ruler
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The ex-wife of a nephew of the ruler of Dubai has been taken into custody, authorities have said.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Belgacem Haftar, son of eastern Libya's military chief Khalifa Haftar, touted in an interview with AFP what he called a push to make up for more than 40 "lost years" under slain ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the Emirates’ ruler, lashed out this week at the Gulf Cooperation Council, saying the position of the group representing the Arabian Peninsula’s monarchies “is the weakest in history.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Mali's rulers, like their military counterparts in neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso, have severed ties with former colonial ruler France and several Western countries, moving closer to Russia.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
“My esteemed guest might do well to stop calling our ruler ‘the Evil One’ before we reach him.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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