2014 in the United Arab Emirates
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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the United Arab Emirates.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 19 - Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates announces mandatory military service for males aged 18-30.[1]
May
[edit]- May 1 - The UAE International Award for Poets of Peace is established.[2]
June
[edit]- June 20 - Miss India Worldwide 2014 takes place at Al Raha Beach Resort, Abu Dhabi.
July
[edit]- July 2 - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair agrees to become Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's economic adviser as part of a program funded by the United Arab Emirates.[3]
August
[edit]- August 25 - Twice in the previous seven days, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates secretly cooperated to launch airstrikes against Islamist-allied militants in Libya battling for control of Tripoli according to senior American officials.[4]
November
[edit]- November 11 - The Dubai Tram begins operation.
- November 18 - Yas Mall opens.
- November 29 - In an effort to make the UAE a world leader in innovation, the UAE Cabinet approved the designation of 2015 as the Year of Innovation.[5]
December
[edit]- December 1 - Ibolya Ryan, a Hungarian-American kindergarten teacher, is murdered in Abu Dhabi.[6]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[7]
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- January 13 – The Prophet's Birthday
- April 10 – Eid al-Fitr
- June 15 – Day of Arafat
- June 16–17 – Eid al-Adha
- July 7 – Islamic New Year
- December 1 – Commemoration Day
- December 2 – National Day
References
[edit]- ^ "UAE announces compulsory military service for males". ArabianBusiness.com. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "الإمارات تطلق جائزة عالمية لشعراء السلام". www.albawabhnews.com. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Tony Blair to advise Egypt president Sisi on economic reform". The Guardian. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Arab Nations Strike in Libya, Surprising U.S." New York Times. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "UAE to mark 2015 as the Year of Innovation". gulfnews.com. 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ Ensor, Josie (4 December 2014). "American teacher stabbed to death by burka suspect in Abu Dhabi mall". Daily Telegraph. UK.
- ^ "UAE Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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