2024 in the United Arab Emirates
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Events in the year 2024 in the United Arab Emirates.
Incumbents
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President of the United Arab Emirates | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
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Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – The United Arab Emirates formally joins the BRICS group.[1]
February
[edit]- 14 February - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the BAPS Hindu Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi.[2]
- 23 February - The Financial Action Task Force removes the UAE from its "gray list" of countries not fully complying with measures to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.[3]
April
[edit]- 4 April - Five people are killed in a fire at a residential building in Sharjah.[4]
- 16 April - 2024 United Arab Emirates floods: Flooding submerges parts of Dubai following heavy rains across the country.[5] At least four people are reported killed.[6][7]
June
[edit]- 19 June – Sudan accuses the United Arab Emirates of arming the Rapid Support Forces in the Sudanese civil war (2023-present).[8]
July
[edit]- 10 July – The Federal Court of Appeal sentences 43 people, including several human rights activists, to life imprisonment in a mass trial on charges of plotting acts of violence and destabilisation.[9]
- 21 July – Fifty-seven Bangladeshi expatriates are sentenced to varying prison terms for holding protests in support of the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement.[10] They are later pardoned by UAE president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 3 September.[11]
- 29 July – The United Arab Emirates grants lottery licenses for the first time in its history.[12]
August
[edit]- 21 August – The United Arab Emirates accepts the credentials of Badruddin Haqqani as ambassador of the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.[13]
September
[edit]- 23 September – The United Arab Emirates becomes the second country after India to be designated as a "major defense partner" by the United States.[14]
- 24 September – Four soldiers are killed and nine injured after an accident. No details are offered.[15]
- 29 September – The residence of the UAE's ambassador to Sudan is bombed in Khartoum, with the UAE accusing the Sudanese Armed Forces of launching an airstrike[16] and the latter blaming the Rapid Support Forces for the incident.[17]
November
[edit]- 24 November – Zvi Kogan, an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi working for Chabad, is found killed after being reported missing in Dubai on 21 November. The Israeli government attributes his death as motivated by anti-Semitism.[18]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[19]
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- April 10 – Eid al-Fitr
- June 15 – Day of Arafat
- June 16–17 – Eid al-Adha
- July 7 – Islamic New Year
- September 16– The Prophet's Birthday
- December 1 – Commemoration Day
- December 2 – National Day
References
[edit]- ^ "Iran joins BRICS group formally in 2024". Tehran Times. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "UAE: PM Modi inaugurates BAPS Mandir, first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi". Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "A money laundering watchdog removes the UAE, Uganda, Barbados and Gibraltar from a watchlist". Associated Press. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Sharjah building fire leaves 5 dead, dozens hospitalized". Al-Arabiya. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Dubai's airport diverts scores of flights as 'exceptional weather' hits Gulf". France 24. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "3 OFWs died in UAE floods, DMW says". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "UAE citizen dies after being swept away by flooded wadi amid heavy rains". Khaleej Times. 2024-04-17. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Civil war in Sudan takes centre stage at UN". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in the UAE in a mass trial criticized abroad". Associated Press. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Gritten, David (2024-07-22). "UAE jails 57 Bangladeshis over protests against own government". BBC. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "UAE pardons 57 Bangladeshis jailed for anti-Hasina protests". 12 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "UAE grants firm lottery license for first time in potential move towards casinos". al-Arabiya. July 29, 2024.
- ^ "The UAE accepts credentials of Taliban ambassador in a major diplomatic win for Afghanistan's rulers". Associated Press. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Biden administration designates UAE 'major defence partner' in rare move". Al Jazeera. 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ "4 soldiers killed and 9 injured in an unspecified accident, United Arab Emirates says". AP News. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "UAE blames SAF for airstrike on ambassador's Khartoum residence". Radio Dabanga. 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Sudan military denies targeting UAE diplomatic post in Khartoum". Al Jazeera. 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Rabbi who went missing in UAE was murdered, Israel says". BBC. 2024-11-24. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "UAE Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
External links
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