Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - An official source from the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al-Thani “is a guest of the country and is free in his movements throughout”.

“An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation confirmed that Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al-Thani was a guest of the UAE at his request and was received with the duty of hospitality and care after resorting to the state as a result of the restrictions imposed by the Qatari government,” a statement from UAE’s WAM news agency read.

“He expressed his desire to leave the country where all procedures have been facilitated without any interferences hindering this matter,” the source added.

The source also told WAM that the ministry expressed regret for the “fabrications that accompanied the departure of Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al-Thani from the UAE, stressing that these practices and allegations have become a continuous approach of Qatar in the management of the crisis”.

*Al Arabiya