2013 in the United Arab Emirates

Events from the year 2013 in the United Arab Emirates.

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See also:	Other events of 2013 Timeline of Emirati history

Incumbents

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

Events

February

• February 4 - A collision between a truck and a bus carrying Bangladeshi workers kills 22 people and injures 24 others in Al Ain.

April

• April 18 - Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say they have arrested seven suspected members of an al-Qaeda-linked "terrorist cell" seeking to carry out operations in the country and the region.

July

• July 2 - 68 Islamists accused of conspiring against the United Arab Emirates federal government, sentenced to 15 years.
• July 17 - In a new law the United Arab Emirates is offering citizens a gram of gold for every kilogram of weight they lose in an attempt to curb the rising obesity rate in the nation.

August

• August 19 - Attorney general Mohammad Ishaq Aloko is fired by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, over an unsanctioned meeting with Taliban peace negotiators in the United Arab Emirates.

Undated

• ServiceMarket - an online home services marketplace is founded in the UAE.^[1]

Sports

• Dubai World Cup