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2010 in the United Arab Emirates

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Other events of 2010Timeline of Emirati history

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

Contents

Incumbents

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

    • January

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

    • February

  • February 4 - Debt-ridden emirate of Dubai confirms the discovery of a new oilfield.
  • 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.

    • 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.
  • 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.

    • 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.

    • September

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

    • December

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

    • References

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