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The caput of 1 of the world's largest larboard operators has been removed from his position, pursuing revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein files astir the grade of his ties to the convicted enactment offender.
On Friday, Dubai's authorities media bureau announced successful a statement that it had appointed a caller president of the committee of directors and a caller CEO of the company, DP World, replacing Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, 1 of the Middle East's astir salient concern figures. The company, which is overseen by Dubai's ruling family, operates ports successful the Gulf and each implicit the world.
Bin Sulayem has served arsenic president of DP World since 2007 and was named associated chairman and CEO successful 2016.
The connection does not notation bin Sulayem by name. CBS News has reached retired to DP World for comment.
Bin Sulayem's ties to Epstein were good publicized during the newest merchandise of Epstein files by the Justice Department. According to a section spokesperson, bin Sulayem's sanction appears successful the files much than 4,700 times.
In 1 email from bin Sulayem to Epstein, helium asked Epstein, "where are you? are you good , I loved the torture video." In a abstracted email exchange, Epstein called bin Sulayem "one of my astir trusted friends successful precise consciousness of the word," and added that "I greatly admit the clip we walk together."
"Thank you my person I americium disconnected the illustration a caller 100% pistillate Russian astatine my yacht," Bin Sulaymen replied to Epstein.
Documents bespeak the narration betwixt the men dates backmost to the aboriginal 2000s and progressive consulting each different for concern input and arranging meetings with influential people, including erstwhile Israeli premier curate Ehud Barak, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince Andrew), and capitalist Tom Barrack, who is present the ambassador to Turkey.
File: Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, main enforcement serviceman of DP World Ltd., astatine the World Governments Summit successful Dubai, United Arab Emirates, connected Feb. 11, 2025.
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Other email correspondence shows the men discussing antithetic masseuses and a possible visit to Epstein's island. One speech shows bin Sulaymen helping to put for 1 of Epstein's masseuses to beryllium trained astatine a luxury edifice successful Turkey, for "better experiences."
In 1 email to bin Sulayem from a redacted sender, the sender wrote "Jeffrey is wondering what clip you would similar your massage contiguous successful caller york." Epstein offered to instrumentality him to his land aft an lawsuit helium referred to arsenic "the Clinton Forum." Bin Sulaymen asked Epstein astir Sept. 15-20, 2005, and that year, the yearly Clinton Global Initiative took spot from Sept. 15-17.
In a code connected the House level Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna work the names of six "wealthy, almighty men" that the Justice Department had initially redacted successful its astir caller merchandise of Epstein-related files. One of them was bin Sulaymen. The redactions person since been removed and each six names revealed.
The files referenced by Khanna and reviewed by CBS News bash not look to straight implicate the six men successful immoderate crimes, and Khanna did not allege immoderate circumstantial transgression wrongdoing.
When antecedently contacted astir the communications betwixt Epstein and bin Sulayem, DP World declined to comment.
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