The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of a top British soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars.

​The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of a top British soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars. NYT > World NewsNahyan, Mansour bin Zayed al-, Bashir, Omar Hassan Al-, Otaiba, Yousef al-, Qubaisi, Khadem al-, Hamdan, Mohamed (Hemeti), Nahyan, Mohamed bin Zayed al- (1961- ), War and Armed Conflicts, Soccer, International Relations, Terrorism, Coups D’Etat and Attempted Coups D’Etat, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Mercenaries and Private Military Contractors, Arms Trade, Royal Families, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Refugees and Displaced Persons, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), English Premier League, Houthis, Manchester City (Soccer Team), Rapid Support Forces (Sudan), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Africa, Darfur (Sudan), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Iran, Yemen, United Arab Emirates