Timeline of Dubai

{{short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] --> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} The following is a '''[[:Category:City timelines|timeline]] of the [[History of Dubai|history]] of the city of [[Dubai]]''', [[United Arab Emirates]]. {{Dynamic list}} {{TOC right}}

==Prior to 20th century==

* 1787 – [[Al Fahidi Fort]] built (approximate date). * 1833 ** Dubai taken by "[[House of Al-Falasi|Al bu Falasah]] clansmen of the [[Bani Yas]],"<ref name=britannica-dubai>{{cite encyclopedia |url= http://concise.britannica.com/dday/print?articleId=31319 |title= Dubai |encyclopedia=[[Britannica.com]] |access-date=30 April 2015 }}</ref> becoming independent of [[Abu Dhabi Emirate]]. ** [[Obeid bin Said bin Rashid|Obaid bin Saeed bin Rashid]] and [[Maktoum bin Butti bin Suhail]] are its first (joint) rulers.{{sfn|Pacione|2008}} * 1836 Obaid bin Saeed dies. Maktoum bin Butti becomes the sole ruler. * 1852 – [[Saeed bin Shakhbut Al Maktoum]] becomes ruler of Dubai. * 1859 – [[Hasher bin Maktoum]] becomes ruler of Dubai. * 1865 – Indian [[Bania (caste)|Banians]] begin to arrive in Dubai.{{sfn|Al-Sayegh|1998}} * 1886 – [[Rashid bin Maktoum]] becomes ruler of Dubai. * 1892 – Rulers of [[Trucial Oman]] sign exclusive treaty of protection with United Kingdom.<ref name=atlas1993>{{citation |url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_arab_emirates.html |title=United Arab Emirates Time Line |work=Atlas of the Middle East |year=1993 |publisher=US Central Intelligence Agency |location=Washington DC |via=University of Texas, [[Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection]] |access-date=12 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419062842/http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_arab_emirates.html |archive-date=19 April 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * 1894 – [[Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum]] becomes ruler of Dubai.<ref name="Peck2008-az" /> * 1896 – [[Saeed Al Maktoum House|Saeed Al Maktoum's House]] built.{{sfn|Haider|2008}}

