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United Arab Emirates-related events during the year of 2021
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Events in the year
2021 in the
United Arab Emirates
.
Incumbents
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President
:
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister
:
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Events
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January
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24 January:
The
cabinet
of the
United Arab Emirates
approves the establishment of an embassy in
Tel Aviv
.
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2
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Israel opens an embassy in the
United Arab Emirates
, appointing
Eitan Na'eh
as head of the envoy. It will be in a temporary office, until a permanent location will be set up.
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1
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June
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11 June — During the
2021 United Nations Security Council Elections
, the United Arab Emirates was elected to serve a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the
United Nations Security Council
. It marked the second time the UAE has sat on the Security Council.
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4
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July
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The Hope probe, launched on 19 July 2020, went into orbit around Mars on 9 February 2021. It was launched as a part of the Emirates Mars Mission is a
United Arab Emirates Space Agency
uncrewed
space exploration
mission to
Mars
.
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5
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October
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1 October - The Dubai World
Expo 2020
. Delayed from 2020 to 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
15 October -
IPL
2021 was hosted across
Abu Dhabi
,
Dubai
and
Sharjah
.
December
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12 December –
Max Verstappen
wins the
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
and the
Championship
against
Lewis Hamilton
.
13 December –
Prime Minister of Israel
Naftali Bennett
and Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
discuss strengthening
bilateral trade and cooperation
in multiple areas, at the first meeting of the leaders of the two countries.
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Deaths
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24 March -
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
, politician (b. 1945)
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7
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18 April -
Abdullah Al-Nauri
, novelist (b. 1959)
19 June -
Alaa al-Siddiq
, human rights activist (b. 1988)
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8
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17 December -
Majid Al Futtaim
, businessman (b. 1934)
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9
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References
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"Israel opens embassy in UAE, expanding new relations"
.
Associated Press
. 2021-01-24.
Archived
from the original on 2021-01-24
. Retrieved
2021-01-24
.
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"محمد بن راشد يترأس أولى اجتماعات مجلس الوزراء في 2021 .. ويعتمد الإطار العام للاستراتيجية الإعلامية للإمارات"
.
WAM
(in Arabic). 2021-01-24.
Archived
from the original on 2021-01-24
. Retrieved
2021-01-24
.
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"Mohammed bin Rashid chairs first UAE Cabinet meeting in 2021"
.
WAM
. 2021-01-24.
Archived
from the original on 2021-01-24
. Retrieved
2021-01-24
.
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"UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council"
.
UN News
. 2021-06-11
. Retrieved
2021-06-27
.
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"Live coverage: Emirates Mars Mission launches from Japan – Spaceflight Now"
. Retrieved
2023-09-02
.
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Carey, Andrew; Gold, Hadas (2021-12-13).
"Israeli Prime Minister meets UAE Crown Prince in Abu Dhabi in historic visit"
.
CNN
. Retrieved
2021-12-19
.
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Mansoor, Zainab (2021-03-24).
"Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, passes away"
.
Gulf Business
. Retrieved
2022-09-01
.
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"Prominent UAE activist Alaa al-Siddiq dies in UK car crash"
.
www.aljazeera.com
. Retrieved
2022-09-01
.
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"UAE businessman Majid Al Futtaim passes away"
.
gulfnews.com
. 17 December 2021
. Retrieved
2022-09-01
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