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6 Oct 2021

Dubai ruler had ex-wife’s phone hacked High Court rules

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

The High Court has ruled that Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, “probably ordered” the hacking of his ex-wife and her lawyer’s phones.

The two have been locked in a custody battle over their children after she fled with them to the UK fearing for her safety in Dubai.