Lloyd's List names the current owner of the ship as Iraqi national Ali Mohammed Abbas.

BBC: Arms ship captain acted 'under orders'

No explanation was given for his disqualification, but Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodai had suggested it would disqualify the 78 year old because he would be unlikely to cope with the demands of the presidency.

BBC: Rafsanjani and Mashaei barred from Iran presidency poll

Inmates - or rather 'guests', as the Dubai prison chief has insisted they should be called - will be housed in double rooms with "televisions, proper toilets, central air conditioning and other top class facilities", prison chief Brigadier Abbas Ali told the BBC.

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One of the biggest blows for Hezbollah in Syria came in October when a commander, Ali Hussein Nassif, also known as Abu Abbas, and several other fighters were killed.

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Ali Beheshti, 40, Abrar Mirza, 22, and Abbas Taj, 30, have been remanded in custody until 17 October over the attack.

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