Significant dates in UAE history



1971

December 2 Formation of the United Arab Emirates in Dubai (with the exception of Ras Al Khaimah, which will join on February 10, 1972). Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan is the first President.

1972

January 25 Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed, Ruler of Sharjah, is killed during a failed coup mounted by Sheikh Saqr bin Sultan, the former Ruler. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed succeeds him.
February 12 The Federal National Council meets for the first time.
December 2 The first National Day. The Egyptian diva Najat Al Saghira sings the new national anthem.

1973

May 19 The launch of the UAE dirham.
September 26 The first traffic lights come into operation in Abu Dhabi.
October 18 Sheikh Zayed announces the UAE will cut supplies of oil to the US as a protest against America's support for Israel in the October (Yom Kippur) war.
November 15 National Day celebrations are cancelled because of the Middle East crisis.
December 23 A new cabinet is formed with Sheikh Rashid as Prime Minister.

1974

January 31 Direct telephone service between Abu Dhabi and Dubai is inaugurated with a phone call between Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid.
September 17 Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, Ruler of Fujairah, dies. His son, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed , takes over.
December 2 National Day coverage includes the first experimental colour-television broadcast in the UAE.

1975

April 2 Al Maktoum Bridge in Dubai opens at a cost of £1 million.
December 21 The World Bank confirms that in 1974 the average income in the UAE is the highest in the world.

1976

February 1 Preliminary results of the UAE's first census show a population of 655,937 at the end of 1975.
May 6 Unification of the UAE armed forces.
November 22 Sheikh Zayed is unanimously re-elected President.

1977

January 1 Sharjah International Airport opens.
April 26 Female students are admitted to UAE University for the first time.
October 25 Saif bin Ghobash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, is shot dead at Abu Dhabi International Airport while meeting Syria's foreign minister, the intended target.

1978

January 9 A decree from Sheikh Zayed bans the hunting of birds and wild animals across the UAE.
April 8 Direct phone links begin between Sharjah and Fujairah.
April 12 The Red Crescent is officially established in the UAE.
August 15 Maternity leave of up to 45 days is introduced.

1979

February 24 Britain's Queen Elizabeth begins a state visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. In Dubai, she opens the World Trade Centre, the tallest building in the Middle East with a main tower of 149 metres, and inaugurates Jebel Ali Port.

1980

July 7 Seven Gulf countries - the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq and Iran - agree to establish the Regional Organisation to Protect the Marine Environment, based in Kuwait.

1981

February 21 The death of the Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid, is announced. His son, Sheikh Rashid, succeeds him.
May 25 The UAE meets with five other countries - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar - to form the Gulf Cooperation Council.
September 6 The Ruler of Ajman, Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, dies. His son, Sheikh Humaid, succeeds him.

1982

January 2 Abu Dhabi International Airport opens at its current location, taking over from Al Bateen airport as the main passenger hub.

1983

September 23 A Gulf Air flight from Pakistan to Abu Dhabi crashes on approach after a bomb explodes in the baggage compartment, killing all 112 passengers and crew.

1984

February 8 The UAE ambassador to France, Khalifa Ahmed Abdulaziz, is shot dead by an unknown assailant.

1985

October 25 Emirates Airline begins operations out of Dubai. Its first destinations are in Pakistan and India.

1986

May 6 The Federal National Council acknowledges a recession in the UAE, brought on by a drop in oil prices, and calls on the Government to diversify the economy.
October 15 Sheikh Zayed is unanimously re-elected President of the federation for a further five years by the Supreme Council.

1987

October 26 UAE announces that its oil reserves amount to 200 billion barrels, and expects them to become the second largest in the world.

1988

July 18 The Iran-Iraq War, which has dominated the Gulf for most of the 1980s, enters its final weeks after both countries accept a UN Security Council resolution to end the conflict. The UAE, as one of the non-permanent members of the Security Council, sends notes to both countries to express satisfaction.

1989

February 11 Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan, brother of Sheikh Zayed and former ruler of Abu Dhabi, dies at the age of 83.

1990

June 9-19 The UAE national football team plays in the Fifa World Cup in Italy, losing to Colombia, West Germany and Yugoslavia by a cumulative score of 11-2.
October 7 Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, dies and is succeeded by his son, Sheikh Maktoum.

1991

February 24 The UAE joins a 34-nation armed coalition and sends troops to liberate Kuwait following the Iraqi invasion.

1992

August 24 Iran escalates tension over the islands Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb, seized from the UAE in 1971, by requiring Emirati visitors to have visas.

1993

March 6 The number of federal ministries is now almost double the 12 created in 1972. New ministries include Transportation and Higher Education.

1994

September When Iraqi forces again move towards the Kuwait border, the UAE sends ground troops to the country.

1995

June 6 The UAE pledges military and humanitarian aid to Bosnia's Muslims.

