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Footballer Sardar Azmoun has been suspended from the Iranian national team over a now-deleted Instagram photo with the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reports, citing Iranian state news agency Fars.
SportsPolice in the United Arab Emirates' capital, Abu Dhabi, have arrested more than 100 people for filming events and spreading "false or misleading information" about the war in the Middle East.
ConflictsA criminal lawyer is being charged with aggravated business money laundering after using the firm's client funds account for transactions worth several million kronor.
CrimeEven if the Strait of Hormuz were to open, it could take months before the logistics of container traffic are restored. "It takes a long time before all the ships and containers are in the right place in the right port," says Professor Johan Woxenius.
BusinessThe U.S. administration has given the green light for an arms sale to the United Arab Emirates worth billions of dollars, sources with knowledge of the matter told The Wall Street Journal.
BusinessIntense attacks continue from both sides in the Iran conflict. A refinery in Kuwait has been bombed by Iran, and a spokesman for Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been killed. The US and Israel have also struck 16 Iranian cargo ships.
ConflictsA Swedish woman in her 40s sustained minor injuries in attacks in the United Arab Emirates, the Swedish Foreign Ministry's press service said.
SwedenExplosions and fires are reported at energy facilities in areas around the Persian Gulf. Israel has attacked Iran's largest gas field, and Qatar's main facilities have been attacked by Iran, causing US President Donald Trump to rage. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) describes the situation as "totally chaotic".
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