Category: NEWS

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…
( read original story …)

---

“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…
( read original story …)

---

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 …
( read original story …)

---

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…
( read original story …)

---

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, …
( read original story …)

---

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 …
( read original story …)

---

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…
( read original story …)

---

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 …
( read original story …)

---

Company unveils the biggest fleet of Rolls-Royce Ghost motor cars in the world DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 26, 2018 /CNW/ – MAG Dubai, the property development arm of MAG Group Holding in the UAE, reveals the sa…
( read original story …)

---

Property Finder, the Dubai-based real estate classifieds portal, has announced $120 million in investment from its latest investment round led by General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm. The rou…
( read original story …)

---

Mercedes could have given itself an edge over its rivals for this week’s Formula 1 tyre test in Abu Dhabi with the clever use of sensors. This week’s two-day run at the Yas Marina Circuit is aimed at …
( read original story …)

---

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said it was grateful to the United Arab Emirates on Monday after it pardoned a British academic jailed on spying charges. The UAE said it had pardoned Matthew Hedges just mi…
( read original story …)

---

The UAE showed footage at a news conference in which Hedges purportedly confessed to being an MI6 foreign intelligence agent. A UAE official said that the presidential pardon came in response to a let…
( read original story …)

---

Jeremy Hunt tweeted on Monday that it was “Fantastic news about Matthew Hedges.” He says Britain didn’t agree with the charges against Hedges but adds: “We are grateful to UAE government for resolving …
( read original story …)

---

The UAE president issued a pardon as part of the country’s National Day, effective immediately, according to a statement carried by state news agency WAM. (Reporting by Asma Alsharif; Editing by Janet …
( read original story …)

---

The 31-year-old, originally from Exeter, was arrested at Dubai Airport as he tried to leave the country on May 5. Daniela Tejada said news of the pardon brought an end to the family’s “nightmare” whil…
( read original story …)

---

The UAE president issued a pardon as part of the country’s National Day, effective immediately, according to a statement carried by state news agency WAM. At a news conference on Monday in Abu …
( read original story …)

---