Wide mockery over UAE’s hosting of Arab anti-terrorism meeting
The announcement that the UAE will host an Arab meeting to discuss the role of the media in “combating terrorism and renouncing hatred has been met with cynicism among Arab circles in view of Abu Dhabi’s criminal role in spreading and financing terrorism.
Tweeters criticized Dubai’s choice to host regular Arab League meetings to discuss the role of the media in combating terrorism and renouncing hatred, while the UAE has a black record of spreading terrorism and undermining security in many Arab countries.
The UAE will host the meetings from November 17 to 19, in collaboration with the Dubai Press Club and Watani Al Emarat Foundation with the General Secretariat of the Arab League.
The UAE media claimed that the gesture “reflects the UAE’s keenness to activate the Arab dialogue on pressing issues that are a priority for joint action during the coming phase, and within the most vital sectors and touching the lives of the peoples of the region and the deepest impact on their interests.”
The three-day meetings will include a workshop and a panel discussion on the role of the media in promoting centrist religious discourse and combating terrorism and ways to eliminate strife that is only intended to spread hatred and hatred among people.
The Permanent Group of Experts on follow-up to the role of the media in combating terrorism will hold its 22nd meeting on the third day of the meeting. It is expected to discuss and adopt the recommendations presented to the meeting from the second panel discussion.
The UAE is one of the most notorious countries in the world amid the condemnation of the reports of the United Nations and human rights organizations for violations committed internally and externally.
International reports periodically confirm the widespread international condemnation and condemnation of UAE crimes, confirming the country’s black record of human rights.
In Yemen, the United Nations accused the UAE of committing horrific war crimes against civilians after an impartial team of experts set up by the UN Human Rights Council.
US and European surveillance has also been uncovered in multiple intelligence and media reports to support the UAE militarily organizations such as al Qaeda and separatists.
In Libya: A United Nations investigation confirmed the violation of the UAE arms embargo to support the militias of war criminal Khalifa Haftar and militant organizations.
There was also a UN condemnation of the UAE bombing of a migrant detention center in Tripoli, killing and injuring dozens in an incident described as a horrific war crime.
In the Horn of Africa: The UAE has been repeatedly condemned by the AU for its aggressive interventions and spreading strife among AU members.
The State of Peace and Security in Africa report also noted the suspicious expansion of Abu Dhabi in the region, particularly in Somalia, Djibouti and Ethiopia.
The report said that the UAE’s militarization of the Red Sea region threatens regional peace.
The annual report of the US State Department confirmed that the UAE is a station for terrorist organizations.
Members of the US Congress also confirmed that the UAE is a center for money laundering and support for terrorism, confirming international investigations that have shown that Dubai was the world’s washing machine for dirty money.
In addition, the UAE is committing internal violations: including condemning the United Nations spying on Abu Dhabi and violating the privacy of individuals.
According to the World Democracy Index, the UAE is an authoritarian country, ranked 147 out of 167 countries and does not allow any public participation in decision-making.
Since 2011, the UAE authorities have launched an ongoing campaign against freedom of expression and association.
The UAE authorities used vague wording and a loose interpretation of the penal code and other laws in the country to imprison peaceful critics, political opponents and human rights activists. They include Ahmed Mansoor, an award-winning human rights activist and a member of the Middle East and North Africa Advisory Committee at Human Rights Watch; Mohammed al-Roken, a university professor and human rights lawyer; and Nasser bin Ghaith, a prominent academic.
“Despite its assertions of tolerance, the UAE government has shown no real interest in improving its human rights record,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. To prove that it is truly tolerant, the UAE must begin to release all those who have wrongfully imprisoned them because they have not abided by the official line.”
