London - Harrods owner Mr Mohamed Al-Fayed yesterday lost a key High Court battle in his latest attempt at British citizenship.
The Egyptian-born multimillionaire challenged the Home Secretary Mr Jack Straw's "inappropriately draconian" decision to refuse him a British passport on May 6th this year. Mr Justice Ognall ruled that Mr Straw had not acted unfairly or with bias when he decided Mr Al Fayed was not of the necessary "good character" to be granted citizenship.