1996

May 20 At a meeting of the Federal Supreme Council, the provisional constitution is made permanent and Abu Dhabi is officially named the nation's capital.

1997

November The dirham is pegged to the US dollar.

1998

March 12 Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey begins a dig on the Marawah island and finds fireplaces used by late Stone Age hunters; carbon-dating indicates this is the earliest inhabited site yet found in the country.

1999

September 30 The Burj Al Arab is finished in Dubai, in time for a December opening and millennium celebrations.

2000

April 15 Construction is completed on Jumeirah Emirates Towers: at 56 storeys, the tallest building in the Middle East.

2001

September 22 In the wake of September 11, the UAE severs its relations with Afghanistan's Taliban government.

2002

February 16 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Crown Prince of Dubai, announces the creation of Dubai International Financial Centre as part of a strategy to secure a place in global finance.

2003

March 1 The UAE is the first Arab country to call publicly for Saddam Hussein to step down.
November 5 The first Etihad Airways flight takes off, a ceremonial trip between Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. The inaugural commercial flight will be between Abu Dhabi and Beirut.

2004

August 17 Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum wins gold in men's double trap shooting at Athens Olympics, the UAE's first Olympic medal.
November 1 Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi becomes first woman in the Government when she is appointed Minister of Economy and Planning.
November 2 (a date corresponding to Ramadan 19, 1425) It is announced that Sheikh Zayed, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, the Father of the Nation, had died.
November 3 Sheikh Zayed's sons and close family were joined at his funeral by presidents and rulers from around the region and beyond: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Syria, Jordan, Yemen and Kuwait … their heads of state prayed over the deceased leader shrouded in the flag of the UAE.

2005

February 25 Emirates Palace opens in Abu Dhabi.
August 10 Sheikh Khalifa signs Law No 19, which formally abandons the old property regime and permits the sale of freehold rights by citizens and, in certain areas, 99-year leases by foreigners.

2006

January 4 Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, dies during a visit to Australia. His brother, Sheikh Mohammed, succeeds him.
December 16 About 6,500 Emiratis are eligible to vote for the FNC in the UAE's first election.

2007

March 6 France and the UAE sign an agreement to open a branch of the Louvre on Saadiyat.

2008

January 21 Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque opens to the public.
September 1 Manchester City Football Club is taken over by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed's Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment.
November 4 The Dubai Mall opens.

2009

January 2 Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed, Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, dies. His son, Sheikh Saud, succeeds him.
September 9 At 9:09:09pm, Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates the first section of Dubai Metro's Red Line, serving 10 stations.

2010

January 4 Dubai inaugurates the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa.
October 27 Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, dies at the age of 92. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr succeeds him as Ruler.

2011

April 23 The launch of Yahsat's first commercial telecommunications satellite.

September 24 Almost 130,000 Emiratis are eligible to vote in the second poll to elect members of the FNC.

2012

July 15 The first day of operation for a pipeline that runs 403 kilometres from the oilfields of Al Gharbia to the waters off Fujairah, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.

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FINAL RESULT

Sharjah Wanderers 20 Dubai Tigers 25 (After extra-time)

Wanderers
Tries: Gormley, Penalty
cons: Flaherty
Pens: Flaherty 2

Tigers
Tries: O’Donnell, Gibbons, Kelly
Cons: Caldwell 2
Pens: Caldwell, Cross

Racecard

6pm: The Pointe - Conditions (TB) Dh82,500 (Turf) 1,400m

6.35pm: Palm West Beach - Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (T) 1,800m

7.10pm: The View at the Palm - Handicap (TB) Dh85,000 (Dirt) 1,400m

7.45pm: Nakeel Graduate Stakes - Conditions (TB) Dh100,000 (T) 1,600m

8.20pm: Club Vista Mare - Handicap (TB) Dh95,000 (D) 1,900m

8.55pm: The Palm Fountain - Handicap (TB) Dh95,000 (D) 1,200m

9.30pm: The Palm Tower - Handicap (TB) Dh87,500 (T) 1,600m

Gully Boy

Director: Zoya Akhtar
Producer: Excel Entertainment & Tiger Baby
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi​​​​​​​
Rating: 4/5 stars

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Name: HyperSpace
 
Started: 2020
 
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
 
Based: Dubai, UAE
 
Sector: Entertainment 
 
Number of staff: 210 
 
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Defending champions

World Series: South Africa
Women’s World Series: Australia
Gulf Men’s League: Dubai Exiles
Gulf Men’s Social: Mediclinic Barrelhouse Warriors
Gulf Vets: Jebel Ali Dragons Veterans
Gulf Women: Dubai Sports City Eagles
Gulf Under 19: British School Al Khubairat
Gulf Under 19 Girls: Dubai Exiles
UAE National Schools: Al Safa School
International Invitational: Speranza 22
International Vets: Joining Jack


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