Jordan Princess Haya receives brother's support on Twitter after fleeing from Dubai ruler

LONDON, U.K.: Princess Haya of Jordan, the estranged wife of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, appears to have received her brother's support evident in a picture he recently shared on Twitter. The princess, last month, escaped Sheikh Mohammed's alleged abuse and fled to London along with their two children. Haya applied for protective orders in a British court Tuesday, July 30, using laws intended to safeguard victims of forced marriages and domestic abuse.

Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein, on Wednesday, posted a picture on the popular micro-blogging site, where Princess Haya and he can be seen sitting on a sofa, with the 44-year-old prince's arm around his sister. The Jordan prince also wrote a caption along with his tweet, saying: "Today with my sister, the apple of my eye, Haya bint Al-Hussein."

The Twitter post from the prince is one of the first public comments from the royal family amid a dispute between the princess and the ruler of Dubai.

Prince Ali's tweet reportedly came just hours after a judge in the U.K. decided their legal battle over their children's welfare will be heard by the High Court in London in November. Reports of the princess' escape first emerged June 23 on a website called Emirates Leaks, which alleged the princess had fled to Germany with the help of a German diplomat. Princess Haya, 49, is Sheikh Mohammed's sixth wife and the daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan. 

Sheikh Mohammed, who is believed to have over 20 children, reportedly applied to the High Court for the summary return of the children to Dubai, according to AFP. Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein's post Wednesday sparked hundreds of comments from Twitter users, who showed solidarity with the princess.

Lawyer Alia al-Baraisa wrote: "We hope that she wins her case and lives in safety and security." While another user Rashed wrote: "Don't be afraid... we are all with you." Dubai's ruler also slammed his wife in an angry poem titled 'You Live and Die' that was posted on Instagram.

"Some mistakes are known as betrayal, and you have transgressed and betrayed," the poem reads. "You traitor, you betrayed the most precious trust, you exposed your games and nature."

Sheikh Mohammed then accused his wife of lying and suggested the claim was backed with evidence. "You no longer have a place within me, go to who has kept you occupied," he wrote, ending with "I do not care whether you live or die."

Although Sheikh Mohammed, 70,  did not disclose who the subject of the poem was.