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Thursday 27 July 2017

UAE eyes ‘new set of relations in Gulf’ amid Qatar spat Dubai media firm
banned on ‘false

DUBAI, United Arab Emir- with the tiny energy-rich of relations in (the) Gulf re- denies the charge and sees news’ allegations
ates (AP) — A top official in Gulf state. The United Arab placing old ones.” it as politically motivated.
the Arab quartet isolating Emirates Minister of State The UAE, Saudi Arabia, All but Egypt are members By ADAM SCHRECK
Qatar says the bloc must for Foreign Relations An- Egypt and Bahrain cut dip- of the six-nation Gulf Co- Associated Press
“go on without” it and pur- war al-Gargash made the lomatic ties and transport operation Council, a de- DUBAI, United Arab Emir-
sue “new regional relation- comments on Wednesday links with Qatar in early cades-old alliance includ- ates (AP) — The United
ships” — phrases that hint on Twitter, saying it’s time June, accusing it of sup- ing Qatar that has been Arab Emirates banned a
at a more severe break to think about a “new set porting extremists. Qatar strained by the crisis.q popular Mideast website
and magazine on Wednes-
day for publishing what the
Cleric: Protest to go on despite Israeli concession authorities alleged was

“false news.”
The move against Arabian
By ARON HELLER A lawyer working on behalf issue sparked some of the Low-level clashes have Business magazine comes
MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH of the Muslim administra- worst street clashes in years continued in and around as the seven-state UAE
Associated Press tion of the holy site would and threatened to draw Is- Jerusalem. The Red Cres- federation and three allies
JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior be in touch with Israeli po- rael into conflict with other cent said 13 people were are locked in a bitter dip-
Muslim official in Jerusalem lice about it, he added. Arab and Muslim nations. treated Tuesday night after lomatic dispute with fellow
said Wednesday that wor- “We will not enter the Under intense pressure, Is- being hit by rubber bullets Gulf state Qatar.
during protests. A statement released by
The continued standoff the media office of Dubai,
highlighted the deep dis- the Mideast’s commercial
trust between Israel and hub, said the magazine’s
the Palestinians when it print and online editions
comes to the shrine — the would be barred from pub-
third-holiest in Islam and the lishing for a month.
most sacred in Judaism. “The magazine commit-
The 37-acre (15-hectare) ted violation of the rules
compound, known to Mus- and regulations of Dubai
lims as the Noble Sanctu- Creative Clusters Authority
ary and to Jews as the (DCCA) by publishing false
Temple Mount, has been news that was based on
a lightning rod for the rival inaccurate information,”
religious and national nar- the statement said, without
ratives of the two sides and elaborating.
has triggered major con- The DCCA was set up by
frontations in the past. Dubai’s ruler in 2014 to
The latest development regulate operations in busi-
could put Israeli Prime Min- ness parks focused on the
ister Benjamin Netanyahu media, internet and other
in a tough spot, as he tries industries.
to tamp out a wave of un- Both the media office and
rest that has triggered inter- the federal National Media
Palestinians women pray at the Lion’s Gate following an appeal from clerics to pray in the streets national pressure while not Council, which regulates
instead of inside the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. appearing to his hard-line
Dozens of Muslims have prayed in the street outside a major Jerusalem shrine, heeding a call by media activities nation-
clerics not to enter the site until a dispute with Israel over security arrangements is settled. This base as capitulating. wide, referred questions
comes after Israel removed metal detectors earlier on Tuesday. His government has faced to the DCCA. It did not im-
(AP Photo/Oded Balilty) a growing backlash at mediately respond to a re-
home for what critics said quest for comment.
shippers would not return to mosque until these things rael removed the metal de- was hasty decision-making An editor who answered
a contested shrine until Isra- are implemented,” Sabri tectors and said it planned and embarrassing policy the phone at Arabian Busi-
el removes the new railings told The Associated Press. to install sophisticated se- reversals. Even Israel Hay- ness declined to comment,
and cameras it installed af- “Now we are awaiting the curity cameras instead. om, a free daily owned by and other officials at the
ter a deadly attack there, response of the police.” But Palestinian politicians Netanyahu’s billionaire pa- magazine and its parent
prolonging a crisis that Is- The demands set off the and Muslim clerics say that tron Sheldon Adelson, de- company ITP Media Group
rael hoped it had resolved prospect of a renewed isn’t enough and are de- nounced Israel’s response did not respond to queries.
by making concessions at showdown ahead of Friday manding Israel restore the to the crisis as “feeble and The magazine recently re-
the site. prayers at the site, when a situation at the shrine in Je- frightened.” ported that courts in Dubai
Ikrema Sabri, head of the large number of worship- rusalem’s Old City to what In an unprecedented were in the process of liq-
Supreme Islamic Commit- pers arrive for the center- it was before the July 14 headline, the paper — uidating dozens of failed
tee, said that even after piece of the Muslim prayer deadly attack. which has been an un- real estate projects in the
Israel removed metal de- week. In response to that attack, equivocal source of sup- boomtown, which weath-
tectors from the site, more Israel installed the new se- Israel closed the site for two port for the prime minister ered a severe property
steps are required to re- curity measures earlier this days for weapons searches — led with “Netanyahu’s slump as part of the global
store calm. He said mass month after Arab gunmen and installed the metal de- demonstration of helpless- financial crisis in 2009.
prayer protests would con- shot and killed two police tectors. The decision quick- ness.” It soon deleted the online
tinue until the gates of the officers from within the site. ly triggered Muslim protests Netanyahu appeared to article and posted an apol-
compound are opened, It said they were necessary amid rumors that Israel was be doubling back again ogy online Friday. It said
metal railings and an iron to prevent more attacks, trying to expand its control Wednesday when he in- the piece was an “over-
bridge removed and newly while Palestinians claimed at the site under the guise structed police forces to sight” and related to proj-
installed cameras taken Israel was trying to expand of security — a claim Israel conduct thorough inspec- ects dating from 2010 that
down. its control over the site. The strongly denied. tions at the site.q are “now outdated.”q