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DNATA (Dubai National Air Travel Agency) established. 1961 – 7 April: The MV Dara explodes and sinks off the shore of Dubai, killing 238 people. 1962 – Population: 55,000 (estimate). [17] 1963 23 May: Al Maktoum Bridge opens. [13] The Trucial rulers sign an agreement to issue a decree to abolish slavery. 1965
Al Fahidi Fort in Dubai in the late 1950s, built in 1787 Al Fahidi Fort today. Al Fahidi Fort is the oldest existing building in Dubai.. The Umayyads introduced Islam to the area in the 7th century [13] and sparked the vitalization of the area, opening up trade routes supported by fishing and pearl diving to eastern regions such as modern-day Pakistan and India, with reports of ships ...
The United Arab Emirates is a high-income developing market economy.The UAE's economy is the 4th largest in the Middle East (after Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Israel), with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$415 billion (AED 1.83 trillion) in 2021-2023.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Sara Al Madani's Net Worth: $16 million. The net worth of Sara Al Madani remains a bit up in the air. While some sources list it as only $1 million, others list it as high as $16 million. However ...
Tourism is a major economic source of income in Dubai and part of the Dubai government's strategy to maintain the flow of foreign cash into the emirates. [19] The tourism sector contributed in 2017 about $41 billion to the GDP, making up 4.6% of the GDP, and provided some 570,000 jobs, accounting for 4.8% of total employment. [20]
Ben Grant became a millionaire at 24 and says people treated him differently. He moved to Dubai, where it's easier for him to blend in.
A ‘world-famous’ camera. Shukla continued to document Dubai and the Emirates through the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s, although he still has “hundreds” of undeveloped rolls of film from this ...