ABU DHABI, MAY 31 (SPA) - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES’ DIPLOMAT NAJI AL-NOAIMI RETURNED HOME ON WEDNESDAY, A DAY AFTER HE WAS RELEASED BY A MILITANT GROUP THAT HAD KIDNAPPED HIM IN IRAQ. UAE STATE MEDIA SAID NOAIMI, WHO WAS KIDNAPPED IN BAGHDAD ON MAY 16, WAS RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL-NAHYAN SHORTLY AFTER LANDING IN ABU DHABI. A UAE OFFICIAL SAID NO RANSOM HAD BEEN PAID FOR NOAIMI. THE KIDNAPPERS DID NOT GIVE ANY DETAILS ABOUT NOAIMI’S RELEASE, ACCORDING TO AL JAZEERA TELEVISION. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/365320