Epstein and UAE businessman pictured with fragment resembling Kaaba cloth

An image from newly released files shows Jeffrey Epstein and prominent Emirati businessman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem with what appears to be a sacred cloth from Mecca. The photo, part of a US Department of Justice release, shows the two men looking at a cloth resembling the Kiswa that covers the Kaaba. This follows previous revelations that pieces of the sacred cloth were shipped to Epstein from Saudi Arabia via intermediaries in the United Arab Emirates. An online publication has questioned the authenticity of the cloth in the new image, citing discrepancies in its appearance.