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Why Are Arab Princesses Running Away From Home?
From Princess Haya to Sheikha Latifa, our top reads on why the Gulf’s rich and famous want out. This week, Princess Haya, the estranged wife of Dubai’s ruler and half-sister of the Jordanian king, filed an order of protection in a London court. Princess Haya, who fled the United Arab Emirates to escape her husband…
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Dubai royal couple’s divorce is fraught with complications
When the glamorous, estranged, 46-year-old Princess Haya of Dubai quickly retreated, not to the welcoming bosom of her Jordanian family but straight to the British courts to try to keep custody of her children, a harsh spotlight was firmly beamed onto the patriarchal societies of the Middle East. For more than a decade, Haya used…
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Dubai’s Princess Haya wants protection from the glitzy city’s ruler. She’s not the first.
An ongoing international custody battle between Dubai’s ruler and one of his wives has undermined the deliberately cultivated image of the city as a playground for Western tourists that embraces modern sensibilities in an overwhelmingly conservative part of the world. For many outside the Middle East, Dubai has developed a reputation as a glitzy, cosmopolitan…
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Princess Haya of Dubai asks judge to protect her child from forced marriage
The estranged wife of the billionaire ruler of Dubai is seeking a court order to protect her child from being forced into marriage.
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Court hearings begin in Princess Haya divorce case against powerful Dubai ruler
The billionaire ruler of Dubai and his sixth wife are locked in a matrimonial dispute in a London courtroom that could tear apart one of the Middle East’s most powerful families and cause political fallout across the region. Princess Haya bint al-Hussein left the royal palace in Dubai for Germany last month and then headed…
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Princess Haya, Wife of Dubai’s Ruler, Seeks Protective Order
The estranged sixth wife of the ruler of Dubai asked a London court on Tuesday to protect her child from being forced into marriage, escalating a standoff within one of the world’s wealthiest royal families that has so far been cloaked in secrecy.
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Dubai ruler’s estranged wife seeks forced marriage protection order in London court
The ruler of Dubai and his wealthy estranged wife Princess Haya begin their legal battle in a London courtroom. The estranged wife of Dubai’s ruler is seeking court orders to prevent one of her children from the risk of having a forced marriage, as a court battle between the pair begins in London.
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Princess Haya, Dubai ruler’s wife, urges UK court to grant a forced marriage protection order
Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, the youngest wife of the multi-billionaire ruler of Dubai, has urged a British court to protect one of her children by granting a forced marriage protection order.
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Princess Haya, Dubai ruler’s wife, seeks forced marriage protection order from London court
The sixth wife of the billionaire ruler of Dubai has applied to a London court for a forced marriage protection order, the UK’s Press Association news agency reported Tuesday.
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Dubai ruler’s wife asks UK court for forced marriage protection order
Princess Haya also seeking non-molestation order after split from Sheikh Mohammed. The estranged wife of the ruler of Dubai has asked an English court for a forced marriage protection order relating to their children and a non-molestation order after the breakdown of the marriage. Princess Haya of Jordan, 45, appeared in the family court division…