==In 20th century ==

* 1903-1904 ** Dubai becomes "the main port of the [[Trucial Coast]]."{{sfn|Al-Sayegh|1998}} * 1904 – [[British-India Steam Navigation Company]] begins regular service to Dubai.<ref name=Lorimer1915>{{cite book |title=Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia |year=1915 |location=Calcutta |author= J.G. Lorimer |chapter=History of Trucial Oman |page=743 |via=HathiTrust |volume=1 |number=1|hdl=2027/uc1.31158010565033 }}</ref> * 1906 – [[Butti bin Suhail Al Maktoum]] becomes ruler of Dubai. * 1910 - The British bombard Dubai with high explosive munitions - the [[Hyacinth incident|Hyacinth Incident]]. * 1912 ** [[Al Ahmadiya School]] established ** [[Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum]] becomes ruler of Dubai. * 1929 ** Collapse of the pearling industry.{{sfn|Al-Sayegh|1998}} * 1934 – British air base established.{{sfn|Al-Sayegh|1998}} * 1938 – 'Majlis' economic/political "reform movement" occurs.{{sfn|Al-Sayegh|1998}} * 1939 – Majlis al Tujjar (merchant committee) established.{{sfn|Al-Sayegh|1998}} * 1941 – Dubai Post Office opened.<ref name=BritBombay>{{Cite book|title=British Archive, Bombay|publisher=Government of India}}</ref> * 1946 – October: [[Imperial Bank of Persia]] (to become British Bank of the Middle East, then HSBC) opened in Dubai.<ref name=BritBombay /> * 1948 – Abu Dhabi-Dubai border dispute.<ref name="Peck2007-chronology">{{cite book|author=Malcolm C. Peck|title=Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States|year= 2007|publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |location=USA |isbn=978-0-8108-6416-0 |chapter=Chronology |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ePXaUo-dnM4C&pg=PR19 }}</ref> * 1949 ** 15 July: [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], the current ruler of Dubai, was born in Shindaga. * 1950 – "Petroleum exploration" begins in the Dubai area.<ref name=lippincott1952>{{Citation |publisher = Columbia University Press |location = New York |editor = Leon E. Seltzer |title = Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World |date = 1952 |ol = 6112221M |page = 512 |chapter = Dibai, Trucial Oman |df = dmy-all }}</ref> * 1952 – Iranian [[Iran–United Arab Emirates relations|consulate]] established.<ref name=iranica>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/dubai |title=Dubai |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Iranica]] |author=Sussan Siavoshi |publisher=Columbia University, Center for Iranian Studies |location=New York |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517024053/http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/dubai |archive-date=17 May 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * 1953 – National Front (anti-British political group) formed.{{sfn|Kanna|2011}} * 1956 ** [[Jashanmal]] shop in business.<ref name="timeout2009">{{citation |url=http://www.timeoutdubai.com/knowledge/features/8478-dubai-timeline |title=Dubai timeline: Meaningful moments for residents in the city's history |date=22 April 2009 |publisher=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] Digital |work=Time Out Dubai }}</ref> ** 1 June: [[Dubai Police Force]] founded in Naif Fort. * 1957 – [[Dubai Municipality]] established.<ref name=AboutDM>{{cite web |url= http://www.dm.gov.ae/wps/portal/aboutdm |title= About DM |author= Dubai Municipality |publisher= Government of Dubai |access-date= 30 April 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150906141404/http://www.dm.gov.ae/wps/portal/aboutdm |archive-date= 6 September 2015 |url-status= live |df= dmy-all }}</ref> * 1958 ** 9 September: [[Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum]] becomes ruler of Dubai when his father [[Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum|Sheikh Saeed]] dies.<ref name="Peck2007-chronology" /> * 1959 ** [[Dubai Creek]] dredged.{{sfn|Ali|2010}} ** [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai Airport]] opens.<ref name="airport-timeline2015">{{citation |url= http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/timeline-in-the-life-of-dubai-airports-1.1447709 |work= [[Gulfnews.com]] |title= Timeline: In the life of Dubai Airports |date= January 2015 |access-date= 11 May 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170502171016/http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/timeline-in-the-life-of-dubai-airports-1.1447709 |archive-date= 2 May 2017 |url-status= live |df= dmy-all }}</ref> ** [[Dnata|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).<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1960_round.htm |title=Demographic Yearbook 1965 |year=1966 |publisher=[[Statistical Office of the United Nations]] |location=New York |chapter=Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=140–161 |access-date=27 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728161438/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1960_round.htm |archive-date=28 July 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * 1963 ** 23 May: [[Al Maktoum Bridge]] opens.<ref name="timeout2009" /> ** The Trucial rulers sign an agreement to issue a decree to [[Slavery in the Trucial States|abolish slavery]]. * 1965 ** 15 May: Asphalt runway opens at [[Dubai International Airport]]. * 1966 – [[Fateh Oil Field]] discovered offshore in vicinity of Dubai.<ref name=britannica-dubai /> * 1967 – [[Dubai Zoo]] opens.<ref name="Kisling2000">{{cite book |editor=Vernon N. Kisling |title=Zoo and Aquarium History |year=2000 |publisher=[[CRC Press]] |location=USA |isbn=978-1-4200-3924-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxTrR5nOE0UC |access-date=11 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413152253/https://books.google.com/books?id=dxTrR5nOE0UC |archive-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * 1968 ** 18 February: [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan|Sheikh Zayed]] and [[Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum|Sheikh Rashid]] agree to Union at ''[[Argoub Al Sedirah]]''. * 1969 – Dubai TV begins broadcasting.<ref name="Kraidy2009" /> * 1971 ** 10 July: The [[Trucial States]] Council of rulers agrees on Union. ** 2 December: Six Trucial States, including Dubai, form the United Arab Emirates.<ref name="bbc-chron">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14704414 |publisher=BBC News |title=United Arab Emirates Profile: Timeline |date=28 August 2011 |access-date=30 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321001646/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14704414 |archive-date=21 March 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ** Dubai Country Club<ref name=timeout2009 /> and [[Dubai Museum]] established. * 1972 ** January: A coup in neighboring [[Emirate of Sharjah|Sharjah]] kills ruler Sheikh Khaled and is put down by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. ** February: Ras Al Khaimah joins the UAE.{{Relevance inline|date=May 2015}} ** 5 October: [[Port Rashid]] is inaugurated.<ref name="britannica-dubai" /> * 1973 ** Dubai drops Qatari Riyal and adopts use of [[United Arab Emirates dirham|Dirham]] currency.<ref name="britannica-dubai" /> * 1975 ** [[Al Shindagha Tunnel]] and [[Safa Park]]<ref name=timeout2009 /> open. ** [[Dubai Islamic Bank]] established.<ref name="HassanLewis2007">{{cite book|editor=M. Kabir Hassan and Mervyn Lewis|title=Handbook of Islamic Banking|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jvTtDzD5uFQC&pg=PA116|year=2007|publisher=[[Edward Elgar Publishing]]|isbn=978-1-84720-541-4|access-date=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424162642/https://books.google.com/books?id=jvTtDzD5uFQC&pg=PA116|archive-date=24 April 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ** 5 May: Sheikh Rashid decrees establishment of [https://www.dubal.ae/ Dubai Aluminium] – Dubal.<ref name="dubal.ae">{{Cite web|title = A 30-year heritage: our history: who we are: Dubal|url = https://www.dubal.ae/who-we-are/our-history/a-30-year-heritage.aspx|website = dubal.ae|access-date = 2015-05-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150525141227/https://www.dubal.ae/who-we-are/our-history/a-30-year-heritage.aspx|archive-date = 25 May 2015|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** [[Arabtec|Arabtec Construction]] in business. * 1976 – [[Al Garhoud Bridge]] opens. * 1977 – [[Dubai 33]] television begins broadcasting. * 1978 ** 16 April: English-language ''[[Khaleej Times]]'' newspaper begins publication.<ref name=europa2004>{{cite book|title=Europa World Year Book |year=2004|publisher=Europa Publications |isbn=978-1-85743-255-8 |chapter= United Arab Emirates: Directory |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=gP_-8rXzQs8C |page=4332+ }}</ref> ** September: Rival ''[[Gulf News]]'' begins publication. ** [[Dubai World Trade Centre]] built. ** Oil production at ''Falah'' oil field begins.