CAIRO — The 15 officers who arrived at the prison in southern Yemen hid their faces behind head dresses, but their accents were clearly foreign — from the United Arab Emirates. They lined up the detainees and ordered them to undress and lie down.
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‘I WISH FOR DEATH’: Men sexually tortured at UAE-run prisons in Yemen
CAIRO — The 15 officers who arrived at the prison in southern Yemen hid their faces behind headdresses, but their accents were clearly foreign — from the United Arab Emirates. They lined up the detainees and ordered them to undress and lie down.
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Yemeni prisoners say UAE officers sexually torture them: AP
The UAE is a key United States ally whose secret prisons and widespread torture were exposed by an AP investigation last June. The news agency has since identified at least five prisons where security forces use sexual torture to brutalise and break inmates.
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Saudi, UAE coalition enters airport compound of Yemen’s Hudaida
Saudi and UAE backed forces stormed the gates of the airport on Tuesday … “They have stormed the airport,” a Yemeni military source told Reuters news agency. The facility was stormed after fierce battles broke out early in the morning between coalition …
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Saudi-led coalition seizes large areas of Yemen’s Hodeidah airport: UAE
ADEN (Reuters) – Arab coalition troops stormed the airport in Yemen’s main port Hodeidah on Tuesday and captured large areas of the compound in battles with Iran-aligned Houthis, a Yemeni military source, the UAE news agency and local residents said.
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Taekwondo camp in Sharjah
SHARJAH: Over 40 Taekwondo enthusiasts including many Emiratis are taking part in an international Taekwondo camp currently underway in Sharjah. Organised by Sharjah Sport Club in cooperation with the Kazakhstan National Taekwondo Team, the two-week long …
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Dubai centre to serve as platform for innovation
Dubai: Dubai Future Foundation has announced that it will be hosting the EY wavespace centre within Area 2071 in Dubai. The EY wavespace centre is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region and is part of a global network of EY growth …
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Abu Dhabi Airports opens new sleeping facility for transit passengers
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Airports announced on Wednesday the opening of Aerotel’s new airport transit sleeping facility at the Abu Dhabi International Airport. Open 24 hours a day, the hotel offers flexible hourly booking slots for transit passengers seeking …
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Abu Dhabi International Airport Achieves Sustainability Milestone
Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) has earned an accreditation level of ‘reduction’ from the Airports Council International’s (ACI’s) Airport Carbon Accreditation program. The program provides a unique common framework and tools for active …
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Free UAE transit visa for tourists ‘good for economy’
The visa, which can be obtained at express counters across UAE airports, can be extended for up to four days for a minimal fee of Dh50. According to travel specialists interviewed by Gulf News, the announcement has stirred up a lot of interest from …
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Sexual abuses rampant in UAE-controlled prisons in Yemen
The next three days were the same routine. On Fridays, it was time for solitary confinement. From inside a Yemeni prison controlled by the United Arab Emirates — a top U.S. ally — a Yemeni detainee held without charges chronicled torture and sexual …
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Four African elephants arrive at Dubai Safari
Dubai: African elephants will enthral visitors at Dubai Safari Park from October, Gulf News has learnt. Meanwhile, some old and sick animals at the old Dubai Zoo have yet to be shifted to the new wildlife park. Four African elephants, three females and one …
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UAE Likely to Improve Ties With Syria, Play Role in Reconstruction – Diplomat
Early on in the Syria crisis, the UAE adopted a somewhat neutral stance, calling for an end to the violence but opting not to actively throw its support behind either side. Speaking to Sputnik reporter Suliman Mulhem on Tuesday, Emirati Second Secretary …
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UAE students tackle exams when football World Cup is running
Children watch the World Cup match between Germany and Mexico with their father at a cafe in Abu Dhabi. Parents have realised that forcing children to skip matches is not a great idea. Ahmed Kutty/Gulf News Mohanty added that it is also not a good idea to …
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Visa extension for widows, divorced women in UAE
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Cabinet has adopted a decision to extend the visa of the widowed or divorced women residing in the UAE and their children for one year from the date of the divorce or the death of the spouse, as part of the latest legislative …
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UAE bans live birds from Russia
Dubai: The UAE is blocking imports of live birds and related bird products from Russia into the country based on a World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) health warning of a bird flu H5N2 outbreak on a farm in the central region of Kurskaya Oblast in …
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Saudi-led coalition captures large areas of Yemen’s Hodeidah airport: UAE
ADEN (Reuters) – Arab coalition troops stormed the airport in Yemen’s main port Hodeidah on Tuesday and captured large areas of the compound in battles with Iran-aligned Houthis, a Yemeni military source, the UAE news agency and local residents said.
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