Podcast: Why Are Women Escaping Dubai?

  • Shamsa, the Forgotten Princess

    Shamsa, the Forgotten Princess

    The abduction of a young woman from the streets of Cambridge is the origin-story of how Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai treats the women in his life. The reputation of Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai has been tarnished beyond repair by the way he treated his wife Haya and daughter Latifa. At least we know about what…

  • Dubai’s Ruler and Pegasus Phone Hacking Exposed in a UK Court

    Dubai’s Ruler and Pegasus Phone Hacking Exposed in a UK Court

    A high court judge has ruled that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum hacked the phone of his ex-wife Princess Haya using Pegasus spyware. In this episode we look at the implications of the affair. Earlier this year we brought you an investigation into the use of controversial spyware called Pegasus. As part of that series…

  • Pegasus Project: Runaway Princesses, the UK Connection

    Pegasus Project: Runaway Princesses, the UK Connection

    Two princesses from the United Arab Emirates show up in our leaked records – and we look at whether powerful spyware is being used against UK citizens. In 2018, Princess Latifa, a daughter of Dubai’s ruler, made a bid for freedom. Together with a Finnish fitness instructor and a French former spy, she fled the…

  • A Missing Princess, a Bid for Freedom, and an Irish President ‘Horribly Tricked’

    A Missing Princess, a Bid for Freedom, and an Irish President ‘Horribly Tricked’

    The story of Princess Latifa who has been missing since 2018 when she attempted to flee Dubai but was forcibly returned by her father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Host Kevin Doyle examines what happened to the Princess and how former Irish president Mary Robinson became embroiled in the controversy. The Indo Daily, Independent.ieJune…

  • Sheikha Latifa: the Story Behind Tracking Down a Princess

    Sheikha Latifa: the Story Behind Tracking Down a Princess

    For nearly three years, Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has been missing. Sanya Burgess, from Sky’s data and forensics unit, managed to obtain videos of the royal who claimed she was a ‘hostage’. In this episode of the Sky News Daily podcast, host Katerina Vittozzi speaks to…

  • U.N. to Address the Detention of Dubai’s Princess Latifa

    U.N. to Address the Detention of Dubai’s Princess Latifa

    The United Nations says it will address the detention of Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai’s ruler, with the United Arab Emirates. Emirati princess Sheikha Latifa, one of the daughters of Dubai’s ruler, says she is being held against her will in a barricaded villa. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum drew international attention in…

  • A Princess Being Held Hostage In Dubai?

    A Princess Being Held Hostage In Dubai?

    Chief joins us once again this week to talk about the Princess Latifa situation in Dubai. We get into how many kids/wives the leader of Dubai has, a daughter fleeing on a jetski, alleged staged photos, and more. Source: Princess Being Held Hostage In Dubai?The Dog Walk | Barstool Sports | February 18, 2021

  • The Hostage Princess: Sheikha Latifa of Dubai

    The Hostage Princess: Sheikha Latifa of Dubai

    Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai’s ruler, goes missing. We hear the incredible story and the diplomatic knock-on, with James Landale and Panorama reporter Nawal Al-Maghafi. Source: The ‘Hostage’ PrincessBBC Newscast | BBC News | February 16, 2021

  • Intriguing Case: the Whereabouts of Princess Latifa of Dubai

    Intriguing Case: the Whereabouts of Princess Latifa of Dubai

    BBC Diplomatic correspondent James Landale on the intriguing case of the whereabouts of Princess Latifa of Dubai. Source: Princess Latifa of DubaiDrivetime | RTÉ Radio 1 | February 16, 2021

  • Sheikh Mohammed Responsible for Abducting Daughters

    Sheikh Mohammed Responsible for Abducting Daughters

    The British High Court has delivered an astonishing ruling in a legal case between the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, and his former wife, Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussain, who fled last year to London and is in the midst of a custody battle over their two children. Source: Sheikh Mohammed responsible for abducting…