2014 in the United Arab Emirates

The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the United Arab Emirates.

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See also:	Other events of 2014 Timeline of Emirati history

Incumbents

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

Events

January

• January 19 - Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates announces mandatory military service for males aged 18-30.^[1]

May

• May 1 - The UAE International Award for Poets of Peace is established.^[2]

June

• June 20 - Miss India Worldwide 2014 takes place at Al Raha Beach Resort, Abu Dhabi.

July

• July 2 - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair agrees to become Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's economic adviser as part of a program funded by the United Arab Emirates.^[3]

August

• August 25 - Twice in the previous seven days, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates secretly cooperated to launch airstrikes against Islamist-allied militants in Libya battling for control of Tripoli according to senior American officials.^[4]

November

• November 11 - The Dubai Tram begins operation.
• November 18 - Yas Mall opens.
• November 29 - In an effort to make the UAE a world leader in innovation, the UAE Cabinet approved the designation of 2015 as the Year of Innovation.^[5]

December

• December 1 - Ibolya Ryan, a Hungarian-American kindergarten teacher, is murdered in Abu Dhabi.^[6]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates

Source:^[7]

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• January 13 – The Prophet's Birthday
• April 10 – Eid al-Fitr
• June 15 – Day of Arafat
• June 16–17 – Eid al-Adha
• July 7 – Islamic New Year
• December 1 – Commemoration Day
• December 2 – National Day