Authorities in UAE arrest two more bloggers

Dubai: Two more bloggers have been arrested by authorities on Sunday, according to media reports, bringing the number of those detained in the past three days to three.

Fahad Salem Al Shehi and Nasser Bin Gaith were arrested on Sunday, CNN said, quoting a fellow blogger Mohammad Al Mansouri. Well-known blogger Ahmad Mansour was arrested on Friday, his wife told CNN.

Al Shehi, a fellow blogger, was arrested in Ajman. Bin Gaith is a financial analyst and a lecturer at a local university.

There was no official comment on the nature of the arrests.