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In new video, Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa says she is ‘hostage’
The princess daughter of Dubai’s ruler is being held captive by her family and fears for her life after a foiled attempt to flee the wealthy emirate in 2018, according to new video evidence in a case that has been highlighted by USA TODAY. “Every day, I’m worried about my safety and my life. I…
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Princess Latifa ‘kept under house arrest’ by ruler of Dubai
The daughter of the billionaire ruler of Dubai has accused him of keeping her hostage after she was abducted from a yacht during an escape attempt. In a series of secretly recorded videos Princess Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum claims to have been threatened with being shot unless she co-operates with official statements issued by her…
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UN to raise alleged detention of Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa with UAE
Allegations an embarrassment for Dubai’s billionaire ruler The UN’s top human rights body has said it will raise the alleged detention of the daughter of Dubai’s billionaire ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum with the United Arab Emirates after video clips were released in which the princess claimed she was being held hostage. Sheikh Mohammed’s…
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The cell phone network can betray anyone’s location: Were the Arab princess and her Finnish friend abducted from a luxury yacht because of the captain’s phone?
THE captain of NOSTROMO had decided that the group would take a course towards Goa, India. The 30-meter-long luxury yacht was running out of fuel. It was March 3, 2018 somewhere in the Arabian Sea. On board Nostromo, Princess Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum of Dubai traveled with her friend Tiina Jauhiainen. In addition, Captain Hervé…
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Matkapuhelinverkko voi kavaltaa kenen tahansa sijainnin: Siepattiinko arabiprinsessa ja hänen suomalainen ystävänsä luksusjahdilta kapteenin puhelimen takia?
Arabiemiraattien prinsessaa Latifaa on pidetty tahdonvastaisessa eristyksessä jo kohta kolme vuotta. Uusien tietojen mukaan hänen pakonsa kohti vapautta katkesi matkapuhelinverkon yksinkertaisen ominaisuuden takia.
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The quest to free Dubai’s kidnapped Princess continues
The story of Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is well-known. She is the daughter of the Ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who attempted to escape the UAE in 2018. She got as far as international waters near India before she was captured…
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Dubai ruler’s ‘imprisoned’ daughter Princess Latifa remains in ‘grave danger’ as family begs UN to save her
The United Nations is being urged to take “decisive action” to protect “imprisoned” Princess Latifa of Dubai who lawyers believe is in “grave danger” at the hands of her billionaire father. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum “ordered and orchestrated” the kidnapping of his daughter two years ago after she fled the country he rules,…
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Randa al-Banna interview: ‘Our baby is now in her forties. The emir still won’t let me near’
The first wife of Dubai’s ruler says she was kicked out of the country when her marriage ended in the 1970s — and hasn’t seen her daughter since. When Randa al-Banna met the prince, she had no idea who he was. It was 1972, she was 16 years old and she had just been expelled…
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‘I Won’t Rest Until She’s Free’
Tiina Jauhiainen tried to help her best friend, Emirati Princess Latifa, escape from her stifling existence as the daughter of Dubai’s ruler. But in a dramatic intervention at sea, the princess was captured and returned to the UAE. A year later, Tiina is campaigning for her freedom, reports Radhika Sanghani
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Hän halusi pelastaa prinsessan
Pako alkoi aamulla kello 6.45. Tiina Jauhiainen pysäköi ystävältä lainatun pakoauton Dubai Mall -ostoskeskuksen lähelle. Jauhiainen nousi Audista ja käveli La Serre -nimisen kahvilan edustalle. Siinä hän tapasi Latifa Al Maktoumin. Ystävykset odottivat, että Al Maktoumin autonkuljettaja lähtee. Sen jälkeen Dubain hallitsijasukuun kuuluva prinsessa Al Maktoum asteli kahvilan vessaan ja heitti mustan abayan ja puhelimensa…