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It is generally a two day holiday, with December 3 (the day after National Day) also being a observed as a public holiday. [11] Air shows are conducted while military processions are held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre for the rulers of the Emirates, members of the Federal National Council, and Emirati citizens. [12]
21 July – Fifty-seven Bangladeshi expatriates are sentenced to varying prison terms for holding protests in support of the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement. [15] They are later pardoned by UAE president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 3 September. [16] 29 July – The United Arab Emirates grants lottery licenses for the first time in its ...
The United Arab Emirates Government announced official holidays for the public and private sectors for the years 2019. The Cabinet granted equal leaves (14 days) sectors. This decision aims to achieve a balance between the two sectors in the number of official holidays they are entitled to.
4–6 November – 2023 United Nations Climate Change conference is held in Dubai. [ 7 ] 17 November – The Al Dhafra solar farm , the largest solar farm in the world, comes online in the United Arab Emirates.
Emirati Times; Latin&gulf; Khaleej Mag; Gulf Today (Sharjah) The National (Abu Dhabi) The Brew News; Sport360 (Dubai) Dubai.News (Dubai) XPRESS (Dubai) Arabic language. Al Khaleej (Sharjah) Akhbar Al Arab (Abu Dhabi) Al Bayan (Dubai) Al Fajr (Abu Dhabi) Al-Ittihad (Al Waseet) (Abu Dhabi) Emarat Al Youm (Dubai) Araa News (Ajman) English-Filipino ...
UAE armed forces joined "Operation Restoring Hope" under the Saudi Arabia-led Arab alliance in 2015 to support the Aden-based government recognized by the Persian Gulf states. The number of UAE soldiers martyred in Yemen rose to 45. The UAE government announced a three-day mourning period from September 5, 2015, with flags to be flown at half ...
In September 2020, Khaleej Times introduced a free news subscription service on Telegram, sending daily news updates to its subscribers. [11] On June 1, 2023, Khaleej Times, in an editorial published on its front page, announced that it will stop its print edition on weekends starting from June 3, 2023. [12]
The rains began in UAE late on Monday, 15 April 2024, intensifying the next day on Tuesday, 16 April 2024, and officially concluding on Wednesday, 17 April 2024. [7] The UAE witnessed a record-breaking rainfall in a 24 hour period, surpassing Emirati meteorological data since records began in 1949. According to the National Centre of ...