Sky is exiting its 14-year joint venture with the UAE's IMI — controlled by Sheikh Mansour, owner of Manchester City — over Sky News Arabia's coverage of Sudan, which critics accused of denying genoci

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Sky is exiting its 14-year joint venture with the UAE's IMI — controlled by Sheikh Mansour, owner of Manchester City — over Sky News Arabia's coverage of Sudan, which critics accused of denying genocide committed by the UAE-backed RSF paramilitary group. Sky will relinquish operational control but allow the channel to keep its name under a brand licensing deal. Sky News Arabia functions as a de facto PR outlet for the RSF, downplaying atrocities and framing the war in ways that served UAE fore