Activists seek whereabouts of Dubai runaway princess

BEIRUT : Human Rights Watch on Saturday urged Dubai authorities to reveal the whereabouts of a princess and daughter of the ruler, saying her case could constitute “enforced disappearance”. In a March video, 32-year-old Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al-maktoum announced she was fleeing the emirate because of mistreatment and restrictions imposed by her family. She said she was the daughter of Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashed Al-maktoum and an Algerian mother, Horriya Ahmed, and that she had tried to escape in previous years. The following month, a source close to the Dubai government said the runaway princess had been returned to the emirate. HRW said Dubai authorities must “reveal” her whereabouts.