2010 in the United Arab Emirates

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The following lists events that happened during 2010 in the United Arab Emirates.

Incumbents

• President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Prime Minister: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Events

January

• January 2 - The 2010 Capitala World Tennis Championship ends after starting on December 31, 2009.^[1]
• January 4 - Burj Khalifa, the world tallest building, was opened to the public.^[2][3]
• January 10 - Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is acquitted of beating a former business partner in a videotaped attack.^[4]
• January 19 - Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai.

February

• February 4 - Debt-ridden emirate of Dubai confirms the discovery of a new oilfield.^[5]
• February 19 - Dubai's police chief calls for the head of Mossad to be arrested if Israel's spy agency is found to have been behind the killing of a Hamas boss in the emirate.^[6]

March

• March 1 - In response to the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Dubai's police chief states that travelers suspected of being Israeli will not be allowed into the United Arab Emirates even if they arrive with passports issued by other countries.^[7]
• March 10–13 - Emirates Airline Festival of Literature occurs in Dubai.
• March 26 - Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, chief of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and one of the most powerful men in the world, goes missing after his glider crashes into a lake in Morocco.
• March 30 - Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's body is recovered four days after his crash.

April

• April 27 - Kenya's foreign minister Moses Wetangula arrives in the United Arab Emirates to resolve a diplomatic row after Kenya interrogated and deported members of the UAE's ruling family on terrorism charges.^[8]

August

• August 1 - The United Arab Emirates will suspend some BlackBerry mobile services from October amid concerns that data from some equipment is being exported offshore and managed by foreign organisations.^[9]

September

• September 3 - UPS Airlines Flight 6 crashes in Dubai near the International Airport, killing both crew members.^[10]

December

• December 9–19 - 2010 FIFA Club World Cup is hosted by United Arab Emirates.^[11]
• December 15–19 - The 10th World Swimming Championships takes place in Dubai.^[12]

Deaths

• 24 February – Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, the first interior minister and member of the royal family (born 1935)

References

1. "Capitala World Tennis Championship". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
2. "Official Opening of Iconic Burj Dubai Announced". Gulfnews. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
3. "World's tallest building opens in Dubai". BBC News. 2010-01-04. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
4. "UAE ruling family member acquitted in torture trial". 10 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
5. "Dubai confirms offshore oil discovery". 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
6. "Dubai police chief in Mossad arrest call". 19 February 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
7. "Israelis doing business in Dubai will wait out storm". 3 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
8. "Kenya seeks end to visa row after Dubai rulers expelled". 27 April 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
9. "Two Gulf states to ban some Blackberry functions". 1 August 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
10. "UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, killing two". 3 September 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
11. Narayan, M. Satya (May 27, 2008). "UAE to host Club World Cup next year". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
12. "10th World Swimming Championships (25 m) Dubai 2010". Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.

External links

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