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November 7, 2019

Is Qatar Airways Getting Involved in the Scandal of Dubai’s Rulers Wife Who ‘Escaped’ the UAE?

7 November 20190
A few months ago, one of the wives of the ruler of Dubai, allegedly fled the UAE after learning disturbing new facts about the treatment of one of his children.  The disappearance of Princess Haya bint Hussein, daughter of the King of Jordan, first emerged in a poem that Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum posted to...

I tried to help Dubai’s Princess Latifa to escape – a year on, I dream of her release

7 November 20190
Tiina Jauhiainen tried to help her best friend leave her stifling, traditional existence as the daughter of Dubai’s ruler. But in a dramatic intervention at sea, the princess was returned to the UAE. A year on, Jauhiainen is campaigning for Latifa’s freedom “Iwish I’d said something to her when they were taking her away,” says...

Dubai’s Princess Haya ‘is still my friend’, says Mary Robinson

7 November 20190
Former president Mary Robinson has said Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, who has fled from Dubai to London, remains a friend of hers. Mrs Robinson said she has never been friends with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) except for Princess Haya, daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan, and wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. The...

Princess Sheikha Latifa tried to flee Dubai. She left a video to prove it

7 November 20190
It’s not what you expect a modern-day princess to say.  “My name is Latifa bint al-Maktoum,” the statement to the camera begins. “My father is the leader of Dubai” and “I am making this video because it could be the last one I make. Pretty soon I am going to be leaving – somehow.” Less than...

Robinson insists she has ‘no knowledge’ of centre funded by Dubai royals

7 November 20190
Robinson insists she has ‘no knowledge’ of centre funded by Dubai royals The establishment of the Al Maktoum Centre for Middle Eastern Studies in Trinity College Dublin was perhaps bad timing for former President Mary Robinson. The announcement came amid a renewed focus on TCD chancellor Ms Robinson’s controversial link to Dubai’s ruling family. Ms...

Runaway Princess Haya is made envoy

7 November 20190
A princess battling the ruler of Dubai over the custody of their two children has been made a senior diplomat at the Jordanian embassy in London. Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, 45, the sister of King Abdullah of Jordan, returned to the family division of the High Court yesterday for a preliminary hearing before a full hearing next...

The power struggle surrounding the UAE’s latest runaway princess

7 November 20190
Legal battle lines have been drawn up for a court case in London at the end of this month in which unprecedented revelations are expected to be made about one of the most powerful monarchies in the Middle East. The case, involving the ruler of Dubai and his sixth wife, comes with some extraordinary chapters of intrigue, claims of...

Dubai leader accused of holding daughter hostage could be banned from Derby

7 November 20190
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Could the leader of Dubai be banned from the Kentucky Derby? Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has a horse running in the Oaks, and a possible Derby contender. But accusations the ruler is holding his daughter hostage have caught the attention of a group of human rights attorneys and they want...

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