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How mobile networks were used to locate fleeing Princess Latifa
Accomplices in row over who’s phone gave away location of secret escape yacht carrying Princess Latifa. The yacht aboard which fleeing Dubai royal Princess Latifa hoped to reach India – and eventually a life of freedom beyond the clutches of her domineering father – was well-equipped for open water sailing. A 29-metre ketch motor sailer…
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Prinzessin Unzerstörbar: Die Tochter des Emirs von Dubai kämpft seit Jahren für ihre Freiheit
Latifa Al Maktum, Scheicha aus Dubai, soll seit drei Jahren die Geisel ihres Vaters sein. Nun ermitteln sogar die Vereinten Nationen. Es gibt ein Video von Latifa Al Maktum, in dem sie fliegt. Kopfüber rast die Scheicha auf die Erde zu, unter ihr die künstlichen Palmeninseln Dubais. Die Sonne strahlt durch den Dunst, der Wind…
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Princess Indestructible: The daughter of the Emir of Dubai has been fighting for her freedom for years
Latifa Al Maktoum, Sheikha from Dubai, has been said to have been her father’s hostage for three years. Now even the United Nations are investigating. There is a video of Latifa Al Maktoum in which she is flying. The sheikha races upside down towards the earth, below her the artificial palm islands of Dubai. The…
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2018 ‘covert’ op that is embarrassing India
It is not anybody’s case that Princess Latifa was wanted for any crime in her home country and that we had only cooperated for rendering her to justice in the UAE. Our ‘unprecedented operation’, as per the daily, had involved ‘three Coast Guard ships, helicopters and a maritime surveillance aircraft’ to locate ‘a US-flagged yacht’…
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‘I am truly afraid for my friend Princess Latifa’
Tiina Jauhiainen says the world must act on the desperate videos of the princess ‘held captive’ by her billionaire father in Dubai. In a villa close to Dubai’s popular Jumeirah Beach, as tourists enjoyed the pale sands and sea, a nightmare was playing out. My best friend, Princess Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum, had been imprisoned…
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British foreign policy is turning a blind eye to rights abuses
It is the destination of choice for influencers wanting to top up their tans; it is a prized purchaser of British weaponry. It is at the centre of post-Brexit trade plans. The United Arab Emirates is also a serial abuser of human rights. The dilemma is not new. Nor are the double standards. When Robin…
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Dubai’s disappearing princesses
The troubling plight of Dubai’s Princess Latifa has also revealed the worrying cases of other disappeared Emirati princesses The words from Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai’s ruler, are chilling. In a new secret recording smuggled out of the United Arab Emirates, the 35-year-old sounds fragile and frightened as she accuses her powerful father of…
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Princess Latifa: ‘I’m a hostage’ – Secret videos of missing Dubai royal released to Sky News
Friends of the princess smuggled a phone to her, and Sky News was able to pass questions to her in the spring and summer of 2019. A missing Dubai princess says she is a “hostage” in secret videos released to Sky News. For three years, the world has heard nothing from Princess Latifa, a daughter…
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Campaign to free Princess Latifa says it has more unreleased videos from detained Dubai royal
The Free Latifa campaign said it would consider releasing more footage to pressure the UAE government. The campaign to free Princess Latifa said on Thursday that they have more videos from the detained Dubai royal that they may publish to further pressure the United Arab Emirates to free her. “We haven’t released everything that we…
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Sheikh Mohammed: Who is the father of Dubai princess ‘being held hostage’ – and what are his UK connections?
The sheikh’s prominent racehorse business is based in the UK and he has a long association with the country – and the Queen. Dubai’s royal ruler is back in the spotlight after videos were released of his daughter, Princess Latifa, in which she claims he is holding her hostage. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum…