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Princess Haya in court for London hearing in legal battle with Dubai’s ruler
Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, the estranged wife of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, appeared in a British court on Tuesday for the latest hearing in the couple’s legal battle over the welfare of their children.
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“You’re Essentially a Prisoner”: Why Do Dubai’s Princesses Keep Trying to Escape?
First Princess Latifa tried to flee by boat and almost made it to India—before being sent back. Then Princess Haya, Sheikh Mohammed’s “public wife,” refused to return from England. Now the sheikh is battling her in court over their children.
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Runaway Princess Haya is made envoy
A princess battling the ruler of Dubai over the custody of their two children has been made a senior diplomat at the Jordanian embassy in London. Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, 45, the sister of King Abdullah of Jordan, returned to the family division of the High Court yesterday for a preliminary hearing before a full…
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Sheikh attends horse auction but not court hearing over his children
The ruler of Dubai attended a sale of race horses yesterday but not the court hearing about his two children. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum was pictured at Tattersalls auctions while his estranged wife, Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, appeared at the family division of the High Court in London.
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Dubai ruler absent from second court hearing into his children’s welfare
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum is embroiled in a court battle with his estranged wife Princess Haya. The ruler of Dubai failed to attend the second High Court hearing into the welfare of two of his children.
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Dubai ruler and princess set for legal battle in London next month
Jordanian Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, the estranged wife of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, appeared at the High Court in London on Tuesday in the latest round of a battle over the welfare of their two children. At a preliminary hearing in July, she had asked the court to protect one of her…
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Horse Trading
Still no word in the Racing Post about the legal showdown between the biggest moneybags in British horse racing, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed, and his estranged wife, Princess Haya.
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Inside Dubai’s secretive society
Two months ago Princess Haya, the wife of Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai, apparently fled to London. The Times Middle East correspondent, Richard Spencer, who lived in the city for three years, reveals the personal and political tensions beneath the emirate’s five-star resorts and all-seeing surveillance cameras
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Inside the lavish but medieval world of Dubai’s sheikh
A court case in London is expected to lay bare the reality of life in the UAE. “Discover all that’s possible”, urges the official Dubai tourist website, encouraging visitors to escape to the city state for a sun-soaked holiday
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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…