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Authorities in the United
Arab Emirates have banned a leading business website and magazine for one month
for allegedly publishing "false news" on failed real estate projects
in Dubai.
AFP
report continues:
Arabian
Business has withdrawn the report, entitled "51 Dubai projects under
liquidation process," and posted an apology stating "the information
published related to projects dating from 2010 and as such are now
outdated".
Dubai's
media regulation office released a statement confirming the Arabian Business
website had been "blocked and the distribution of its print edition halted
for one month" starting from Wednesday night.
"The
magazine committed violation of the rules and regulations of Dubai Creative
Clusters Authority (DCCA) by publishing false news that was based on inaccurate
information," the statement said.
The
DCAA is a government agency that oversees media in the city. The office is
"mandated to promote Dubai as one of the world's most attractive cities
for creative businesses," according to its website.
Representatives
of Arabian Business were not reachable for comment Thursday.
On
Friday the government's Dubai Media Office had denied there was any truth to
the report, which it noted had been "copied by Qatari media".
The
UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in May banned Qatari news giant Al-Jazeera, arguing
that the channel and website promote hate speech and extremism.
The
UAE is part of a Saudi-led bloc that suspended diplomatic and trade relations
with Qatar last month over allegations Doha had ties to Iran and supported
Islamist extremism.
Qatar
denies the accusations.
Arabian Business is published by Dubai-based ITP Media Group, a Middle East publisher which also produces Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar and Esquire in the region.
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