CAIRO (AP) \u2014 Dubai has announced a new chairman for DP World, one of the world\u2019s largest logistics companies, replacing the outgoing head who was named in the Jeffrey Epstein documents.<\/p>\n
The announcement by the government\u2019s Dubai Media Office did not specifically name Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem. However, it said that Essa Kazim was named DP World\u2019s chairman and Yuvraj Narayan was named group CEO. Those were positions held by bin Sulayem.<\/p>\n
DP World is a logistics giant that runs the Jebel Ali port in Dubai and operates terminals in other ports around the world. It has long been a pillar of the economy of the Middle Eastern city.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes a day after financial groups<\/a> in Canada and the United Kingdom said they\u2019ve paused future ventures with DP World after newly released emails showed a yearslong friendship between bin Sulayem and Epstein.<\/p>\n The emails \u2014 some referencing porn, sexual massages and escorts \u2014 surfaced in the cache of Epstein-related documents<\/a> recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n Epstein killed himself in jail in 2019 after he was charged with sex trafficking. The emails do not appear to implicate bin Sulayem in Epstein\u2019s alleged crimes. DP World did not respond to request for comment.<\/p>\n Bin Sulayem previously had a larger role as chairman of the Dubai World conglomerate, which at the time included the property developer Nakheel. That company was behind the creation of human-made islands in the shape of palm trees and a map of the world that helped cement Dubai\u2019s status as an up-and-coming global city.<\/p>\n The state-run WAM news agency also reported that Dubai\u2019s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, named a new head of the city-state\u2019s Ports Customs and Free Zone Corporation. That also was a position held by bin Sulayem.<\/p>\n The topics in the emails between Epstein and bin Sulayem range widely, including President Donald Trump, sex and theology. Some emails \u2014 like others in the Epstein files \u2014 contain typographical errors.<\/p>\n In one email from 2013, Epstein wrote to bin Sulayem that \u201cyou are one of my most trusted friends in very sense of the word, you have never let me down.\u201d In response, bin Sulayem said: \u201cThank you my friend I am off the sample a fresh 100% female Russian at my yacht.\u201d<\/p>\n That same year, bin Sulayem sent Epstein an email showing a menu for a massage business, which included sexual offerings. Two years later, bin Sulayem texted Epstein a link to a porn site, and, in 2017, Epstein sent bin Sulayem a link to an escort website.<\/p>\n