<ref name=oil-timeline2010>{{citation |url=http://gulfnews.com/business/oil-in-dubai-history-timeline-1.578333 |work=[[Gulfnews.com]] |title=Oil in Dubai: History & Timeline |date=February 2010 |access-date=11 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520042933/http://gulfnews.com/business/oil-in-dubai-history-timeline-1.578333 |archive-date=20 May 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * 1979 ** 26 February: Queen Elizabeth II inaugurates Dubai Desalination Plant.<ref name="dubal.ae"/> ** Sheikh Mohammed marries [[Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum|Sheikha Hind]]. ** Oil production at ''Rashid'' oil field begins.<ref name="oil-timeline2010" /> ** [[Dubal|Dubal Aluminium Company]] commences production.<ref name="Peck2008-az">{{cite book |author=Malcolm C. Peck |title=A to Z of the Gulf Arab States |year=2008 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |location=USA |isbn=978-0-8108-7636-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PUiazV0SVaQC |access-date=9 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416025254/https://books.google.com/books?id=PUiazV0SVaQC |archive-date=16 April 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ** [[Dubai International Convention Centre]] built. ** [[Port of Jebel Ali]] inaugurated. ** ''[[Gulf News]]'' begins publication. * 1980 ** Dubai Municipal Council created; [[Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] becomes chairman.<ref name=AboutDM /> ** [[E 11 road (United Arab Emirates)|E 11 road]] (Abu Dhabi-Dubai) completed. ** ''[[Al Bayan (newspaper)|Al Bayan]]'' newspaper begins publication.<ref name="Rugh2004">{{cite book|author=William A. Rugh|title=Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics|year=2004|publisher=Greenwood |isbn=978-0-275-98212-6 |chapter=Loyalist Press: Major Daily Newspapers |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=UGfbluSa4N8C |page=61 }}</ref> ** Population: 265,702.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1980_round.htm |title=1985 Demographic Yearbook |year=1987 |author=[[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]], Statistical Office |location=New York |chapter=Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=247–289 |access-date=29 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731162905/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1980_round.htm |archive-date=31 July 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * 1983 ** 17 May: Sheikha Latifa, the wife of ruler [[Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum|Sheikh Rashid]], dies. ** [[Dubai Drydocks]] open. ** 20 December: [[Dubai Duty Free (DDF)|Dubai Duty Free]] opens. * 1984 ** Oil production at onshore field ''Margham'' begins.<ref name=oil-timeline2010 /> ** Ruler [[Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum|Sheikh Rashid]] develops health problems; power shifts to his sons.<ref name="Peck2007-chronology" /> * 1985 ** 9 January: Decree establishing [[Jebel Ali Free Zone]] issued. ** March: Airline [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] established. ** 25 October: Emirates makes inaugural flight to Karachi. ** [[Dubai Medical College]] and UAE Contractors' Association<ref name=aec>{{cite web |url=http://www.aeconline.ae/13/category/13/25/74/category_13.html |title=Associations and Professional Organization |work=AEC Online |publisher=AEC Marketing Ltd |location=Dubai |access-date=30 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524135905/http://www.aeconline.ae/13/category/13/25/74/category_13.html |archive-date=24 May 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>[http://www.uaecontractors.org/] established. * 1989 ** [[Dubai Desert Classic]] golf contest begins. ** 29 January: First [[Dubai Airshow]] inaugurated. ** Majlis Gallery opens.{{sfn|Biln|2014}} * 1990 ** 7 October: Dubai's ruler, [[Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum|Sheikh Rashid]], dies. ** 8 October: [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] becomes ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the UAE.<ref name="bbc-chron" /> * 1991 ** [[Juma al Majid]] Centre for Culture and Heritage established.{{sfn|Gupte|2011}}[http://www.almajidcenter.org/page.php?pid=juma-al-majid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129165926/http://www.almajidcenter.org/page.php?pid=juma-al-majid |date=29 January 2019 }} ** [[Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club]] opens. ** May: [[DP World|Dubai Ports Authority]] formed by merging JAFZA and Port Rashid authorities. * 1992 ** [[Majid Al Futtaim Group]] headquartered in Dubai. ** 24 December: [[Godolphin Racing|Godolphin]]'s first horse ''Cutwater'' runs, – and wins – at Nad Al Sheba. * 1995 ** 3 January: [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid]] named crown prince of Dubai. ** [[American University in Dubai]] established. * 1996 ** 16 February: [[Dubai Shopping Festival]] launched.<ref>{{Cite web|title = History of DSF {{!}} Dubai Shopping Festival|url = http://www.mydsf.ae/history-of-dsf/|website = www.mydsf.ae|access-date = 2015-05-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524154223/http://www.mydsf.ae/history-of-dsf/|archive-date = 24 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** 27 March: [[Dubai World Cup]] horse race − the world's richest − begins. Its first winner is American dirt track legend ''[[Cigar (horse)|Cigar]]''. * 1997 ** World's first camel-llama [[cross-breeding]] accomplished.<ref name=anzovin2000>{{cite book |title=Famous First Facts |year=2000 |publisher= H.W. Wilson Co. |editor=Steven Anzovin and Janet Podell |isbn= 0824209583 |title-link=Famous First Facts }}</ref> ** Chicago Beach Hotel demolished.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Chicago Beach Dubai|url = http://www.dubaiasitusedtobe.com/pagesnew/ChicagoBeachDubai.shtm|website = dubaiasitusedtobe.com|access-date = 2015-05-25|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170507100804/http://www.dubaiasitusedtobe.com/pagesnew/ChicagoBeachDubai.shtm|archive-date = 7 May 2017|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** [[Jumeirah (hotel chain)]] headquartered in Dubai.<ref name="Pantelidis2014">{{cite book|editor=Ioannis S. Pantelidis|title=Routledge Handbook of Hospitality Management|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cEQsAwAAQBAJ|year=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-80424-6|access-date=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611012445/https://books.google.com/books?id=cEQsAwAAQBAJ|archive-date=11 June 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Grand Mosque (Dubai)|Grand Mosque]] rebuilt. ** [[Zayed University]] founded. * 1999 ** [[Dubai Press Club]] formed. ** [[International Center for Biosaline Agriculture]] headquartered in Dubai.<ref name="Green2004">{{cite book|author=Richard Green|title=Chronology of International Organizations|year=2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-35590-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IQQSBAAAQBAJ|access-date=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430135920/https://books.google.com/books?id=IQQSBAAAQBAJ|archive-date=30 April 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ** December: [[Burj Al Arab]] hotel inaugurated.<ref name=archnet>{{citation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024005647/http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1646 |title=United Arab Emirates: Dubai |publisher=[[ArchNet]] |url-status=dead |url= http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1646 |archive-date= 2012-10-24 }}</ref> ** [[Emirates National Oil Company]] refinery begins operating.<ref name=oil-timeline2010 /> ** 29 October: [[Dubai Internet City]] announced.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Speeches – Sheikh Mohammed launches Dubai Internet City|url = http://www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=99d86ccfdac44110VgnVCM1000003f140a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d32d8960a5a11310VgnVCM1000004d64a8c0RCRD&vgnextfmt=speech|website = sheikh Mohammed.co.are|access-date = 2015-05-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101312/http://www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=99d86ccfdac44110VgnVCM1000003f140a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d32d8960a5a11310VgnVCM1000004d64a8c0RCRD&vgnextfmt=speech|archive-date = 24 September 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** Dubai's real estate market is opened to non-[[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]] nationals for the first time.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Sand To Silicon|last = Sampler & Eigner|publisher = Motivate|year = 2008|isbn = 9781860632549|location = UAE|pages = 128–9}}</ref>

