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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 624

Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum of Dubai in a video aired by the BBC, on February 16, 2021. (Screenshot/YouTube)
February 19, 2022, 8:00 pm
Year after ‘hostage’ video, Dubai princess assures UN she is well
Sheikha Latifa, who last year said she feared for her life, meets with rights chief Michelle Bachelet, seeks ‘respect for her privacy’
By Agnès PEDRERO
Screenshot from video purportedly showing fire after drone attack in Abu Dhabi on January 17, 2022. The video could not be independently verified (Screen grab)
January 17, 2022, 1:24 pm
3 killed as suspected Houthi drone attack causes blasts on UAE tankers, airport fire
Fatalities are 2 Indian nationals, one Pakistani; 6 wounded; Iran-backed Yemeni rebels claim responsibility for strikes; assault comes as South Korea, Abu Dhabi sign missile deal
By Agencies
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is shown on June 22, 2019. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
December 21, 2021, 7:33 pm
UK court orders Dubai ruler to pay ex-wife $730 million in divorce settlement
Mohammed bin Rashid must pay Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, who fled UK in 2019 and sought custody of her two children through British courts, claiming to be ‘terrified’ of him
By Jill Lawless
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attends the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, FILE)
October 6, 2021, 9:16 pm
UK High Court: Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife’s phone with Israeli spyware
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum signed off on use of NSO Group technology during legal custody battle
By DANICA KIRKA
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attends the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, FILE)
July 22, 2021, 10:45 am
UAE said linked to listing of 400 UK phone numbers as targets for NSO spyware
Leaked list includes number of British peer, as well as details of daughter of Dubai ruler who tried to run away and his ex-wife who fled; Israel’s NSO Group denies claims
By ToI Staff
Ebrahim Raisi casts his vote at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
June 19, 2021, 6:50 pm
Russia, Syria, Turkey and Hamas congratulate Iran’s Raisi on election win
Gaza-ruling terror group hopes the Iranian president-elect will continue Tehran’s ‘honorable stances in solidarity with Palestine’; Islamic Jihad also sends well-wishes
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum of Dubai in a video aired by the BBC, on February 16, 2021. (Screenshot/YouTube)
February 17, 2021, 5:55 pm
UN to seek info on missing, allegedly imprisoned Dubai princess
BBC airs video of Sheikha Latifa, who hasn’t been seen since trying to flee the UAE in 2018, in which she says she is held in a villa: ‘I don’t really know if I’m going to survive’
By AP
Israeli and United Arab Emirates flags line a road in the coastal city of Netanya on August 16, 2020. (Jack Guez/AFP)
February 14, 2021, 11:14 pm
UAE’s first ambassador to Israel sworn in by Emirati PM
Unclear when Muhammad Mahmoud Al Khajah will arrive in the Jewish state to take up his post
By ToI Staff
Illustration provided by Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre depicts the United Arab Emirates' Hope Mars probe, June 1, 2020. (Alexander McNabb/MBRSC via AP)
February 9, 2021, 2:57 pm
UAE on edge as ‘Hope’ space probe to make tricky maneuver into Mars orbit
Emiratis hope successful mission to map Red Planet’s weather will be an inspiration for country’s youth, drive development of science and technology
By Dana Moukhallati
Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein holds her daughter Al Jalilah in her lap during the award ceremony of Dubai Ladies Masters golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
July 30, 2019, 8:07 pm
Jordanian princess makes first public appearance since fleeing Dubai
Haya Bint Al Hussein, a daughter of King Hussein, is fighting for custody of her children in a British court
By ToI Staff
Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, wife of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, in Dubai on Jan 17, 2016. (AP/Martin Dokoupil)
July 2, 2019, 4:42 pm
Jordanian princess in hiding over marital spat with Dubai ruler
Haya Bint Al Hussein apparently holed up with her children in UK, possibly seeking asylum
By ToI Staff
Fireworks erupt from the Burj Khalifa, world's tallest building, at midnight to celebrate the New Year, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (photo credit: AP/Kamran Jebreili)
October 23, 2017, 2:42 pm
Scotsman off the hook for groping another man in Dubai
Rights group suggests decree from ruling sheikh saved British national accused of assault in bar dispute
By AP
The planet Mars, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2003 (NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team / STScI/AURA)
February 15, 2017, 1:16 pm
United Arab Emirates plans to colonize Mars
Dubai leaders envision robot-built city of 600,000 on red planet, once technology is developed to ensure food, energy, air and faster interplanetary transportation
By ToI Staff
Ohood Al Roumi, the newly appointed Minister of State for Happiness of the United Arab Emirates, named by Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on February 10, 2016. (WAM via AP)
February 10, 2016, 8:44 pm
UAE names women ministers for happiness, tolerance
Prime minister creates new ministries as part of major government reshuffle
By AFP
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at a press conference in Tehran, Sunday, December 22, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Vahid Salemi)
April 15, 2014, 4:22 pm
Iran’s foreign minister holds talks in UAE
Zarif tries to mend fences with Gulf states amid suspicions regarding Tehran’s regional and nuclear ambitions
By AFP
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