2018 in the United Arab Emirates

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Events in the year 2018 in the United Arab Emirates .

Incumbents

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

Events

• 25 January - UAE princess 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. ^[1]
• 30 April - The country begins a two week occupation of the Yemeni archipelago Socotra. ^[2]
• 5 May - Briton Matthew Hedges is arrested in the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of spying. He is later sentenced to life imprisonment. ^[3]
• 22 June - 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters was an international kabaddi sporting event held in Dubai. This event also marks the first ever international kabaddi tournament to be held in the United Arab Emirates. ^{[4] [5]}
• 25 July - Yemen rebels fired a missile at a vehicle parked near planes at Abu Dhabi International Airport. ^[6] There are no deaths reported.
• 28 September – The 2018 Asia Cup final between India and Bangladesh takes place in Dubai.
• 30 October – KhalifaSat, the first entirely Emirati-made satellite, is launched into orbit. ^[7]

Deaths

• 28 January – Hassa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, royal. ^[8]
• 24 February – Indian actress Sridevi dies at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai. ^[9]
• 27 July – Ousha the Poet, poet (b. 1920). ^[10]

References

1. "India's Modi authorized capture of runaway Dubai princess, newspaper claims". The Washington Post . 2019-04-25. Archived from the original on 2022-06-06.
2. "Anger in Yemen after UAE troops take over 'alien' island of Socotra". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 29 November 2024.
3. "Matthew Hedges: Who is the man at the centre of the 'spy' row?". BBC News . 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
4. Reporter, Sports (2018-06-13). "Kabaddi Masters Dubai from June 22". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 22 June 2018.
5. Staff Report (2018-06-20). "Six-nation kabaddi tournament in Dubai from Friday". GulfNews. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
6. "Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Abu Dhabi airport using drone". Reuters. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
7. "First Emirati-built satellite marks one year in space". The National. 29 October 2019.
8. "Sheikha Hessa, mother of Sheikh Khalifa, dies". thenational.ae. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
9. "Reports: Bollywood icon Sridevi dies aged 54". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
10. وفاة "فتاة العرب" عوشة بنت خليفة السويدي (in Arabic)