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Faked video targeting France and UAE likely Russian despite Moscow's links to Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fake video that ricocheted across the internet claiming tensions between France and the United Arab Emirates after Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's detention in Paris likely came from Russia, an analysis by The Associated Press shows, despite Moscow's efforts to...
Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday of providing weapons to its rival paramilitary force and prolonging the 17-month war. The UAE called the allegations “utterly false” and “baseless” and accused the government of refusing to...
UAE leader pardons 57 Bangladeshis imprisoned for rallying in the Arab nation over turmoil back home
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday pardoned 57 Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid trials over their involvement in protests in the Arabian Peninsula nation about unrest in their home country. The decision by Sheikh Mohammed...
Telegram founder Pavel Durov's various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships, something that's only added to the mystery surrounding his detention in France. Those passports provided Pavel Durov protection...
American rapper Macklemore says he canceled Dubai show over UAE arming Sudan paramilitary forces
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American rapper Macklemore said he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates' role "in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan through its reported support of the paramilitary force that's been fighting...
The UAE accepts credentials of Taliban ambassador in a major diplomatic win for Afghanistan’s rulers
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday accepted the credentials of the Taliban’s ambassador to the oil-rich Gulf Arab state, the biggest diplomatic coup for Afghanistan’s rulers who are not officially recognized as the country’s legitimate government. The...
Sudan army absent as 1st day of peace talks conclude in Switzerland
CAIRO (AP) — The first day of U.S.-led peace talks aimed at finding a solution to Sudan’s brutal conflict concluded Wednesday in Geneva with the country’s military absent and the other warring party’s participation unclear. The talks come as the war-wrecked country faces one...
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...
