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Stacie and Alicia of the Trashy Divorces podcast discuss Princess Haya’s escape from Dubai Stacie has the gobsmacking escape of Princess Haya of Jordan, whose decade and a half of marriage to Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, was heading south by the time he became embroiled in yet another scandal for kidnapping one of his 26 children. Again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The abduction of a young woman from the streets of Cambridge is the origin-story of how Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai treats the women in his life The reputation of Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai has been tarnished beyond repair by the way he treated his wife Haya and daughter Latifa. At least we know about what they went through. There’s another daughter – Shamsa – who was the first to try to escape the Sheikh’s clutches. She, and her story, have almost vanished. The High Court recently found that Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai, had deployed the full force of the state he runs to coerce and intimidate his ex-wife, all because she had dared to defy him and flee the UAE with her two young children. The ruling revealed just how ruthless the Sheikh could be – and revealed a pattern. Because, as part of the court battle, two previous cases were combed over: those of Princess Latifa and Princess Shamsa, two of the Sheikh’s daughters who have also tried to escape his control. Latifa’s story is well-known, in part because of her genius at publicising it. But Shamsa has been forgotten, a woman whose alleged abduction from a Cambridge street and subsequent imprisonment in Dubai has been conveniently forgotten over the last 21 years by the British authorities, as Sheikh Mohammed has been embraced by the Royals, and his billions in investment welcomed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A high court judge has ruled that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum hacked the phone of his ex-wife Princess Haya using Pegasus spyware. In this episode we look at the implications of the affair. Earlier this year we brought you an investigation into the use of controversial spyware called Pegasus. As part of that series we revealed that the phone number of Princess Haya, the ex-wife of the ruler of Dubai, had appeared in a data leak of numbers selected as possible targets for surveillance by governments with access to Pegasus. This software gives the user the ability to access photos, videos, phone calls – everything on the target’s mobile phone. Last week that story took a dramatic twist. The Guardian’s defence and security editor Dan Sabbagh tells Rachel Humphreys that new documents released in a UK court reveal rulings by a senior judge that confirmed that Haya was successfully hacked along with members of her legal and security teams. The judge also ruled that on the balance of probabilities, the hack was ordered by Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. It’s an act that has implications not just for Haya and her legal team, but for everyone in the UK. And the affair has posed questions too for the British government over its relationship with its close ally the United Arab Emirates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two princesses from the United Arab Emirates show up in our leaked records – and we look at whether powerful spyware is being used against UK citizens. In 2018, Princess Latifa, a daughter of Dubai’s ruler, made a bid for freedom. Together with a Finnish fitness instructor and a French former spy, she fled the United Arab Emirates. The Guardian’s Dan Sabbagh tells Michael Safi that at the height of the escape drama, it can now be revealed, the mobile numbers for Latifa and some of her friends back home appeared on a database at the heart of the Pegasus project data investigation. Latifa was ultimately captured by Indian special forces and returned to Dubai. The UAE described it not as an escape attempt but as a kidnapping. The controversial incident was one of the final straws for Princess Haya, the sixth wife of Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. She left the UAE after the couple divorced and soon became enmeshed in a protracted and acrimonious legal battle in the UK courts for custody of their children. As the Guardian’s David Pegg reports, the phone numbers of Haya, and eight of her close associates, appear in a dataset believed to indicate people of interest to a government client of NSO. NSO Group says it cannot see how its customers, which are all governments, use its military-grade spyware Pegasus, which is capable of secretly infecting a mobile phone and then extracting massive amounts of data from it. It says Pegasus is only supposed to be used to prevent terrorism and serious crime, and that its clients sign contracts agreeing to these terms when they purchase a licence. There were British numbers in the records, too. One of those was of the human rights lawyer Rodney Dixon QC, and we were able to check his phone. The results were not conclusive – there was no successful infection – but we did find suspicious activity. NSO says it wasn’t technically possible for this phone to have been targeted. But if people in London are finding possible signs of Pegasus activity on their phones, is being in the UK any protection? Source: The Pegasus project part 4: runaway princesses and the UK connection Today in Focus | The Guardian | July 21, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story of Princess Latifa who has been missing since 2018 when she attempted to flee Dubai but was forcibly returned by her father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Host Kevin Doyle examines what happened to the Princess and how former Irish president Mary Robinson became embroiled in the controversy. The Indo Daily, Independent.ie June 8, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For nearly three years, Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has been missing. Sanya Burgess, from Sky’s data and forensics unit, managed to obtain videos of the royal who claimed she was a ‘hostage’. In this episode of the Sky News Daily podcast, host Katerina Vittozzi speaks to Sanya about the time she has spent working with Latifa’s friends to get questions to the princess in order to tell her story. Source: Sheikha Latifa: The story behind tracking down a princess Sky News Daily | Sky News | February 22, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chief joins us once again this week to talk about the Princess Latifa situation in Dubai. We get into how many kids/wives the leader of Dubai has, a daughter fleeing on a jetski, alleged staged photos, and more. Source: Princess Being Held Hostage In Dubai? The Dog Walk | Barstool Sports | February 18, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The United Nations says it will address the detention of Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai's ruler, with the United Arab Emirates. Emirati princess Sheikha Latifa, one of the daughters of Dubai's ruler, says she is being held against her will in a barricaded villa. