DUBAI: The family of a kidnapped United Arab Emirates diplomat in Iraq said he would be released on Friday, Al Arabiya television reported.   
 
The Dubai-based television gave no details.
 
UAE diplomat Naji al-Noaimi was abducted in Baghdad on Tuesday.
 
His captors issued a statement calling on the UAE to withdraw its charge d'affaires and close a UAE-based Iraqi channel, according to Al Jazeera television.