AMAY issues apology to UAE after running scathing op-ed: Calls to set up a branch of the Arab League in the UAE are a prelude to moving the headquarters out of Egypt altogether and signal a conspiracy against Egypt that belittles its contributions to the Arab world, Abdel Nasser Salama wrote in a column for Al Masry Al Youm that has since been retracted. Salama railed against attempts by some Arab countries to exert the influence traditionally enjoyed by Egypt using their oil money (even going as far as calling it “roz khaleegi”), which he views as a “great Arab betrayal.” The newspaper issued an apology to the UAE for the scathing op-ed, saying it “values the brotherly nation, its government, and its people,” and that Salama’s column was nothing more than an individual opinion being voiced.