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Haifa resident Fida Kiwan was arrested last year after half a kilogram of cocaine was found in her Dubai apartment.
The United Arab Emirates has sentenced an Israeli woman to death for narcotics possession, according to Israeli media reports.
Haifa resident Fidaa Kiwan, 43, owns a photography studio, and was invited to Dubai about a year ago by a Palestinian acquaintance for design work, according to the report. She arrived in Dubai independently and stayed at an apartment arranged for her. She was arrested after half a kilogram of cocaine was found during a search of her apartment about a week later, according to the report.
Her sentence, which was handed down on Tuesday, may be converted into a prison term, according to Kan News.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry is dealing with the case, and is in contact with Kiwan’s family, according to the report.
Caption: A view of Dubai at night.
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