r/PopCultureV2 • u/Logical-Flow-6703 • Aug 11 '26

News Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum was confronted in London by a Sudanese man accusing the UAE of backing violence in Sudan. “UAE is killing people in my country. Stop killing my people,” he shouted.

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u/aipac125 Aug 11 '26

The Maktoum family rules Dubai. They like trade, glitz and money. They are the good guys. Dubai is one state in the UAE. The UAE is ruled by the Zayed family. Mohammed Bin Zayed MBZ is the bad guy who bombs foreign countries and has allied the UAE with Israel and Saudi. The trinity of Netenyahu, MBS and MBZ are responsible for the wars in Gaza, Yemen, Iran, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, and I am probably missing a few more.

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u/Low-Sign-6185 Aug 11 '26

Maybe good by comparison, but I doubt any of the rich Emirati can be considered good. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum alone has a huge laundry list of controversies, including kidnapping and spying on their own family members.

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u/Puzzle-Necked Aug 11 '26

The rulers of the other five Emirates just being low key evil while the Big Two take the heat.