Emirati Royal Denies Sexual Assualt

A British woman alleged she was the victim of a sexual assault by a senior Emirati royal while working on the launch of the Hay literary festival in Abu Dhabi. Caitlin McNamara, 32, claimed she was attacked by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the minister of tolerance in the United Arab Emirates cabinet and a member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family.

The Daily Mail reported about the story adding that the “Sheikh of Hearts” denied any wrongdoing. According to the Daily Mail, the Sheikh was surprised and saddened by McNamara’s Claims.

After the Sunday Times published the investigation, social media users expressed their shock and anger against the UAE's minister of tolerance accusations.