Middle East royal news
- UAE leader promises more political rights to citizens
- Senior Saudi royal resigns from Allegiance Council
- Anti-royal graffiti on walls of eastern Saudi
- Bahrain admits uprising forcibly crushed
- Bahrain used "excessive force" in crackdown, says inquiry
- Royals listen to harsh summary of inquiry on live TV
UAE royals at launch of metro line
Below: Dubai’s crown prince, Sheikh Hamdan (first photo), and his father, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed (second photo), attended the official launch of the Dubai Metro Green Line on September 9. The Dubai Metro is a driverless electric passenger railway.
Middle East royal news
Queen gives a big smile to winning jockey
Below: Queen Elizabeth congratulates jockey Jamie Spencer after he rode Fame and Glory to win the Gold Cup on Ladies Day, the third day of racing at Royal Ascot in England on June 16, 2011.
The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and his wife Princess Haya of Jordan also attended Royal Ascot on June 16.
