
Dave Chappelle says there's a 'genocide' in the Gaza Strip as Israel-Hamas war rages on there
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American comedian Dave Chappelle said Thursday a “genocide” is striking the Gaza Strip amid the Israel-Hamas war to cheers during his performance in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, while urging Americans to fight antisemitism so Jews don’t...
Abu Dhabi, once an untapped desert city, sees its first brewery open as UAE relaxes its alcohol laws
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In 2018, Chad McGehee opened Side Hustle Brews and Spirits, an Abu Dhabi-branded brewery and distillery with funky camels on its cans and playful names familiar to anyone living in the United Arab Emirates. The only problem was it was illegal...
FIFA moves toward ending soccer tradition and letting league games be staged in other countries
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA moved Wednesday toward ending decades of soccer tradition by ordering a review of its policy that currently blocks domestic league games being played in other countries. Fans are likely to object to their teams' home matches potentially being moved thousands of...
Abu Dhabi-backed fund pulls out of deal to take over UK's Telegraph newspaper group
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Telegraph newspaper group is back up for sale Tuesday after a United Arab Emirates-backed consortium pulled out of a takeover bid following strong opposition from the U.K. government. Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund RedBird IMI said it was withdrawing from...
Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years
Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state's second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches “within the next 10 years” in a project worth nearly $35 billion, its ruler said Sunday. Sheikh...
