LONDON: The United Arab Emirates defused a political storm on Thursday after it was forced to change its policy of barring Israeli athletes from competing in the Gulf state.
Five days after Shahar Peer was excluded from competing at the women’s Dubai Championships, her fellow Israeli Andy Ram was given “special permission” by UAE authorities to play in the men’s equivalent next week.
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