Dubai may have a reputation as an ultramodern place with an indoor ski hill, the tallest building in the world, and beautiful beaches, but for years the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, has been accused of abusing women including his own daughters. Host Carol Hills speaks with investigative journalist Heidi Blake who produced “The Runaway Princesses,” a
you sayjournalism needs democracy, that s the last thing abu dhabi provides, is it not? i mean, imi controls other media titles, the national, for example, a daily newspaper in english. for example, the story of princess latifa, member of the dubai ruling family, fled dubai in 2018, was forcibly returned. it was a big story in the western press. the national didn t cover it at all. are you seriously saying that journalists will be free to roam wherever they want given the ownership? i can guarantee that journalists will be free to roam wherever they want. there will be no involvement from imi, that s underpinned in our guarantees to the uk government through ofcom, that there will be complete and total editorial independence. we have now committed to an editorial trust board and that editorial board will have three specific responsibilities to ensure the editorial independence of these titles. that all disputes are handled, if they arise, by that editorial trust board. and that edito
EXCLUSIVE: The sheik, a friend of the late Queen who was embroiled in a scandal over the alleged detention of his daughter, wants to build 11-bedroom lodge on the estate.