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  • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
    News in-depthUnited Arab Emirates
    Succession dramas add impetus to UAE’s draft family business law

    Proposed legislation aims to improve governance and smooth inheritance transitions at family-run Gulf companies

  • Sunday, 13 February, 2022
    Dubai
    Dubai ruler steps in over retail empire’s inheritance dispute

    Sheikh Mohammed intervenes to ensure stability in pillar of the emirate’s economy

  • Tuesday, 21 December, 2021
    Dubai’s ruler ordered to pay Princess Haya £554m in divorce settlement

    Ruling in English court offers rare glimpse into world of Gulf elite

  • Wednesday, 6 October, 2021
    Dubai’s billionaire ruler targeted ex-wife with NSO’s Pegasus spyware

    UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed authorised agents to use military-grade software during court battle over welfare of children

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Dubai’s ruling family speaks out on Sheikha Latifa

    Daughter of emirate’s billionaire ruler is ‘being cared for at home’

  • Friday, 6 March, 2020
    Dubai
    Dark details of Dubai ruler’s private life laid bare by UK court case

    Sheikh Mohammed’s reputation takes hit after his role in abduction of daughters is revealed

  • Thursday, 5 March, 2020
    Dubai
    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

  • Friday, 28 February, 2020
    Law
    Dubai ruler loses appeal over publication of rulings in ex-wife dispute

    Court of Appeal rejects move by billionaire in wrangle over welfare of their children

  • Wednesday, 26 February, 2020
    Law
    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

  • Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
    Middle Eastern companies
    Dubai suspends legal claims against state-owned developer

    Special judicial committee created to adjudicate backlog of cases against Meydan

  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2019
    Law
    Dubai princess seeks forced marriage protection order in UK

    Princess Haya embroiled in court proceedings with ruler of city over welfare of their 2 children

  • Monday, 29 July, 2019
    United Arab Emirates
    Dubai ruler and wife take royal row to London court

    Sensitive case for UAE thrusts personal life of Sheikh Mohammed back into headlines

  • Thursday, 4 October, 2018
    Special ReportInvesting in Bahrain
    Oilfield discovery lifts Bahrain’s hopes of energy resurgence

    Oil minister is on a push to lure outside partners to help develop the new find

  • Thursday, 8 June, 2017
    Audio articles
    Iran offers Qatar use of its ports as Gulf blockade bites

    Tehran’s advance underlines how the dispute is taking on regional dynamics

  • Friday, 15 May, 2015
    ObituaryAirlines
    Maurice Flanagan, aviation executive, 1928-2015

    Briton who taught Dubai a profitable way to fly

  • Friday, 12 September, 2014
    Aerospace & Defence
    Sheikh Ahmed: the man who put Dubai on the global aviation map
  • Thursday, 26 June, 2014
    UK business & economy
    UK horseracing cracks down on steroid use in wake of Godolphin scandal
  • Wednesday, 21 May, 2014
    Fund management
    Jumeirah to manage luxury hotel complex in Mauritius
  • Tuesday, 21 January, 2014
    World
    Dubai eager to capitalise on Iran opening
  • Sunday, 8 December, 2013
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    Emirates: In a sweet spot

    The main challenge to the airline’s rapid growth is Dubai’s infrastructure

  • Sunday, 10 November, 2013
    Property sector
    Dubai acquits Australian real estate executives of fraud charges
  • Friday, 14 June, 2013
    Sport
    James Packer packs up in England after rain-sodden season

    But royal patron from UAE steps in to fill gap

  • Friday, 14 June, 2013
    Sport
    English polo: hopes high for sun and spectators

    Improved grounds and more participants have boosted spirits after last year’s bad weather and confusion over sponsors

  • Wednesday, 12 June, 2013
    World
    Dubai’s confident leaders pitch for World Expo 2020
  • Friday, 31 May, 2013
    InterviewFT Magazine
    The Pursuits Interview: Frankie Dettori

    The king of the ‘flying dismount’, banned from racing after failing a drugs test, talks about coming back from the brink – and back in the saddle

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