UAE Prosecutors Expand Criminal Probe into Reuters Over False Dubai Explosions Report

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Published: 2026-07-19
Category: business
Source: The Eastern Herald

UAE prosecutors have widened a criminal probe into Reuters following a false report of explosions in Dubai's Business Bay district. Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi stated that Reuters' retraction and apology are being treated as an admission of error, not a resolution of legal liability, and investigators have summoned the reporter and editors responsible.

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