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DP World is a multinational [[logistics]] company based in [[Dubai]]. It specializes in cargo logistics, port terminal operations, maritime services and has a footprint in more than 80 countries.
DP World is a multinational [[logistics]] company based in [[Dubai]]. It specializes in cargo logistics, port terminal operations, maritime services and has a footprint in more than 80 countries.
Two weeks before [[Operation Epic Fury]] began Dubai's Government Media Office announced a new chairman and [[CEO]] was appointed to head DP World, succeeding Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/business/dp-world-sultan-sulayem-epstein-intl</ref> Sulayem was named in the [[Epstein Files]] as a co-conspirator in the child sex trafficking ring led by [[Jeffrey Epstein]]. On 24 April 2009, Epstein sent him an email stating "where are you? are you ok I loved the torture video". On 9 February 2026, Representative [[Thomas Massie]] confirmed bin Sulayem was the recipient of that email.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2026 |title=Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem named by Massie over Epstein "torture video" email |url=https://www.newsweek.com/sultan-ahmed-bin-sulayem-epstein-files-massie-torture-video-email-11494204 |access-date=10 February 2026 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2026 |title=Rep. Massie claims a 'Sultan' sent torture video to Epstein; 'make this public' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/rep-massie-claims-a-sultan-sent-torture-video-to-epstein-make-this-public-101770688612328.html |access-date=10 February 2026 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2020997755695468890|title=X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2021059471804596548|title=X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=EFTA00663685.pdf United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00663685.pdf |access-date=10 February 2026 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}}</ref>
Two weeks before [[Operation Epic Fury]] began Dubai's Government Media Office announced a new chairman and [[CEO]] was appointed to head DP World, succeeding Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/business/dp-world-sultan-sulayem-epstein-intl</ref> Sulayem was named in the [[Epstein Files]] as a co-conspirator in the child sex trafficking ring led by [[Jeffrey Epstein]]. On 24 April 2009, Epstein sent him an email stating "where are you? are you ok I loved the torture video". On 9 February 2026, Representative [[Thomas Massie]] confirmed bin Sulayem was the recipient of that email.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2026 |title=Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem named by Massie over Epstein "torture video" email |url=https://www.newsweek.com/sultan-ahmed-bin-sulayem-epstein-files-massie-torture-video-email-11494204 |access-date=|website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2026 |title=Rep. Massie claims a 'Sultan' sent torture video to Epstein; 'make this public' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/rep-massie-claims-a-sultan-sent-torture-video-to-epstein-make-this-public-101770688612328.html |access-date= |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2020997755695468890|title=X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2021059471804596548|title=X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=EFTA00663685.pdf United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00663685.pdf |access-date= |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}}</ref>
According to a spokesperson from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), bin Sulayem's name appears in the documents more than 4,700 times.<ref name="cbsnews-sultan"/>
[[File:Peter Mandelson, September 2008.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Epstein acted as a middleman, helping bin Sulayem lobby [[Peter Mandelson]]—who had become the UK Business Secretary—for government support of the London Gateway port project.]]
Documents released by the US Department of Justice show that Jeffrey Epstein acted as an intermediary to help bin Sulayem lobby the UK government in 2009 for support regarding the £1.8 billion [[London Gateway]] port project. Epstein reportedly shared the personal email address of [[Peter Mandelson]]—who was then the UK Business Secretary—with bin Sulayem and advised him on how to push through a deal. Emails indicate Epstein told Mandelson to "be nice to Sultan" in October 2009. The lobbying effort was aimed at securing government loan guarantees for the DP World deep-water port project on the Thames in Essex. The project went ahead, and DP World currently runs the London Gateway port.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Matthew |first1=Field |title=Epstein helped Dubai businessman lobby Mandelson over £1.8bn British port deal |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/02/02/epstein-helped-dubai-businessman-lobby-mandelson/ |work=The Telegraph |date=2 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="bbc-epstein">{{cite news |title=Head of Dubai-based ports giant quits after Epstein links revealed |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce82xgd2g3yo |work=BBC News |date=13 February 2026}}</ref>
Epstein initiated contact between bin Sulayem and [[Israel]]i Prime Minister [[Ehud Barak]] as early as 2012, years before the normalization of ties under the [[Abraham Accords]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Noor Haq |first1=Sana |title=Powerful Dubai tycoon replaced after DOJ reveals sexually explicit emails with Epstein |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/13/business/epstein-files-bin-sulayem-friendship-intl |work=CNN |date=13 February 2026}}</ref> In 2013, bin Sulayem sent an email to Epstein stating that he had been invited to lunch by [[Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor|Prince Andrew]].<ref name="bbc-epstein"/>
From 2011 to 2014, bin Sulayem reportedly was scheduled to visit Epstein's townhouse.<ref name=":2" /> Bin Sulayem had Epstein ask [[Peter Mandelson]] to join the board of one of his companies in 2014. In 2016, Great St. James was for sale. Epstein already owned Little St. James, but the owner of the larger island did not want to sell it to him, because he was a registered sex offender. To buy it in secret, Epstein created a [[limited liability company]] in bin Sulayem's name to make the $22.5 million purchase.<ref name="WilsonEtAl" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Kevin G. |last2=Brown |first2=Julie K. |title=For Jeffrey Epstein, one island hideaway wasn’t enough. How he stealthily acquired a second |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article235224877.html |access-date= |work=Miami Herald |date=1 October 2019}}</ref>
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