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UAE pardons Egyptian poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi

UAE pardons Egyptian poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi The president of thre United Arab Emirates has pardoned Egyptian poet and high-profile activist Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who was facing a ten-year prison sentence, Emirati media reported. According to the reports, Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan issued the pardon on Friday after Qaradawi was convicted by the Cybercrime Circuit of the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal on 27 August, who handed him a 10-year custodial sentence and…
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