A cleaner sweeps the reception area at the Al Roeya newspaper s offices in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 3, 2022. A state-linked newspaper in the United Arab Emirates published a
The UAE s Al-Roeya newspaper has sacked employees en masse following the publication of a story this summer in the paper s print edition over the rising fuel prices in the country and its impact o.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates The story about high fuel prices was safe, editors agreed, even under the strict press laws of the United Arab Emirates.
Instead, it unleashed a firestorm at Al Roeya newspaper in Dubai. Within days, top editors were interrogated. Within weeks, dozens of employees w
The story about high fuel prices was safe, editors agreed, even under the strict press laws of the United Arab Emirates. Instead, it unleashed a firestorm at Al Roeya newspaper in Dubai. Within days, top editors were interrogated. Within weeks, dozens of employees were fired and the print paper declared dissolved.