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You do know the UAE is a different country than Qatar?
Ah, I see… I thought I saw that it was UAE that hosted, bc I couldn’t remember for sure and I looked it up… but I guess I read too hastily.
Idk, still doesn’t sound like a place I’d want to go: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates
Then again, the US is getting worse by the minute, not sure how much longer I’ll feel safe here either.
No worries.
From the link you posted, what they did to address those concerns:
Not that I think that those things were the big changes, but the headline articles about what we find strange (in the western parts of the world) hasn't been there, except for the guy who got his fine upgraded to jail time for the incident with airport staff.