UAE Detains Yemeni-German Novelist at Dubai Airport
DUBAI (Dispatches) – Emirati authorities detained Yemeni-German novelist and physician Marwan al-Ghafouri at Dubai airport on Thursday as he prepared to board a flight to Düsseldorf after attending the Sharjah International Book Fair, his wife said. Emirates confirmed he never boarded flight EK57. His whereabouts remain unknown and UAE authorities have not commented.