Carney visits Abu Dhabi as alarm grows over possible UAE role in Sudan’s civil war

ABU DHABI — Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived Wednesday in Abu Dhabi to seek more ties with the United Arab Emirates in fields like artificial intelligence — just as the country stands accused of helping to fuel a genocide in Sudan. Carney’s visit to the UAE, the first by a sitting Canadian prime minister since 1983, is not expected to include a press conference. His Emirati hosts have barred media from the bilateral meetings that most countries make open to visiting foreign press during high-level visits. UAE Industry Minister Sultan al-Jaber staged a grand entry for Carney, who disembarked from…