==21st century== ===2000s===

* 2000 ** 26 March: [[Dubai Financial Market]] founded.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dubai Financial Market, PJSC|url = http://www.dfm.ae/pages/default.aspx?c=801|website = dfm.ae|access-date = 2015-05-21|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120121141549/http://www.dfm.ae/pages/default.aspx?c=801|archive-date = 21 January 2012|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** 28 May: [[American University of Dubai]] inaugurated. ** [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai Airport]] new terminal built.<ref name="airport-timeline2015" /> ** [[Nakheel Properties]] headquartered in Dubai. ** [[Al Barsha]] area development and [[Dubai Marathon]] begin. ** [[Dubai Internet City]] opens. ** 4 November: [[Dubai Media City]] inaugurated.<ref name="Kraidy2009">{{cite book|author2=Joe F. Khalil|author1=Marwan M. Kraidy|title=Arab Television Industries|year=2009|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1-84457-576-3|page=153+|chapter=Chronology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6WsdBQAAQBAJ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018115808/https://books.google.com/books?id=6WsdBQAAQBAJ|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2015}}</ref> * 2001 ** 15 January: [[E-Junior|e-junior]] begins broadcasting. ** 1 May: Artificial archipelagos the [[Palm Jumeirah]] and [[Palm Jebel Ali]] announced. ** June: Construction begins on [[Palm Jumeirah]]. * 2002 ** 9 January: [[Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve]] and eco-resort ''Al Maha'' founded. ** 9 February: Million square feed academic free zone [[Dubai Knowledge Village]] announced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kv.ae/|website=kv.ae|access-date=24 May 2015|title=DUBAI KNOWLEDGE PARK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628041452/http://www.kv.ae/|archive-date=28 June 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ** 16 February: [[Dubai International Financial Centre]] inaugurated. ** 6 November: $1.8 billion [[Dubai Healthcare City]] [[free economic zone]] announced ** Artificial archipelago [[Palm Jebel Ali]] construction begins. ** Population: 1,089,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2012.htm |work=Demographic Yearbook 2012 |publisher=[[United Nations Statistics Division]] |title=Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants |access-date=8 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428204710/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2012.htm |archive-date=28 April 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ** The [[Dubai Multi Commodities Centre|Dubai Multi Commodities Center]] is established. * 2003 ** September: International Monetary Fund [[Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group|meets]] in Dubai.{{sfn|Pacione|2008}} ** ''[[Al Arabiya]]'' television and [[CNBC Arabiya]] television begin broadcasting.<ref name="Kraidy2009" /> ** Executive Council of Dubai<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dubai.ae/en/government/pages/default.aspx?category=Government |title=Government Entities |publisher=Government of Dubai |access-date=30 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418205638/http://dubai.ae/en/government/pages/default.aspx?category=Government |archive-date=18 April 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and [[Dubai Media Incorporated]] established. ** [[Dubai Knowledge Village]] opens.<ref name="Peck2008-dubai" /> ** First [[Dubai Tennis Championships]]. ** June: [[International Media Production Zone]] (IMPZ) launched.<ref>{{Cite web|title = History and Milestones of IMPZ|url = http://www.impz.ae/index.php/about-impz/history-and-milestones-of-impz|website = impz.ae|access-date = 2015-05-24|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524101653/http://www.impz.ae/index.php/about-impz/history-and-milestones-of-impz|archive-date = 24 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** 5 May: [[The World (archipelago)]] project announced. ** [[Dubai Festival City]] construction begins. ** 12 May: [[Dubai Maritime City]] project announced. ** 16 June: [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] places $19 billion biggest order in aviation history for 71 wide-bodied planes.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Emirates Places Biggest Aircraft Order in History|url = http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/18566/airbus-wins-$12.5-bn.-emirates-order.html|website = defense-aerospace.com|access-date = 2015-05-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150525141655/http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/18566/airbus-wins-$12.5-bn.-emirates-order.html|archive-date = 25 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** Dubai Humanitarian City established.<ref>{{Cite web|title = UNJLC to set up operations at Dubai Humanitarian City {{!}} WAM|url = http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395226320429.html|website = www.wam.ae|access-date = 2015-05-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181015114726/http://wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395226320429.html|archive-date = 15 October 2018|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> (Later to become [[International Humanitarian City]]) ** ''[[7days]]'' newspaper begins publication. * 2004 ** [[Dubai Autodrome]] opens.<ref name="archnet" /> ** [[Dubai One]] television begins broadcasting. ** [[Dubai Silicon Oasis]] is inaugurated.<ref>{{Cite web|title = About Dubai Silicon Oasis|url = https://www.dsoa.ae/en/about-dubai-silicon-oasis/|website = dsoa.ae|access-date = 2015-05-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150326182018/https://www.dsoa.ae/en/about-dubai-silicon-oasis/|archive-date = 26 March 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** Planned [[Dubai World Central|second airport]] to be located in Jebel Ali confirmed. ** September: Foundation stone of the world's tallest tower, [[Burj Khalifa]], laid.<ref>{{Cite news|title = How the Burj was built|url = http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-7400-how-the-burj-was-built/|newspaper = Construction Week Online| date=16 January 2010 |access-date = 2015-05-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150324073406/http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-7400-how-the-burj-was-built/|archive-date = 24 March 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** October: [[Dubai Holding]] investment company established. ** December: [[Dubai International Film Festival]] inaugurated ** December [[Business Bay]] development<ref name="Peck2008-dubai">{{cite book |author=Malcolm C. Peck |title=A to Z of the Gulf Arab States |year=2008 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |location=USA |isbn=978-0-8108-7636-1 |chapter=Dubai |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PUiazV0SVaQC |access-date=9 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416025254/https://books.google.com/books?id=PUiazV0SVaQC |archive-date=16 April 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> project announced. ** December: Dubai School of Government launched (To become [[Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government]]). * 2005 ** 27 January: Dubai holds its first [http://fei.org/ FEI World Endurance Riding] Championship,<ref>{{Cite web|title = FEI World Endurance Championship| work=FEI | date=19 January 2005 |url = http://fei.org/news/fei-world-endurance-championship-1|access-date = 2015-05-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150525142851/http://fei.org/news/fei-world-endurance-championship-1|archive-date = 25 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> [http://dubaiequestrianclub.ae/media/galleries/dubai-internaional-endurance-city-venue Dubai International Endurance City] opens. ** 7 March: Permanent Committee for Labour Affairs established.<ref name="HRW2006">{{citation |url=https://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2006/11/11/building-towers-cheating-workers |title=Building Towers, Cheating Workers: Exploitation of Migrant Construction Workers in the United Arab Emirates |year=2006 |publisher=Human Rights Watch |location=New York |access-date=4 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509165135/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2006/11/11/building-towers-cheating-workers |archive-date=9 May 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ** ''Emirates Today'' newspaper begins publication.{{sfn|Explorer|2006}} ** RAK Petroleum is headquartered in Dubai. ** [[Mall of the Emirates]] (with [[Ski Dubai]]) opens. ** Dubai RTA ([[Transportation in Dubai|Roads and Transport Authority]]) formed. ** [[Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange]] inaugurated.<ref>{{Cite web|title = About DGCX – DGCX|url = http://www.dgcx.ae/index.php/en/about-dgcx|access-date = 2015-05-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150429060350/http://www.dgcx.ae/index.php/en/about-dgcx|archive-date = 29 April 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** [[DP World]] founded from the merger of Dubai Ports Authority and Dubai Ports International ** September: Construction labor strike.<ref name="HRW2006" /><ref>{{citation |title=Workers block Sheikh Zayed Road; Firm told to pay in 24 hours |work= [[Gulf News]] |date=20 September 2005 }}</ref> ** October: [[Dubai Police Force|Dubai police]] introduces hotline for workers to report labour issues.<ref>{{Cite web|title = News – Hotline launched as per Mohammed's orders|url = http://www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2044b85131884110VgnVCM1000003f140a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=2777bc9e88caf210VgnVCM1000004d64a8c0RCRD&vgnextfmt=default|website = sheikh Mohammed.co.are|access-date = 2015-05-25|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150525145703/http://www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2044b85131884110VgnVCM1000003f140a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=2777bc9e88caf210VgnVCM1000004d64a8c0RCRD&vgnextfmt=default|archive-date = 25 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** November: $8 billion Jebel Ali Airport City project renamed [[Dubai World Central]]. * 2006 ** January: [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] dies in Australia's Gold Coast.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum dies|url = http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/shaikh-maktoum-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-dies-1.220506|website = gulfnews.com| date=4 January 2006 |access-date = 2015-05-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150925003623/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/shaikh-maktoum-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-dies-1.220506|archive-date = 25 September 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** January: [[Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum|Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] becomes ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the UAE.<ref name="bbc-chron" /> ** February: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum becomes Prime Minister of the UAE.<ref name="bbc-chron" /> ** February: $15 billion [[Dubai Aerospace Enterprise]] launched. ** February: [[Dubai International Academic City]] development begins. ** March: Dubai port operator DP World acquires [[P&O]] for $7 billion. ** March: US House committee votes 62–2 to block [[DP World]] from operating US ports. DP World divests them. ** 21 March: Construction labor demonstration.<ref name=HRW2006 /><ref>{{citation |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/international/middleeast/26dubai.html?pagewanted=all |date=26 March 2006 |author=Hassan M. Fattah |title=In Dubai, an outcry from Asians for workplace rights }}</ref> ** 16 May: Construction labor strike.<ref name=HRW2006 /><ref>{{citation |title=Was the Besix strike the tipping point for UAE labor? |work=Construction Week |publisher=[[ITP Publishing Group]] |location=Dubai |date=27 May 2006 }}</ref> ** Emirates Green Building Council headquartered in Dubai.[http://emiratesgbc.org/about-us/] ** [[Dubai World]] investment company established. ** Population: 1,354,980.<ref name=britannica2013>{{cite book|title=Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year |year=2013|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jXadAAAAQBAJ|isbn=978-1-62513-103-4}}</ref> ** Dubai's education regulator, the [[Knowledge and Human Development Authority|Knowledge and Human Development Agency]] (KHDA) founded.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Government of Dubai {{!}} Knowledge and Human Development Authority {{!}} Regulations|url = https://www.khda.gov.ae/Pages/En/regulations.aspx|website = www.khda.gov.ae|access-date = 2015-05-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150517053426/http://www.khda.gov.ae/Pages/En/regulations.aspx|archive-date = 17 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** December: Women-only pink taxis go into service.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Women-only pink taxi to hit Dubai roads tomorrow {{!}} WAM|url = http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates-economics/1395227771693.html|website = www.wam.ae|access-date = 2015-05-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190724/http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates-economics/1395227771693.html|archive-date = 4 March 2016|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> * 2007 ** February: New UAE telco '[[Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company|Du]]' launches. ** June: Dubai's [[Salik (road toll)|Salik]] (Meaning 'clear') road toll comes into effect. ** June: Dubai Real Estate Corporation was founded. ** July: 'Temporary' crossing, the [[Floating Bridge, Dubai|Floating Bridge]] opens. ** August: Real Estate regulator [[Real Estate Regulatory Agency]] (RERA) founded.<ref>{{Cite web|title = About Real Estate Regulatory Agency|url = https://www.dubailand.gov.ae/English/about/aboutrera|website = dubailand.gov.ae|access-date = 2015-05-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150618081812/http://www.dubailand.gov.ae/English/about/aboutrera|archive-date = 18 June 2015|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** [[Business Bay Crossing]], originally named the Ras Al Khor Bridge, opens. ** [[Art Dubai|Gulf Art Fair]] begins.[http://www.artnews.com/2007/04/03/first-gulf-art-fair-draws-rush-of-new-buyers-to-dubai/][http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/dana-farouki-art-dubai-travel-guide/] ** Sheikh Mohammed announces the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015, a five-point long-term strategy for the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dubai Strategic Plan 2015: Dubai Plan 2021|url = http://www.dubaiplan2021.ae/dsp-2015-2/|website = dubaiplan2021.ae|access-date = 2015-05-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150525163228/http://www.dubaiplan2021.ae/dsp-2015-2/|archive-date = 25 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** [[Dubai World Cup]] prize money raised to $10 million. ** [[Dubai International City]] built.<ref>{{citation |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/property/international-city-squalor-township-1.766738 |title=UAE: International City |date=24 February 2011 |work=[[Gulfnews.com]] |access-date=8 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222173744/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/property/international-city-squalor-township-1.766738 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ** September: [[Dubai Cares]] charity founded. The initial fund-raising drive raised over Dhs1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dubai Cares|url = http://www.dubaicares.ae/en/section/about-us|website = dubaicares.ae|access-date = 2015-05-21|first = Dubai|last = Cares|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150515062315/http://www.dubaicares.ae/en/section/about-us|archive-date = 15 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> * 2008 ** March: Dubai Culture & Arts Authority formed.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Welcome to Dubai Culture|url = http://www.dubaiculture.gov.ae/en/Pages/default.aspx#story|website = dubaiculture.gov.ae|access-date = 2015-05-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150520053421/http://www.dubaiculture.gov.ae/en/Pages/Default.aspx#story|archive-date = 20 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** March: New [[Al Maktoum Bridge|Maktoum Bridge]] opened. ** March: New low-cost carrier Flydubai announced.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Company history {{!}} flydubai|url = http://www.flydubai.com/en/company-history/|website = www.flydubai.com|access-date = 2015-05-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150510125948/http://www.flydubai.com/en/company-history/|archive-date = 10 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** [[Dubai Sports City]] opens. ** Tashkeel (art entity) established.<ref name=NewMuseum>{{cite web |url=http://www.newmuseum.org/spaces/listing/country:uae |title=UAE |work=Art Spaces Directory |location=New York |publisher=[[New Museum]] |access-date=30 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050255/http://www.newmuseum.org/spaces/listing/country:uae |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ** Airport [[Dubai International Terminal 3]] built. ** 1,500 room [[Atlantis, The Palm]] hotel & resort launched with 1,000 fireworks. * 2009 ** New Year celebrations<ref>{{Cite web|title = Mohammad orders cancellation of New Year celebrations|url = http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/mohammad-orders-cancellation-of-new-year-celebrations-1.151019|website = gulfnews.com| date=30 December 2008 |access-date = 2015-05-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121425/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/mohammad-orders-cancellation-of-new-year-celebrations-1.151019|archive-date = 4 March 2016|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> and the opening celebration of the [[Dubai Shopping Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = No festivities for DSF 2009 opening|url = http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/no-festivities-for-dsf-2009-opening-1.473287|website = gulfnews.com| date=12 January 2009 |access-date = 2015-05-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181015192427/https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/no-festivities-for-dsf-2009-opening-1.473287|archive-date = 15 October 2018|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> cancelled in solidarity with [[Gaza War (2008–09)|Gaza]]. ** 29 March: Chechen [[Sulim Yamadayev|Yamadayev]] murdered in Dubai.<ref name="bbc-chron" /> ** [[The Dubai Mall|Dubai Mall]], the world's largest shopping mall, inaugurated. ** 1 June: [[Flydubai]] commences operations. ** September: [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)]] begins operating.<ref name="britannica-dubai" /> ** [[Almas Tower]] built. ** [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]] opens. ** [[Dubai World]] restructures.

