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Tanzania releases UAE, Saudi citizens held over church bombing

DUBAI (Reuters) - Tanzania released three Emiratis and one Saudi held in connection with the bombing of a church earlier this month, officials from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia said.

UAE defendants deny Islamist plot, demand abuse inquiry

DUBAI (Reuters) - Islamists charged with a coup plot in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have said they were abused in custody and, in a statement on social media, demanded an independent inquiry.

Manchester City Ownership Group Eyes MLS Expansion

Will the storied New York Cosmos franchise make a resurrection in Major League Soccer?  Although a New York City-based expansion team is set to enter the MLS and be based near Flushing Meadows, it will not be called the Cosmos.

UAE says three citizens held over Tanzania bombing

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said three of its citizens had been arrested in Tanzania in connection with the bombing of a church on Sunday that killed two people and wounded six.

UAE criticizes Iran lawmakers' visit to disputed islands

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates criticized on Monday a visit by Iranian lawmakers to Gulf islands near the Strait of Hormuz at the center of a territorial dispute between the two countries, who are both trade partners and strategic rivals.

UAE head feted in Britain, Cameron urged to raise torture claims

LONDON (Reuters) - The president of the United Arab Emirates met Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday on a visit to Britain where Prime Minister David Cameron is under pressure to raise allegations that UAE police tortured British citizens.

UAE pardons more than 100 Egyptian prisoners

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates pardoned more than 100 Egyptian prisoners on Monday in a move hailed by the Egyptian ambassador to Abu Dhabi as a gesture that will improve strained relations between the two countries.

An Abu Dhabi Sheik Is About To Buy A New York MLS Expansion Team

Back in August, we heard noise from a deep-money source that a United Arab Emirates sheik was prepared to pay a ton of money for a New York-based MLS team. The owner was reportedly lobbying for "crazy benefits and tax breaks.

Britain's PM says concerned about claims of torture in UAE

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron is concerned about allegations that three Britons charged with drug offences in Dubai have been tortured, his office said on Sunday, two days before the president of the United Arab Emirates visits Britain.

Canada terror plot suspects due in court over attempt to derail train

Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser planned to derail Toronto passenger train backed by 'al-Qaida elements' in Iran, say police

Two men were expected to appear in court in Toronto on Tuesday charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from "al-Qaida