DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday overturned a three-year prison sentence for an American citizen who had represented slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, one of his lawyers and the Emirati judicial department said. Last month, Ghafoor’s supporters say Emirati security agents arrested him upon landing at Dubai International Airport and sent him to a detention …
RICHMOND, Va. — Thirty Virginia legislators called on the Biden administration Saturday to take action on behalf of Asim Ghafoor, a friend and former lawyer of slain dissident Jamal Khashoggi who’s been imprisoned by the United Arab Emirates. The UAE has suggested the arrest was done in coordination with the U.S., but the State Department says the U.S. has never …
