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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...
78 countries at Swiss conference agree Ukraine's territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 80 countries called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The way forward for diplomacy remains...
Emirati leader meets with Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty over attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates met with an official in the Taliban government still wanted by the United States on an up-to $10 million bounty over his involvement in an attack that killed an American citizen and other assaults. The...
Tens of billions of dollars in gold flows illegally out of Africa each year, a new report says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Billons of dollars in gold is smuggled out of Africa each year and most of it ends up in the United Arab Emirates, where it is refined and sold to customers around the world, according to a report published Thursday. Over $30 billion worth of gold, or more...
Pakistan says United Arab Emirates to invest $10 billion in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani government said Thursday that the United Arab Emirates committed to investing up to $10 billion in Pakistan during a meeting in the UAE capital between that country's president and the Pakistani prime minister. The office of Pakistani Prime Minister...
F1 management and FIA reach peace agreement to stop infighting and align on behalf of global series
The contempt between Formula 1 and its governing body has softened, with both sides announcing Wednesday they've agreed “to commit to a strategic plan for the future of F1.” FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem told The Associated Press at the Miami Grand Prix earlier this month...
