2024 in the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates-related events during the year of 2024

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Events in the year 2024 in the United Arab Emirates.

## Incumbents[edit]

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[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]

## Holidays[edit]

Further information: Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates

Source:[10]

* 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]

1. ^ "Iran joins BRICS group formally in 2024". Tehran Times. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
2. ^ "UAE: PM Modi inaugurates BAPS Mandir, first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi". Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
3. ^ "A money laundering watchdog removes the UAE, Uganda, Barbados and Gibraltar from a watchlist". Associated Press. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
4. ^ "Sharjah building fire leaves 5 dead, dozens hospitalized". Al-Arabiya. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
5. ^ "Dubai's airport diverts scores of flights as 'exceptional weather' hits Gulf". France 24. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
6. ^ "3 OFWs died in UAE floods, DMW says". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "Civil war in Sudan takes centre stage at UN". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
9. ^ "Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in the UAE in a mass trial criticized abroad". Associated Press. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
10. ^ "UAE Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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