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LONDON — The ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in London said Friday his government is studying whether to grant clemency to a convicted British academic sentenced to life in prison for espionage …
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Cyril, if I could start with you please: major news surrounding Carlos Ghosn. As one of the architects of the F1 programme, what impact is this going to have on Renault’s F1 project? Cyril ABITEBOUL: …
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Article Continued Below The UAE’s state-run news agency, WAM, reported Friday that the two discussed “brotherly and strategic ties” in their talks, which were attended by a wide-range of Emirati offic…
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“It could have been much worse,” said the Red Bull driver on Thursday. Speaking at a news conference before the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi, Verstappen added: “What do you expect me to do? S…
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Red Bull are threatening to topple Mercedes in the season-concluding Abu Dhabi GP after continuing their late-season revival in Friday practice. Although Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas topped the tim…
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If you are the type of person who likes to explore a country’s “authentic” culture, traveling to Dubai can be a bit dizzying. Everywhere you turn, there is another mall or shopping center. There’s the …
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Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen topped the opening practice session of Formula 1’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating team-mate Daniel Ricciardo by almost half a second. Verstappen …
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City University London and Bradford University which also have campuses in Dubai told BBC News that they had had no issues with boycotts by staff or students. Exeter, London Business School, Middlesex …
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest in first practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday but five times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton made sure everyone knew who …
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Q: (Walter Koster – Saarbruecker Zeitung) Lewis, I want to remind you politely of your promise you have given two years ago, same place, here in the FIA press conference in Abu Dhabi. Quote: ‘In ten y…
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The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Ras Al Khaimah Municipality have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on electricity and water efficiency in the two Emirates, and share …
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There are signs of hope this morning for Matthew Hedges, the British PhD student jailed for life earlier this week for spying in the United Arab Emirates. His sentencing prompted widespread shock and …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The wife of a British academic jailed by a UAE court on spying charges called on the Emirati authorities on Thursday to review her husband’s life sentence and set him free. The Gulf …
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ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A UAE court sentenced a British academic to life in prison on charges of spying for the British government on Wednesday, in a move Britain said would have serious diplomatic cons…
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But Dubai’s apparent attempt to put the dispute behind it came … in July but only began to speak out about the case after Hedges’s family went public with news of his arrest in early October. The sc…
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He told Sky News: “We see absolutely no evidence for any of the charges laid against him. “We’re very concerned for his welfare. “The UAE is supposed to be a friend and ally of Britain’s.
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Media captionDaniela Tejada said her husband Matthew Hedges was “scared” in court. The wife of a British student jailed for spying in the United Arab Emirates says the British government put UK intere…
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