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]- 1 January – The United Arab Emirates formally joins the BRICS group.[1]
- 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]
- 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]
- 19 June – Sudan accuses the United Arab Emirates of arming the Rapid Support Forces.[8]
- 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]
- 29 July – The United Arab Emirates grants lottery licenses for the first time in its history.[11]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[12]
- 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 grants firm lottery license for first time in potential move towards casinos". July 29, 2024.
- ^ "UAE Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
External links
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