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UAE suspends newspaper over 'horse doping' claims

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FALSE CLAIMS: Warsan Stables is owned by members of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi. (Getty Images)
FALSE CLAIMS: Warsan Stables is owned by members of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi. (Getty Images)

A UAE court ordered the suspension of a local newspaper after it published an article claiming horses owned by the Abu Dhabi ruling family were doped, a local daily said on Thursday.

The ruling, which was issued on Wednesday and can not be overturned, stipulates that Arabic-language Al-Emarat Al-Youm halt publication for 20 days, a verdict effective "within a few days," said the Abu Dhabi-based Al-Ittihad.

Al-Emarat Al-Youm, run by a media company under Dubai Holding, owned by Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, in October 2006 published a front-page story accusing the Warsan Stables of using dope on horses.


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Warsan Stables is owned by members of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, while Al-Emarat Al-Youm is one of the most widely read publications in the country.

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