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Gangsters’ paradise – Dubai’s finely spun web starts to unravel
His finely spun web has entangled the former Irish president, Mary Robinson, his estranged wife Princess Haya and the blue-bloods of the Irish Turf who tapped him for more than €5m for the redevelopment of the Curragh Racecourse. Dubai, his middle-eastern emirate, also harbours Christy Kinahan, head of the notorious drugs cartel. And it is…
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Justine McCarthy: Mary Robinson must lead on search for missing Princess Latifa
For those of us who celebrated Mary Robinson’s election as Ireland’s first woman president in 1990 the vapour trails of euphoria lingered long after she had left Aras an Uachtarain seven years later. She was a feminist who did not just talk the talk; she had walked the walk to Leinster House and the Four…
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United Nations and the BHA would do well to take heed and learn lessons of former Newmarket school governor’s stand against Sheikh Mohammed
At a certain point in Panorama’s 32-minute report, The Missing Princess, broadcast last Tuesday, a troubling story became disturbing. From wondering how Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum was coping with being held captive by her father, the ruler of Dubai, the viewer’s concern was for the young woman’s safety. The princess is one of…
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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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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…