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Events in the year 2024 in the United Arab Emirates.

## Incumbents

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Photo  | Post  | Name

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| President of the United Arab Emirates | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
| Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

## Events

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### January

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* 1 January – The United Arab Emirates formally joins the BRICS group.[1]
* 1 January – Turkey permits visa free travel for Emirati citizens.[2]

### February

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* 14 February - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the BAPS Hindu Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi.[3]
* 22 February - United Kingdom opens Electronic Travel Authorization for Emirati citizens.[4]
* 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.[5]

### April

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* 4 April - Five people are killed in a fire at a residential building in Sharjah.[6]
* 16 April - Heavy rains cause floods in multiple areas in the United Arab Emirates.[7] The National Center for Meteorology records the country's heaviest rainfall in 75 years.[8] At least four people are reported killed.[9][10]
* 26 April - The United Arab Emirates plans to seek bids for a second nuclear power plant.[11]

### June

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* 19 June – Sudan's UN envoy accuses the United Arab Emirates at the United Nations Security Council of arming the Rapid Support Forces in the Sudanese civil war (2023-present).[12] The United Arab Emirates rejects the accusations as fabrications to mislead the international community.[13]
* 26 June – United Arab Emirates and Cambodia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) enters into force.[14]

### July

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* 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.[15]
* 21 July – Fifty-seven Bangladeshi expatriates are sentenced to varying prison terms for holding protests in support of the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement.[16] They are later pardoned by UAE president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 3 September.[17]
* 29 July – The United Arab Emirates grants lottery licenses for the first time in its history.[18]

### August

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* 21 August – The United Arab Emirates accepts the credentials of Badruddin Haqqani as ambassador of the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.[19]

### September

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* 23 September – The United Arab Emirates becomes the second country after India to be designated as a "major defense partner" by the United States.[20]
* 24 September – Four soldiers are killed and nine injured after an accident while transporting ammunition in the UAE.[21][22]
* 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[23] and the latter blaming the Rapid Support Forces for the incident.[24]

### October

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* 31 October – United States Customs and Border Protection admits Emirati citizens into Global Entry program.[25]

### November

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* 6 November – The UAE and Australia sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).[26]
* 17 November – Stocks listed in the United Arab Emirates top $1 trillion USD for the first time.[27]
* 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.[28]

### December

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* 3 December – United Arab Emirates foreign aid reach AED 360 billion ($98 billion) since its establishment in 1971.[29]
* 26 December – A light aircraft crashes off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah, killing the pilot and her sole companion.[30]

## Holidays

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Further information: Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates

Source:[31]

* 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

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1. ^ "Iran joins BRICS group formally in 2024". Tehran Times. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
2. ^ "Travel Unpacked: Visa-free travel to Turkey and Etihad launches new India flights". The National. 1 January 2024.
3. ^ "UAE: PM Modi inaugurates BAPS Mandir, first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi". Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
4. ^ "UK ETA travel system opens for Emirati and Gulf visitors". 31 January 2024.
5. ^ "A money laundering watchdog removes the UAE, Uganda, Barbados and Gibraltar from a watchlist". Associated Press. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
6. ^ "Sharjah building fire leaves 5 dead, dozens hospitalized". Al-Arabiya. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
7. ^ "Dubai's airport diverts scores of flights as 'exceptional weather' hits Gulf". France 24. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
8. ^ "Chaos in Dubai as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years". 17 April 2024.
9. ^ "3 OFWs died in UAE floods, DMW says". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "Exclusive: UAE planning second nuclear power plant, sources say". Reuters. 26 April 2024.
12. ^ "Civil war in Sudan takes centre stage at UN". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
13. ^ "Statement by the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the UN In response to false allegations in the letter dated 10 June 2024 from the Representative of Sudan to the UN Security Council". Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations. 27 June 2024.
14. ^ "UAE's Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Georgia enters into force". Emirates News Agency - WAM. 26 June 2024.
15. ^ "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.
16. ^ Gritten, David (2024-07-22). "UAE jails 57 Bangladeshis over protests against own government". BBC. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
17. ^ "UAE pardons 57 Bangladeshis jailed for anti-Hasina protests". 12 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
18. ^ "UAE grants firm lottery license for first time in potential move towards casinos". al-Arabiya. July 29, 2024.
19. ^ "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.
20. ^ "Biden administration designates UAE 'major defence partner' in rare move". Al Jazeera. 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
21. ^ "Four UAE Armed Forces Members Killed in Accident". The National. 25 September 2024.
22. ^ "4 soldiers killed and 9 injured in an unspecified accident, United Arab Emirates says". AP News. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
23. ^ "UAE blames SAF for airstrike on ambassador's Khartoum residence". Radio Dabanga. 30 September 2024.
24. ^ "Sudan military denies targeting UAE diplomatic post in Khartoum". Al Jazeera. 30 September 2024.
25. ^ "CBP Announces Global Entry Partnership with the UAE". U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 31 October 2024.
26. ^ "UAE, Australia Sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement". Asharq Al Awsat. 6 November 2024.
27. ^ "UAE-listed stocks top $1 trillion in value for the first time". The Economic Times. 17 November 2024.
28. ^ "Rabbi who went missing in UAE was murdered, Israel says". BBC. 2024-11-24. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
29. ^ "UAE foreign aid hit $98bln since 1971". Zawya. 3 December 2024.
30. ^ "UAE: 26-year-old doctor among 2 killed in Ras Al Khaimah aircraft crash". Khaleej Times. 29 December 2024.
31. ^ "UAE Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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