The UAE has taken political critic Abdul Rahman Al-Qaradawi into custody on Thursday after being extradited from Lebanon at the request of Emirati authorities.
The Central Authority in the UAE, represented by the Ministry of Justice, requested Al-Qaradawi’s extradition, who faces charges of “engaging in activities that aim to stir and undermine public security,” state news agency WAM said.
“The UAE unequivocally reiterates its firm stance against anyone who targets its security and stability, and affirms that it will relentlessly pursue any individual who poses a threat to national security and take all necessary legal measures,” WAM said.
Al-Qaradawi had recorded a video of himself at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, criticising the authorities of the UAE, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia after the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
Egypt had also requested the 52-year-old Egyptian-Turkish national’s extradition.
The Lebanese Cabinet votes in favour of his extradition to the UAE on Tuesday.
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today offered his condolences to His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, on the death of his mother, Sheikha Hessa bint Humaid bin Abdul Rahman Al Shamsi.
The UAE’s National Ambulance Service handled 22,903 cases across the country in the first quarter of this year, according to the National Guard Command.
H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, received condolences on the passing of his mother, the late Sheikha Hessa bint Hamid bin Abdulrahman Al Shamsi, at the condolence majlis held at the Emiri Court.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received well-wishers on Monday at Zaabil Majlis on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr.