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UAE Responds to Hacking Claims

Washington Post cites U.S. officials accusing UAE of orchestrating hacks of Qatari sites

The Washington Post has cited U.S. intelligence officials who claim the UAE orchestrated the hacking of Qatari government news and social media sites in order to post false quotes attributed to Qatar’s Emir. The alleged statements sparked a major ongoing dispute between Qatar and several other major Arab powers. We hear the response from the UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Also in the programme; the passing of the father of the 'zombie' movie and; is Russia about to expel dozens of US diplomats?

(Photo: UAE state minister for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, speaks during a press conference at his office in Dubai. Credit: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images)

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Mon 17 Jul 201713:06GMT

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