===2010s===

* 2010 ** 4 January: [[Burj Khalifa]] skyscraper opens (tallest in the world).<ref name="bbc-chron" /> ** 19 January: Palestinian [[Assassination of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh|Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh]] assassinated.<ref name="bbc-chron" /> ** 28 January: [[Meydan Racecourse]] opens. ** 4 February: New oilfield east of ''Rashid'' field announced, named ''[[Al-Jalila Field|Jalila]]''. ** 1 July: [[Al Maktoum International Airport]] begins operations. * 2011 ** [[Green Line (Dubai Metro)]] begins operating [[Palm Deira (Dubai Metro)|Palm Deira station (Dubai Metro)]] opens. ** [[Salsali Private Museum]] founded. ** 11 October: [[Emirates NBD]] takes over [[Dubai Bank]]. * 2012 ** [[Princess Tower]] and [[JW Marriott Marquis Dubai]] built. ** 21 March: Dubai Modern Art Museum & Opera House District projects announced.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/emaar-s-opera-house-project-in-dubai-will-be-a-multi-purpose-facility-1.648672|access-date = 24 May 2015|title = Emaar's opera house project in Dubai will be a multi-purpose facility|author = The National| date=10 October 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100414/http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/property/emaars-opera-house-project-in-dubai-will-be-a-multi-purpose-facility|archive-date = 2 April 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** 12 June: Dubai formally launches its bid for [[Expo 2020|World Expo 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dubai World Expo 2020|url = http://www.dubaifaqs.com/world-expo-2020-dubai.php|website = dubaifaqs.com|access-date = 2015-05-24|first = Dubai|last = FAQs|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524135652/http://www.dubaifaqs.com/world-expo-2020-dubai.php|archive-date = 24 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** 30 November: Restoration of 'Union House', where the UAE treaty was signed in 1971, commences.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e7c0b20f7d64b310VgnVCM1000003f64a8c0RCRD&vgnextchannel=1338cbb1d9e5e210VgnVCM1000004d64a8c0RCRD&vgnextfmt=default|website = sheikh Mohammed.co.are|access-date = 2015-05-24|title = Mohammed orders restoration of Union House|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524134820/http://www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e7c0b20f7d64b310VgnVCM1000003f64a8c0RCRD&vgnextchannel=1338cbb1d9e5e210VgnVCM1000004d64a8c0RCRD&vgnextfmt=default|archive-date = 24 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> * 2013 ** 13 February: $1.5bn [[Bluewaters Island]] project announced, to include world's largest Ferris Wheel.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dubai eyes world's tallest observation wheel|url = http://travel.cnn.com/dubai-ferris-wheel-143161|access-date = 2015-05-25|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150926082957/http://travel.cnn.com/dubai-ferris-wheel-143161|archive-date = 26 September 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** 4 March: Sheikh Mohammed establishes the [[Emirates Literature Foundation]], to include the [[Dubai International Writers' Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Emirates Literature Foundation|url = http://www.emiratesliteraturefoundation.org/|website = emiratesliteraturefoundation.org|access-date = 2015-05-24|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150501120033/http://www.emiratesliteraturefoundation.org/|archive-date = 1 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** Al Barsha Police Station built.<ref name="DM-projects">{{cite web |url= http://www.dm.gov.ae/wps/portal/ourprojects |work= Our Projects |title= Completed Projects |author= Dubai Municipality |publisher= Government of Dubai |access-date= 30 April 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150906141449/http://www.dm.gov.ae/wps/portal/ourprojects |archive-date= 6 September 2015 |url-status= live |df= dmy-all }}</ref> ** [[The Mine (gallery)]] opens. ** October: Sheikh Mohammed announces the [[Dubai Water Canal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/government/dubai-water-canal-launched-to-connect-business-bay-with-the-gulf-2013-10-02-1.523204|title=Dubai Water Canal launched to connect Business Bay with the Gulf|website=Emirates 24{{!}}7|date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908202256/http://www.emirates247.com/news/government/dubai-water-canal-launched-to-connect-business-bay-with-the-gulf-2013-10-02-1.523204|archive-date=8 September 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ** Population: 2,214,000.<ref>{{citation |title=Dubai in Figures |year=2013 |publisher=Government of Dubai |author=Dubai Statistics Center |url=http://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/Publications/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=20 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427142838/http://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/Publications/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=27 April 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all |author-link=Dubai Statistics Center }}</ref> ** 27 November: Dubai and the UAE win the bid for [[Expo 2020|World Expo 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = EXPO 2020: DUBAI WINS BY FAR|url = http://www.emirates247.com/expo-2020/expo-2020-dubai-wins-by-far-2013-11-27-1.529426|access-date = 2015-05-24|first = Roopesh|last = Abbas| date=27 November 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524134928/http://www.emirates247.com/expo-2020/expo-2020-dubai-wins-by-far-2013-11-27-1.529426|archive-date = 24 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> * 2014 ** February: Dubai launches $1mn '[[UAE Drones for Good|Drones for Good]]' award.<ref>{{Cite web|title = About {{!}} Drones for Good|url = https://www.dronesforgood.ae/about|website = www.dronesforgood.ae|access-date = 2015-05-24|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524135444/https://www.dronesforgood.ae/about|archive-date = 24 May 2015|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** 5 July: The World's largest mall and indoor theme park, the 48 million square foot [[Mall of the World]] project announced.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Mohammed Bin Rashid launches 'Mall of the World', a temperature-controlled pedestrian city in Dubai {{!}} WAM|url = http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395267427436.html|website = www.wam.ae|author = wam|access-date = 2015-05-24|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150502063059/http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395267427436.html|archive-date = 2 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** 16 July: The establishment of the [http://www.space.gov.ae/ UAE Space Agency] and the launch of a Mars mission is announced. ** 8 September: Dubai launches the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.emirates247.com/news/government/mohammed-launches-innovation-centre-2014-09-08-1.562248|access-date = 2015-05-25|author = Wam|title = Mohammed launches Innovation Centre| date=8 September 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150525120304/http://www.emirates247.com/news/government/mohammed-launches-innovation-centre-2014-09-08-1.562248|archive-date = 25 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** 27 October: Dubai announces $1.2 billion investment in innovation through free zone operator TECOM.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tecom Investments unveils future strategy and initiatives to support Dubai's transformation into a Global Innovation Hub {{!}} TECOM Investments|url = http://www.tecom.ae/tecom-investments-unveils-future-strategy-and-initiatives-to-support-dubais-transformation-into-a-global-innovation-hub/|website = www.tecom.ae|access-date = 2015-05-25|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150525120117/http://www.tecom.ae/tecom-investments-unveils-future-strategy-and-initiatives-to-support-dubais-transformation-into-a-global-innovation-hub/|archive-date = 25 May 2015|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** 17 December: [http://www.dubaiplan2021.ae/en/ Dubai Plan 2021] development strategy is announced.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Mohammad Bin Rashid launches Dubai Plan 2021|url = http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/mohammad-bin-rashid-launches-dubai-plan-2021-1.1428576|website = gulfnews.com| date=17 December 2014 |access-date = 2015-05-25|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150525122642/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/mohammad-bin-rashid-launches-dubai-plan-2021-1.1428576|archive-date = 25 May 2015|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}</ref> ** Opera Grand, the first tower in the Dubai Opera House District, opens. * 2015 ** Bicycle regulations issued.<ref>{{citation |url=https://7daysindubai.com/dubai-police-seize-thousands-of-bicycles-from-reckless-riders/61175 |title=Dubai Police seize thousands of bicycles from reckless riders |date=28 April 2015 |work=[[7days|7DaysinDubai]] |access-date=2018-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524180153/http://7daysindubai.com/dubai-police-seize-thousands-of-bicycles-from-reckless-riders |archive-date=2015-05-24 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ** 6 May: UAE [[Mars Hope|Mars probe]] named Hope.<ref>{{Cite web|title = UAE's Mars space mission has a new name: Hope {{!}} The National|url = http://www.thenational.ae/uae/uaes-mars-space-mission-has-a-new-name-hope|access-date = 2015-05-25|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150525140656/http://www.thenational.ae/uae/uaes-mars-space-mission-has-a-new-name-hope|archive-date = 25 May 2015|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> *2016 ** Opening of [[Dubai Parks and Resorts]] **3 August: [[Emirates Flight 521]] crashes during landing at Dubai-International Airport. In the ensuing blaze, 1 firefighter is killed. Everyone on board the Boeing 777-300 survives.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 February 2020|title=Emirates Boeing 777-300 at Dubai on Aug 3rd 2016, long landing, go around without thrust results in runway impact, aircraft on fire|url=https://www.aeroinside.com/7987/emirates-b773-at-dubai-on-aug-3rd-2016-long-landing-go-around-without-thrust-results-in-runway-impact-aircraft-on-fire|website=Aero Inside}}</ref> **November: Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates the Dubai Water Canal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/government/sheikh-mohammed-inaugurates-the-dubai-water-canal-2016-11-09-1.643374|title=Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates the Dubai Water Canal|website=Emirates 24{{!}}7|date=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201124/http://www.emirates247.com/news/government/sheikh-mohammed-inaugurates-the-dubai-water-canal-2016-11-09-1.643374|archive-date=8 September 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> *2017 **1 May: [[Dubai Font]], Dubai's own font, was launched.<ref>[http://mobile.shanghaidaily.com/world/Prince-launches-Dubais-very-own-font/shdaily.shtml Prince launches Dubai's very own font] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430190558/http://mobile.shanghaidaily.com/world/Prince-launches-Dubais-very-own-font/shdaily.shtml |date=30 April 2017 }}. AFP.</ref> **21 Nov: [[Dubai Safari Park]] opened to public.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dubaisafari.ae/en/events-and-updates |title=Events & News &#124; Dubai Safari |access-date=7 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123435/http://www.dubaisafari.ae/en/events-and-updates |archive-date=8 February 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> *2018 **1 Jan: [[Dubai Frame]], World's best new attraction opening in 2018 **25 January - UAE princess [[Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 1985)|Latifa]] escapes from the UAE with some friends including a US-French spy. They are all arrested by Indian Navy and Coast guard in the Arabian sea, near the coast of India. They are handed over to their UAE counterparts and taken back to the UAE. <ref>{{cite news |title=India's Modi authorized capture of runaway Dubai princess, newspaper claims |date=2019-04-25 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606221113/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/04/28/indias-modi-authorized-capture-of-runaway-dubai-princess-newspaper-claims/ |archive-date=2022-06-06 |url-status=live |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/04/28/indias-modi-authorized-capture-of-runaway-dubai-princess-newspaper-claims/}}</ref> ** 2018 is declared as the ''Year Of Zayed'' in honour of the 100th birth anniversary of Sheikh [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]] ** 30 October – [[KhalifaSat]], the first entirely Emirati-made satellite, is launched into orbit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/science/first-emirati-built-satellite-marks-one-year-in-space-1.930513|title=First Emirati-built satellite marks one year in space|publisher=The National|date=29 October 2019}}</ref> * 2019 ** 2019 is declared as the ''Year Of Tolerance''. ** February 3 – [[Pope Francis]] makes a historic trip to [[Abu Dhabi]] meeting [[Ahmed al-Tayeb]]. Both sign on document "Human Fraternity For World Peace And Living Together".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pope-francis-welcomed-pomp-filled-ceremony-united-arab-emirates-n966461|title = Pope Francis condemns 'misery' of war in historic first trip to Arab peninsula|website = [[NBC News]] | date=4 February 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pope-francis-holds-historic-public-mass-in-uae/ar-BBTbCN0?li=BBnbcA1&%25253BOCID=msnHomepage |title=Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE |website=[[MSN]] |access-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-date=February 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005644/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pope-francis-holds-historic-public-mass-in-uae/ar-BBTbCN0?li=BBnbcA1&%25253BOCID=msnHomepage |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2020s=== ====2020==== **January 30 – '''[[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates]]''' ***The Emirati government confirmed the first cases related to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in the United Arab Emirates. ** July 19 - The Hope probe was launched on 19 July 2020 under the Emirates Mars Mission, a [[United Arab Emirates Space Agency]] [[uncrewed]] [[space exploration]] mission to [[Mars]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Live coverage: Emirates Mars Mission launches from Japan – Spaceflight Now |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/07/19/h-2a-emirates-mars-mission-mission-status-center-2/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |language=en-US}}</ref> ** August 13 – Israel and the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] agree to [[Israel–United Arab Emirates peace agreement|normalise relations]], marking the third [[Israeli–Palestinian peace process|Israel–Arab peace deal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel and UAE strike historic deal to normalise relations|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-53770859|access-date=August 13, 2020 |agency=BBC News |date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> ** September 19 - [[2020 Indian Premier League|IPL]] 2020 was hosted in [[UAE]]. ====2021 and 2022====

