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Spotlight | UAE
US and UK consultants stranded in UAE for months amid money laundering probe

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The Sharjah skyline from Dubai Airport, United Arab Emirates.
The Sharjah skyline from Dubai Airport, United Arab Emirates. © Markus Mainka/imageBroker/Newscom/MaxPPP
The Sharjah skyline from Dubai Airport, United Arab Emirates.
The Sharjah skyline from Dubai Airport, United Arab Emirates. © Markus Mainka/imageBroker/Newscom/MaxPPP

A corruption complaint filed in 2024, relating to events at the now-defunct Abraaj investor group, saw scores of expatriates subject to movement and asset restrictions. Two years later, sources close to the case say authorities in Sharjah have cleared all previously-named suspects, effectively ending the probe.

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