LONDON — Academic Matthew Hedges arrived back in Britain Tuesday after being pardoned and released by the United Arab Emirates from a spying conviction, ending an ordeal that had strained relations b…
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UAE frees Briton sentenced to life as spy after pardon
The UAE president issued the pardon as part of a mass clemency of more than 700 prisoners to mark the country’s National Day, according to a statement on state news agency WAM. The pardon was effectiv…
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British student accused of spying is pardoned by UAE
“Mr. Hedges will be permitted to leave the country once all the formalities are complete,” Jaber al-Lamki, a spokesman for the Emirati government, said at a news conference in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Tej…
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UK academic back home after UAE pardon
The UAE president issued the pardon as part of a mass clemency of more than 700 prisoners to mark the country’s National Day. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt welcomed the pardon, which he called …
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British academic pardoned after United Arab Emirates conviction for spying and life sentence
Matthew Hedges, 31, a doctoral student at Durham University, was convicted of espionage on Nov. 21 but said he was in the UAE researching his PhD. At a news conference Monday, UAE officials played sho…
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Academic Matthew Hedges arrives back in Britain after pardon for ‘spying’ in UAE
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE president, approved the family’s appeal for clemency during a traditional tranche of pardons for the state’s national day. At a news conference on Monday in Abu Dhabi, …
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LaPresse: Ronaldo to Tackle Mbappé and Griezmann at Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai
DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 27, 2018 /CNW/ – Cristiano Ronaldo and French pair Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann will fight it out for the Best Player Award when the 10th edition of the Globe Soccer Awards is …
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Singaporean fintechs engage with UAE digital bank
HI-TRAC: The author’s shorthand for Happiness Index, Infrastructure, Talent, Regulations, Access and Capital. The six pillars that make the UAE a great place for a startup. This week’s article is abou…
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UAE’s Al Hilal Becomes First Bank to Issue Sharia-Compliant Bond on Blockchain
A state-owned financial institution in the United Arab Emirates, Al Hilal Bank, has made history by becoming the world’s first Islamic bank to execute a Sukuk (Sharia-compliant bond) transaction …
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Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial launches research portal and mobile app
Dubai-UAE: – The Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, has launched a state-of-the-art online research portal t…
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du Launches Cloud-based ICT Infrastructure and Compliance Management Services for UAE Enterprises with support from Caveonix
This relationship will ensure that large enterprises, particularly government and financial institutions in the UAE, can easily leverage proactive ICT and cloud workload protection in the face of comp…
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SIX things you missed from the Abu Dhabi GP
With both world championships wrapped up by Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, there appeared little to race for at Formula One’s season finale. But an eventful evening pla…
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AI, 3D printing, IoT to disrupt UAE construction industry
“Innovation and technology are considered key elements also to realising the UAE Vision 2021. It is therefore of essence for the regional construction sector to embrace innovation and the vast develop…
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The UAE pardoned a British student sentenced to life in prison after showing a purported confession video where he says he works for MI6
The United Arab Emirates on Monday pardoned Matthew Hedges, a British academic who was sentenced to life in prison on spying charges, after showing videos in which he reportedly appears to confess to …
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Dubai: A millionaire hub
Taimur Khan, research manager, Knight Frank, said Dubai hosts a broad range of attractions which draw in millionaires from around the world. “Its business credentials as a global financial hub, centra…
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DIB Crowned World’s Strongest Islamic Retail Bank 2018
Dubai Islamic Bank, the UAE’s largest Islamic bank, received three much sought after awards, including the ‘Strongest Islamic Retail bank in the World’, at the prestigious Islamic Retail Banking Award…
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Sharjah Celebrates ‘Child-Friendly City’ UNICEF Title in Massive Carnival
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates — The children and youth in the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, sent a message to the world, saying: “It is every child’s right to play, be …
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