Posted inUAE IN THE NEWS

Quincy Promes’ detention in Dubai dominates headlines on the UAE in the foreign press

Promes was arrested earlier this month on what UAE officials said was a local offense

It’s a quiet morning for the UAE in the foreign press, with the sole story making the rounds being Spartak Moscow's Quincy Promes’ detention in Dubai upon the Netherlands' request, following his six-year drug trafficking conviction in absentia, with extradition proceedings underway. Promes was arrested earlier this month on what UAE officials said was a local offense. (Reuters | CNN)