DUBAI: A Dubai court has ruled that a British man suspected of masterminding a $1.7 billion tax scheme cannot be extradited to Denmark to face charges.
The decision in the high-profile case grants the hedge fund trader, Sanjay Shah, a victory against Danish authorities who sought him for his role in one of the country’s largest-ever fraud cases.
Monday’s court ruling can be appealed by prosecutors within 30 days.

BEIRUT: The outbreak of cholera in Syria presents a serious threat to people in the war-torn country and the region, a UN official said Tuesday, adding that urgent action is needed to prevent further cases and deaths.
The statement by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, came after health officials in the country reported at least five deaths and more than two dozen cases in different provinces.

DOHA: Qatari Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League Salem Mubarak Al-Shafi hailed the significance of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s visit to Qatar on Tuesday, Qatar News Agency reported.

Al-Shafi said that the visit to Qatar, El-Sisi’s first since the four-year rift, reflects the “level of excellence” in relations between the two countries.

He told QNA that the positive momentum in Doha-Cairo relations culminated during Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-visit Thani’s visit to Cairo in June.

LONDON: Sudan’s permanent representative to the UN Security Council has urged the lifting of a 17-year sanctions regime amid a rapidly deteriorating socioeconomic situation in the country.

Hassan Hamid Hassan told the UNSC that his government is ready to work with the UN on finding a path to review and lift the sanctions, but said it is “disappointing” that they have persisted for nearly two decades without reappraisal.

BAGHDAD: The main coalition of pro-Iran parties in Iraq said Monday it would keep its candidate for the post of prime minister, despite a backlash from its main Shiite rival.
The country is at a political impasse, with the two main Shiite groups clashing since October 2021 elections over who will be the next premier and how to appoint him.
The group headed by firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr wants parliament dissolved and early elections, but the Coordination Framework alliance of pro-Tehran factions wants a government to be put in place first.