Princess Haya made headlines when she left Dubai’s billionaire ruler – now a new report has offered tantalising clues about why she fled. On what is arguably the most expensive street in the world, one house stands out. In among the ambassadorial residences and stately Georgian mansions that line Kensington Park Gardens, one particular red...
Princess Haya bint al-Hussein of Jordan attended court in July 2019 and made three applications before the High Court of England and Wales. A Forced Marriage Protection Order, Wardship orders in respect of their two children and a non-molestation order to protect her against domestic violence. Her estranged husband Dubai ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum...
Dubai ruler and his Jordanian royal wife are locked in legal battle over childrenPrincess Haya wants order preventing children from suffering forced marriage Also cites cases of Sheikh’s missing daughters Latifa and Shamsa in needing aidShamsa was grabbed from the streets of Cambridge in 2000 and not seen sinceLatifa was found smuggled inside a yacht heading...
To the outside world, Princess Latifa of Dubai appeared to live a life of unbridled luxury. Whether it was skydiving over one of the world’s most scenic deserts or filming the exotic pets that ran free in her mother’s palace, she always appeared smiling, happy and carefree, at least on social media. Yet in February...
In a week that saw the United Arab Emirates kick off its “World Tolerance Summit” the FreeLatifa team the FreeLatifa campaign joined by over 20 leading NGOs signed an open letter calling on attendees to boycott the summit. The NGOs, lawyers and human rights defenders included PEN International, David Haigh, Michael Mansfield QC, barrister Detained...
DUBAI RULER ACCUSED OF HYPOCRISY AHEAD OF HIGH COURT JUDGEMENT In a week that saw the United Arab Emirates kick off its “World Tolerance Summit” Monday also saw the start of the final hearings in the High Court battle over the children of the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as his...
A controversy involving one of the world’s richest royal families is set to intensify when a court case begins in London on Tuesday. The dispute between Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, and his wife, Princess Haya, has been the subject of intense media speculation in recent weeks, after it was reported she was in “hiding” in London at...
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...
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...
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...
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