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UAE Pardons Egyptian Dissident Facing Prison Sentence
Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian dissident and poet, has been pardoned by the United Arab Emirates. He had been facing a 10-year prison sentence. Al-Qaradawi was held based on an arrest warrant issued by the Arab Interior Ministers Council. The specific details of the charges leading to the warrant were not provided in the coverage.
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- Left (2): Al Jazeera English, The New York Times