===January=== *24 January: **The [[Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates|cabinet]] of the [[United Arab Emirates]] approves the establishment of an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name=IsraelEmbassy>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-24|title=Israel opens embassy in UAE, expanding new relations|url=https://apnews.com/article/international-news-israel-united-arab-emirates-aad91b4752a7bf06737ee110a19bbf35|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Associated Press|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124200025/https://apnews.com/article/international-news-israel-united-arab-emirates-aad91b4752a7bf06737ee110a19bbf35 |archive-date=2021-01-24 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-24|title=محمد بن راشد يترأس أولى اجتماعات مجلس الوزراء في 2021 .. ويعتمد الإطار العام للاستراتيجية الإعلامية للإمارات|url=https://www.wam.ae/ar/details/1395302903921|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-24|website=[[Emirates News Agency|WAM]]|language=ar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124134322/https://www.wam.ae/ar/details/1395302903921 |archive-date=2021-01-24 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-24|title=Mohammed bin Rashid chairs first UAE Cabinet meeting in 2021|url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395302903978|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-24|website=[[Emirates News Agency|WAM]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124180952/http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302903978 |archive-date=2021-01-24 }}</ref> **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.<ref name=IsraelEmbassy />

=== June ===

* 11 June — During the [[2021 United Nations Security Council election|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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-11|title=UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/06/1093882|access-date=2021-06-27|website=UN News|language=en}}</ref>

=== July ===

* 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live coverage: Emirates Mars Mission launches from Japan – Spaceflight Now |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/07/19/h-2a-emirates-mars-mission-mission-status-center-2/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== October ===

* 1 October - The Dubai World [[Expo 2020]]. Delayed from 2020 to 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions. * 15 October - [[2021 Indian Premier League|IPL]] 2021 was hosted across [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Dubai]] and [[Sharjah]]. === December===

* 12 December – [[Max Verstappen]] wins the [[2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]] and the [[2021 Formula One World Championship|Championship]] against [[Lewis Hamilton]].

* 13 December – [[Prime Minister of Israel]] [[Naftali Bennett]] and Sheikh [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] discuss strengthening [[Israel–United Arab Emirates relations|bilateral trade and cooperation]] in multiple areas, at the first meeting of the leaders of the two countries.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carey|first1=Andrew|last2=Gold|first2=Hadas|title=Israeli Prime Minister meets UAE Crown Prince in Abu Dhabi in historic visit|website=CNN|date=2021-12-13|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/middleeast/naftali-bennett-mbz-meeting-uae-intl/index.html|access-date=2021-12-19}}</ref> ====2023====

=== January ===

* 1 January ** The UAE moved its Friday-Saturday weekend to Saturday-Sunday in a landmark reform that came into force on January 1, 2022. The new system was rolled out across all government entities and most firms in the private sector followed suit. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Zakir |first=SM Ayaz |title=UAE: Remember when weekends used to be Friday-Saturday? How residents' lifestyles changed |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/life-and-living/uae-weekend-change-how-1-year-of-saturday-sunday-off-impacted-residents-businesses |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}</ref> ** The [[United Arab Emirates]] announces that unvaccinated citizens will be banned from travel and that [[COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates|vaccinated]] citizens will need to receive a [[booster dose]] of the [[COVID-19 vaccine]] beginning on January 10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=COVID-19: UAE announces travel ban on unvaccinated citizens from Jan 10 |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/covid-19-uae-announces-travel-ban-on-unvaccinated-citizens-from-jan-10-1.1641042016457 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=gulfnews.com |date=January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 3 January - [[Houthi movement|Houthi forces]] capture a [[United Arab Emirates]]-flagged cargo ship, the ''Rwabee'', off [[Al Hudaydah]], [[Yemen]]. The [[UAE government]] says that the vessel was carrying equipment from a closed [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen|coalition]] [[field hospital]] on [[Socotra]] while the Houthis say that the vessel was carrying [[military equipment]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iran-backed Houthis seize UAE ship on anniversary of Soleimani assassination |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/iran-backed-houthis-seize-uae-ship-on-anniversary-of-soleimani-assassination/ar-AASnZvR |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=MSN |language=en-GB}}</ref> * 17 January - [[2022 Abu Dhabi attack]]: Three people are killed in a [[drone attack]] on petrol tanks at a major [[oil storage]] facility near [[Abu Dhabi International Airport]]. The [[Yemen]]-based [[Houthi movement|Houthis]] claim responsibility, saying that they launched "five [[ballistic missile]]s and a large number of drones".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-17 |title=2 Indians, 1 Pakistani killed in blast from 'drone attack' in Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/2-indians-1-pakistani-killed-in-blast-from-drone-attack-in-abu-dhabi-101642418955776.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> * 24 January - The [[United Arab Emirates Armed Forces]] intercepts two [[ballistic missile]]s over the [[United Arab Emirates|Emirati]] capital [[Abu Dhabi]]. The [[Yemen]]-based [[Houthi movement|Houthis]] claim responsibility for the attack. [[American troops]] stationed at [[Al Dhafra Air Base]] near the capital take shelter in [[Air raid shelter|bunkers]] during the attack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US News |first=A. B. C. |title=UAE, US intercept Houthi missile attack targeting Abu Dhabi |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uae-intercepts-ballistic-missilles-abu-dhabi-82432668 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>

=== February ===

* 12 February - [[2021 FIFA Club World Cup]]: In [[association football]], English club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] win their first [[FIFA Club World Cup]] title after beating Brazilian club [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] 2–1 after [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] in [[2021 FIFA Club World Cup Final|the final]] at the [[Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium]] in [[Abu Dhabi]]. Chelsea [[Defender (association football)|defender]] [[Thiago Silva]] wins the tournament's [[FIFA Club World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chelsea maintains European domination of Club World Cup |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2022/2/12/chelsea-maintains-european-domination-of-club-world-cup |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> * 18 February - [[India]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]] sign a [[free trade agreement]] over digital goods, raw materials, and apparels. It is the first major trade deal signed by India since [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] came into power in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India signs free trade agreement with UAE |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/india-signs-free-trade-agreement-with-uae-8133421.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Moneycontrol |date=18 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 22 February - [[Museum of the Future]] opened by the [[Federal government of the United Arab Emirates|Government of the United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=A. Staff |title=Dubai Museum of the Future opens today: 7 experiences you will find inside |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae-attractions/dubai-museum-of-the-future-opens-tomorrow-7-experiences-you-will-find-inside |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}</ref> The choice of the date was officially made because 22 February 2022 is a [[palindrome]] date.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-22 |title=Dubai opens new Museum of the Future |url=https://nypost.com/2022/02/22/dubai-opens-new-museum-of-the-future/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |language=en-US}}</ref> It is a landmark devoted to innovative and futuristic ideologies located in the Financial District of [[Dubai]]. It has three main elements: green hill, building, and void.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-30 |title=Calligraphy-covered Museum of the Future nears completion in Dubai |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2021/03/30/museum-of-the-future-dubai-killa-design-buro-happold-arabic-calligraphy/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Dezeen |language=en}}</ref> * 26 February - The [[United Arab Emirates]] removes the mandatory face masks mandate in outdoor spaces, making the use of them optional.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Reynolds |first1=Rory |last2=Nowais |first2=Shireena Al |date=2022-02-25 |title=UAE drops mandatory wearing of face masks in outside areas |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/government/2022/02/25/uae-drops-mandatory-wearing-of-masks-in-outside-areas/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref>

