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Dubai ruler oversaw threats to wife and abduction of daughters, court rules
Legal rulings reveal campaign of intimidation by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the billionaire ruler of Dubai, orchestrated a campaign “aimed at intimidating and frightening” his former wife Princess Haya that included leaving a gun on her bed on two occasions, London’s High Court has ruled. The court, which is…
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Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed abducted daughters and threatened wife – UK court
Abduction, forced return, torture and a campaign of intimidation. On Thursday the damning allegations made against the billionaire ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, by his former wife, Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussain, became established fact, published in a series of judgements by Britain’s High Court. Following a high-profile case that began eight months…
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Dubai sheikh kidnapped daughters and intimidated cheating wife, judge rules
The billionaire ruler of Dubai kidnapped two of his daughters and left the youngest of his six wives in fear of her life after discovering her affair with a bodyguard, a senior judge has ruled. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, a friend of the Queen, may have broken UK and international criminal law, according to…
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Tangled family life of Dubai’s ruler blown into the open
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, and close friend of the British royal family, is nothing if not conscious of his status. He is Dubai’s emblem: modern, adventurous, closely tied to the west, with a love for the high-tech and for bling. He also has deep…
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Attempts to investigate missing Dubai princess were blocked, UK court finds
Police chief investigating abduction from Cambridge in 2000 prevented from travelling to Dubai to interview witnesses. The police chief investigating the abduction of the ruler of Dubai’s teenage daughter from the streets of Cambridge in 2000 was prevented from travelling to Dubai to pursue his criminal inquiries, a judgment has found. DCI David Beck of…
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Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed abducted daughters, threatened former wife: UK judge
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered the abduction of two of his daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife, a British judge has ruled. Judge Andrew McFarlane said he accepted as proved a series of allegations made by Mohammed’s former wife, Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, 45, half-sister of Jordan’s…
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Dubai ruler ‘to make last-ditch attempt’ to keep child custody battle with Princess Haya secret
The princess fled Dubai to London with her two children last Summer apparently ‘in fear for her life’. The ruler of Dubai is expected to make a last-ditch attempt to try to keep his child custody battle with Princess Haya secret after losing a Court of Appeal ruling. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 70,…
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Dubai’s Ruler Loses Appeal to Stop Publication of Judgments in UK Court Battle With Ex-Wife
London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that two judgments in the legal battle between Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and his former wife over the wardship of their two children should be made public. Mohammed had said that the judgments of Andrew McFarlane, president of London’s High Court Family Division, in the…
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Court of Appeal hears battle between Dubai ruler and estranged wife
The ruler of Dubai is appealing against a decision to make two judgments public relating to his legal battle with his estranged wife, the Court of Appeal has announced. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 70, who is also vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, has applied to the High Court…
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Dubai ruler in court to stop publication of rulings in row with ex-wife
High-profile dispute between Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Haya focuses on children’s welfare. The billionaire ruler of Dubai has launched a legal appeal to prevent the publication of two rulings connected to a dispute with his former wife Princess Haya over the welfare of their two children.