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum drew international attention in 2018 when a human rights group released a video she made in which she described an attempt to escape Dubai. Last March, a London High Court judge said he accepted as proved a series of allegations made by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bint Rashid Al Maktoum's former wife, Princess Haya, in a legal battle, including that the sheikh ordered the abduction of Sheikha Latifa. The sheikh's lawyers rejected the allegations. In secretly recorded videos that have now gone viral, Princess Latifa says she fears for her life. The footage prompted global calls for a UN investigation, while the UK has called the videos "deeply troubling". Journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis has written extensively about the royal family in Dubai for Vanity Fair. She spoke to ABC NewsRadio’s Thomas Oriti from New York. Source: UN to address detention of Dubai's Princess Latifa ABC NewsRadio | ABC Radio | February 18, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai's ruler, goes missing. We hear the incredible story and the diplomatic knock-on, with James Landale and Panorama reporter Nawal Al-Maghafi. Source: The 'Hostage' Princess BBC Newscast | BBC News | February 16, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BBC Diplomatic correspondent James Landale on the intriguing case of the whereabouts of Princess Latifa of Dubai Source: Princess Latifa of Dubai Drivetime | RTÉ Radio 1 | February 16, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The British High Court has delivered an astonishing ruling in a legal case between the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, and his former wife, Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussain, who fled last year to London and is in the midst of a custody battle over their two children. Source: Sheikh Mohammed responsible for abducting daughters, UK High Court finds RN Breakfast | ABC Radio | March 6, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum abducted two daughters, ran intimidation campaign against wife. Source: Dubai ruler loses court battle in London The World Tonight | BBC Radio 4 | March 5, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A year after one of Sheikh Mohammed's daughters attempted to flee Dubai, his wife Princess Haya escaped to London. Now the royal couple is battling over their children in Britain's biggest royal divorce since Charles and Diana. Vanessa Grigoriadis explores why Emirati noblewomen are running for their lives. Written by Vanessa Grigoriadis | Narrated by Samantha Desz Source: FLIGHT OF THE PRINCESS | Vanity Fair | March 2020 Flight of the Princess | Vanity Fair | March 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ola Salem discusses the divorce case of Princess Haya, who fled to London. Why do royal women keep trying to escape the emirate? Over the summer, Princess Haya, the estranged wife of the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, asked an English court for a forced marriage protection order relating to their children and a non-molestation order after the breakdown of their marriage. The Guardian reporter Haroon Siddique describes the court scene to Rachel Humphreys, while the journalist Ola Salem discusses previous attempts by two other princesses to flee the Dubai royal family, and looks at why this case is so significant for women in the emirate. Source: The Guardian | Today in Focus | Why do Dubai's princesses keep trying to run away? Today in Focus | The Guardian | September 8, 2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ruler of Dubai and his estranged wife, Princess Haya, are in court this week battling over the welfare of their children. Princess Haya fled Dubai earlier this year and has been reportedly living in hiding in London. We hear from Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent for The Sunday Times, who's been following the Dubai family saga for the past year, and BBC Law in Action’s Joshua Rozenberg who's been in court this week watching proceedings. Source: BBC Radio 4 | Woman's Hour | Who is Princess Haya? Woman's Hour | BBC Radio 4 | July 31, 2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dubai's Princess Haya is in hiding in London, reportedly in 'fear for her life'. Guest: Sebastian Usher, Middle East correspondent Source: Dubai princess in hiding Nine To Noon | RNZ | July 15, 2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussein has fled from her husband, the ruler of Dubai. Writer Ola Salem says it's not unusual among the Gulf's super-rich ruling families. Source: Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussein has fled from her husband RN Breakfast | ABC Radio | July 9, 2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks the BBC's Frank Gardner why Haya Bint al-Hussein, the wife of Dubai's ruler, is said to be in hiding in London. Source: A Royal Marriage Gone Wrong Weekend Edition Sunday | NPR | July 7, 2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tiina Jauhiainen speaks about Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum and Princess Haya bint Hussein, and their individual escapes from Dubai. The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. Source: Tiina Jauhiainen interview Broadcasting House | BBC Radio 4 | July 7, 2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Princess Haya is believed to have fled the ruler of Dubai. Now court proceedings are under way in London, as Hanan Razak tells Caroline Wyatt. Source: The sheikh and the princess: the smiling’s over The World This Week | BBC World Service | July 5, 2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.