=== March ===

* 28 March - The foreign ministers of [[Foreign relations of Israel|Israel]], [[Foreign relations of Egypt|Egypt]], [[Foreign relations of Morocco|Morocco]], [[Foreign relations of Bahrain|Bahrain]] and the [[Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates]], as well as the [[United States Secretary of State]], meet in [[Sde Boker]], [[Israel]], and agree to hold regular meetings about regional security and commit to further expanding economic and diplomatic cooperation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Berman |first1=Lazar |last2=Boxerman |first2=Aaron |title=Announcing permanent regional forum, Israel, Arab states laud alliance, decry terror |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/announcing-permanent-regional-forum-israel-arab-states-laud-alliance-decry-terror/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |language=en-US |issn=0040-7909}}</ref> * 31 March - The [[Expo 2020|world expo]] in [[Dubai]], which was delayed to October 1, 2021, closes after six months.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-31 |title=Party's over: Dubai's monthslong Expo 2020 comes to a close |url=https://apnews.com/article/covid-entertainment-business-health-middle-east-bfb77f420f3f6429b37bdebf0f6bc024 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>

=== May ===

* 13 May - [[President of the United Arab Emirates]] and ruler of [[Emirate of Abu Dhabi|Abu Dhabi]] [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] dies at the age of 73.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed passes away |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-president-sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-passes-away-1.1652437049728 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=gulfnews.com |date=13 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 14 May - The [[Federal Supreme Council]] of the [[United Arab Emirates]] appoints [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] as the country's new president, who also inherits the [[Emirate of Abu Dhabi]] after the death of his half-brother [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-14 |title=Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE's president |url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-dubai-united-arab-emirates-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-558fae1df9945c18609f9c751d101cce |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> * 23 May - Two people are killed and 120 others are injured when a [[gas cylinder]] catches fire and explodes at a restaurant in [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-23 |title=Two killed, 120 wounded in Abu Dhabi restaurant gas explosion |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/several-wounded-abu-dhabi-restaurant-gas-explosion-police-2022-05-23/ |access-date=2022-09-01}}</ref> * 24 May - The United Arab Emirates confirms its first case of [[monkeypox]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-24 |title=Czech Republic detects its first case of monkeypox |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/czech-republic-detects-its-first-case-monkeypox-2022-05-24/ |access-date=2022-09-01}}</ref>

=== June ===

* 6 June - The [[Department of Justice and Constitutional Development|South African Justice Department]] confirms that Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta of the influential [[Gupta family]] have been arrested in the [[United Arab Emirates]] for engaging in corrupt practices during the [[Jacob Zuma#President of South Africa (2009–2018)|Zuma presidency]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Africa confirms arrest of two Gupta brothers in UAE |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/6/south-africa-confirms-arrest-of-two-gupta-brothers-in-uae |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== July ===

* 29 July - The [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] records its [[2022 United Arab Emirates floods|heaviest rainfall]] in 27 years, with seven people killed by flooding in the Emirates of [[Emirate of Sharjah|Sharjah]] and [[Emirate of Fujairah|Fujairah]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abdulla |first=Dhanusha Gokulan, SM Ayaz Zakir, Nasreen |title=UAE: Seven expats found dead after floods, say authorities |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-six-expats-found-dead-after-floods-say-authorities |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}</ref>

=== August ===

* 21 August - The [[United Arab Emirates]] announces the reinstallation of its ambassador to [[Iran]], which will take effect "in the coming days", more than six years after it cut off diplomatic relations with the [[Islamic republic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=UAE, upgrading ties with Iran, says envoy to return to Tehran within days |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/uae-upgrading-ties-iran-says-envoy-return-tehran-within-days-2891581 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref>

*2023 === April === * 25 April – [[Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre]] (MBRSC) lunar rover ''[[Emirates Lunar Mission|Rashid]]'' attempted to land on the Moon's [[Atlas crater]] aboard [[ispace Inc.|ispace]]'s [[Hakuto-R Mission 1]] lander however the lander crashed into the Moon and the rover was destroyed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 April 2023|title=Japan Spacecraft Believed to Have Crashed on Moon During Landing|publisher=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-25/japan-s-ispace-says-it-lost-contact-with-moon-lander}}</ref>

=== March === * 19 March – Scientists discover ruins of a [[Pearl hunting|pearling]] town near [[Umm Al Quwain]]. The town is considered to be the oldest ever found in the country, dating back to the [[6th century]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zakir |first=SM Ayaz |title=Pearls, oyster shells, pots: What was found in UAE's oldest pearling town discovered in Umm Al Quwain |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/pearls-oyster-shells-pots-what-was-found-in-uaes-oldest-pearling-town-discovered-in-umm-al-quwai |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}</ref> * 29 March – [[President of the United Arab Emirates|UAE President]] [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] announces that he has named his son [[Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan]] as the [[Abu Dhabi]] [[Al Nahyan|Crown Prince]]. [[City Football Group]] owner [[Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] is also appointed as [[Vice President of the United Arab Emirates|Vice President]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=UAE leader gives his son and brothers top positions |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/29/uae-leader-designates-his-son-khaled-as-crown-prince |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== May === * 22 May – [[SeaWorld Abu Dhabi]] opens its door to the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wam.ae/en/article/hszrh5b6-seaworld-yas-island-celebrates-opening-with|title=SeaWorld Yas Island celebrates opening with star-studded event|publisher=Emirates News Agency - WAM|date=22 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Revealed: SeaWorld Abu Dhabi opening date, ticket prices |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/travel-hospitality/revealed-seaworld-abu-dhabi-opening-date-ticket-prices |access-date=22 March 2023 |agency=ArabianBusiness |date=22 March 2023}}</ref>

=== June === * 8 June – UAE and [[Cambodia]] sign a [[Free trade agreement|Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement]] (CEPA).<ref>{{Cite web|title=UAE and Cambodia sign CEPA to double non-oil trade|work=Emirates News Agency |url=https://www.wam.ae/en/article/hszrh9z2-uae-and-cambodia-sign-cepa-double-non-oil-trade|publisher=Emirates News Agency - WAM|date=8 June 2023}}</ref>

=== November === * 4–6 November – [[COP28|2023 United Nations Climate Change conference]] is held in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite news |title=COP28 - Date and Venue |url=http://www.theglobalstatistics.com/cop28-global-climate-summit-uae-meaning-2023/}}</ref> * 17 November – The [[Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi|Al Dhafra]] [[Solar power in the United Arab Emirates|solar farm]], the largest [[Photovoltaic power station|solar farm]] in the world, comes online in the United Arab Emirates. The solar farm is expected to power around 200,000 homes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Michelle |date=2023-11-17 |title=The world's largest single-site solar farm just came online |url=https://electrek.co/2023/11/17/worlds-largest-single-site-solar-farm/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=Electrek |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Sports ===

* June – [[2023 World Para Powerlifting Championships]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Para Powerlifting Events |url=https://www.paralympic.org/powerlifting/events |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> * [[2022–23 UAE Pro League]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=الظاهري |first=دبي-علي |title=فرهاد مجيدي يشعل "إنستغرام" كلباء |url=https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2022-06-08-1.4452232 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=www.albayan.ae |date=8 June 2022 |language=ar}}</ref> ====2024====

=== January === * 1 January – The [[United Arab Emirates]] formally joins the [[BRICS]] group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-01 |title=Iran joins BRICS group formally in 2024 |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/493180/Iran-joins-BRICS-group-formally-in-2024 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Tehran Times |language=en}}</ref> * 1 January – [[Turkey]] permits visa free travel for Emirati citizens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2024/01/01/travel-news-round-up/?outputType=amp|title=Travel Unpacked: Visa-free travel to Turkey and Etihad launches new India flights|publisher=The National|date=1 January 2024}}</ref>

=== February === * 14 February - Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] inaugurates the [[BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi|BAPS Hindu Mandir]], the first [[Hindu temple]] in [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=UAE: PM Modi inaugurates BAPS Mandir, first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/uae-pm-modi-inaugurates-baps-mandir-first-hindu-temple-in-abu-dhabi/articleshow/107696083.cms|work=[[Times of India]]|access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref> * 22 February - [[United Kingdom]] opens [[Electronic Travel Authorisation (United Kingdom)|Electronic Travel Authorization]] for Emirati citizens.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2024/01/31/uk-eta-travel-system-opens-for-emirati-and-gcc-visitors/?outputType=amp|title=UK ETA travel system opens for Emirati and Gulf visitors |date=31 January 2024}}</ref> * 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 2024 |title=A money laundering watchdog removes the UAE, Uganda, Barbados and Gibraltar from a watchlist |url=https://apnews.com/article/money-laundering-terrorism-financing-watchlist-71bb797cd05af94a1a8f299f77d09afa |access-date=28 June 2024 |work=Associated Press}}</ref>

