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Court Orders Dubai Ruler to Pay $730 Million in Divorce Settlement 


FILE - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum and his wife Princess Haya of Jordan walk towards the paddock on the second day of Royal Ascot horse race meeting at Ascot, England, June 20, 2012.
FILE - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum and his wife Princess Haya of Jordan walk towards the paddock on the second day of Royal Ascot horse race meeting at Ascot, England, June 20, 2012.

A court in London has ordered United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum to pay $730 million in a divorce settlement.

Judge Philip Moor ruled Tuesday that Mohammed, who is also the ruler of Dubai, must pay Princess Haya bint al-Hussein to provide lifetime security for their two children.

Hussein fled to Britain in 2019 saying she feared for her safety.

Some information for this report came from Agence France-Presse and Reuters

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