=== April === * 4 April - Five people are killed in a fire at a residential building in [[Sharjah]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sharjah building fire leaves 5 dead, dozens hospitalized |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2024/04/06/sharjah-building-fire-leaves-5-dead-dozens-hospitalized |work=[[Al-Arabiya]]|access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref> * 16 April - Heavy rains cause [[2024 United Arab Emirates floods|floods]] in multiple areas in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Dubai's airport diverts scores of flights as 'exceptional weather' hits Gulf |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240416-dubai-s-airport-diverts-scores-of-flights-as-exceptional-weather-hits-gulf |work=[[France 24]] |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref> The [[National Center for Meteorology (United Arab Emirates)|National Center for Meteorology]] records the country's heaviest rainfall in 75 years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/17/weather/dubai-rain-flooding-climate-wednesday-intl/index.html | title=Chaos in Dubai as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years | date=17 April 2024 }}</ref> At least four people are reported killed.<ref>{{Cite news|title=3 OFWs died in UAE floods, DMW says |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/18/3-ofws-died-in-uae-floods-dmw-says-1909 |work=[[ABS-CBN]] |access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=UAE citizen dies after being swept away by flooded wadi amid heavy rains |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-emirati-man-dies-after-being-swept-away-by-flooded-wadi-amid-heavy-rains |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en |archive-date=17 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417035627/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-emirati-man-dies-after-being-swept-away-by-flooded-wadi-amid-heavy-rains |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== June === * 19 June – [[Sudan]]'s UN envoy accuses the United Arab Emirates at the [[United Nations Security Council]] of arming the [[Rapid Support Forces]] in the [[Sudanese civil war (2023-present)]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil war in Sudan takes centre stage at UN |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/19/civil-war-in-sudan-takes-centre-stage-at-un |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> The United Arab Emirates rejects the accusations as fabrications to mislead the international community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uaeun.org/statement/uae-response-to-false-allegations-sudan-27june/|title=Statement by the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the UN In response to false allegations in the letter dated 10 June 2024 from the Representative of Sudan to the UN Security Council|date=27 June 2024|publisher=Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations}}</ref> * 26 June – United Arab Emirates and [[Cambodia]] [[free trade agreement|Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement]] (CEPA) enters into force.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wam.ae/en/article/b3uyx21-uae%E2%80%99s-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement|title=UAE's Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Georgia enters into force|publisher=Emirates News Agency - WAM|date=26 June 2024}}</ref>

=== July === * 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in the UAE in a mass trial criticized abroad |url=https://apnews.com/article/uae-mass-trial-dissidents-2108263bffe49915a866eecc64d1b605 |access-date=11 July 2024 |website=Associated Press |date=10 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> * 21 July – Fifty-seven [[Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates#South Asian populations|Bangladeshi expatriates]] are sentenced to varying prison terms for holding protests in support of the [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gritten |first=David |date=2024-07-22 |title=UAE jails 57 Bangladeshis over protests against own government |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crgk8gnpg0zo |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref> They are later pardoned by UAE president [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] on 3 September.<ref>{{cite news |title=UAE pardons 57 Bangladeshis jailed for anti-Hasina protests |date=12 August 2024 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/3/uae-pardons-57-bangladeshis-jailed-for-anti-hasina-protests |access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref> * 29 July – The United Arab Emirates grants [[lottery]] licenses for the first time in its history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2024 |title=UAE grants firm lottery license for first time in potential move towards casinos |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2024/07/29/uae-grants-firm-lottery-license-for-first-time-in-potential-move-towards-casinos- |work=al-Arabiya}}</ref>

=== August === * 21 August – The United Arab Emirates accepts the credentials of [[Badruddin Haqqani]] as ambassador of the [[Taliban]]-led [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-22 |title=The UAE accepts credentials of Taliban ambassador in a major diplomatic win for Afghanistan's rulers |url=https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-uae-ambassador-aa4dc1dede644f661b4d3eff20dcf689 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>

=== September === * 23 September – The United Arab Emirates becomes the second country after India to be designated as a "major defense partner" by the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-23 |title=Biden administration designates UAE 'major defence partner' in rare move |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/23/biden-administration-designates-uae-major-defence-partner-in-rare-move |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> * 24 September – Four [[United Arab Emirates Armed Forces|soldiers]] are killed and nine injured after an accident while transporting ammunition in the UAE.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/09/25/four-uae-armed-forces-members-killed-in-accident/|title=Four UAE Armed Forces Members Killed in Accident|publisher=The National|date=25 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-25 |title=4 soldiers killed and 9 injured in an unspecified accident, United Arab Emirates says |url=https://apnews.com/article/uae-military-soldiers-killed-6e301c51196421a32e9fd364ceb2241b |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> * 29 September – The residence of the UAE's ambassador to Sudan is bombed in [[Khartoum]], with the UAE accusing the [[Sudanese Armed Forces]] of launching an airstrike<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2024 |title=UAE blames SAF for airstrike on ambassador's Khartoum residence |url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/uae-blames-saf-for-airstrike-on-ambassadors-khartoum-residence |website=Radio Dabanga}}</ref> and the latter blaming the [[Rapid Support Forces]] for the incident.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2024 |title=Sudan military denies targeting UAE diplomatic post in Khartoum |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/30/sudan-military-denies-targeting-uae-diplomatic-post-in-khartoum |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref>

=== October === * 31 October – [[United States Customs and Border Protection]] admits Emirati citizens into [[Global Entry]] program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-announces-global-entry-partnership-uae|title=CBP Announces Global Entry Partnership with the UAE|publisher=U.S. Customs and Border Protection|date=31 October 2024}}</ref>

=== November === * 6 November – The UAE and [[Australia]] sign a [[Free trade agreement|Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement]] (CEPA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.aawsat.com/business/5078794-uae-australia-sign-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement|title=UAE, Australia Sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement|publisher=Asharq Al Awsat|date=6 November 2024}}</ref> * 17 November – Stocks listed in the United Arab Emirates top $1 trillion USD for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/uae-listed-stocks-top-1-trillion-in-value-for-the-first-time/articleshow/115385988.cms|title=UAE-listed stocks top $1 trillion in value for the first time|publisher= The Economic Times|date=17 November 2024}}</ref> * 24 November – [[Zvi Kogan]], an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi working for [[Chabad]], is found killed after being reported missing in [[Dubai]] on 21 November. The Israeli government attributes his death as motivated by [[anti-Semitism]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-24 |title=Rabbi who went missing in UAE was murdered, Israel says |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy4j5j7503o |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref>

=== December === * 3 December – United Arab Emirates foreign aid reach AED 360 billion ($98 billion) since its establishment in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zawya.com/en/economy/gcc/uae-foreign-aid-hit-98bln-since-1971-iz0dfngd|title=UAE foreign aid hit $98bln since 1971|publisher=Zawya|date=3 December 2024}}</ref> * 26 December – A light aircraft crashes off the coast of [[Ras Al Khaimah]], killing the pilot and her sole companion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-2-killed-in-aircraft-crash-in-rak-coast |title=UAE: 26-year-old doctor among 2 killed in Ras Al Khaimah aircraft crash |publisher=Khaleej Times |date=29 December 2024}}</ref>

====2025====

==See also== * [[History of Dubai]] * [[List of rulers of separate Emirates of the United Arab Emirates#List of Rulers of the Emirate of Dubai|List of rulers of the emirate of Dubai]] * [[List of universities and colleges in the United Arab Emirates#Emirate of Dubai|List of universities and colleges in Dubai]] * [[List of schools in the United Arab Emirates#Emirate of Dubai|List of schools in Dubai]] * [[List of companies of the United Arab Emirates|List of companies of Dubai]] * [[List of shopping malls in Dubai]] * [[List of hospitals in Dubai]] * [[List of tallest residential buildings in Dubai]] * Timelines of other [[List of cities in the United Arab Emirates|cities]] in United Arab Emirates: [[Timeline of Abu Dhabi|Abu Dhabi]] * [[Years in the United Arab Emirates]]

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==External links== {{Commons category|History of Dubai}} * [http://www.citylab.com/design/2013/09/youll-hardly-recognize-dubai-1969-flyover-film/6934/ Aerial view of Dubai], 1969 (moving image) * [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_arab_emirates.html Map of Dubai], 1986

{{Dubai topics|state=collapsed}} {{Years in the United Arab Emirates}}

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