2010 in the United Arab Emirates

Events expected in the year 2010 in the United Arab Emirates.

Events

January

• January 2 - The 2010 Capitala World Tennis Championship ends after starting on December 31, 2009. ^[1]
• January 4 - Burj Khalifa, the world tallest building, was opened to the public. ^[2][3]
• January 19 - Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai.

March

• March 10-13 - Emirates Airline Festival of Literature occurs in Dubai.
• March 26 - Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, chief of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and one of the most powerful men in the world, goes missing after his glider crashes into a lake in Morocco.
• March 30 - Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's body is recovered four days after his crash.

Predicted and scheduled events

December

• December 9-19 - 2010 FIFA Club World Cup will be hosted by United Arab Emirates. ^[4]
• December 15-19 - The 10th World Swimming Championships will take place in Dubai. ^[5]

Unknown dates

• United Arab Emirates parliamentary election, 2010 ^[6]

See also

• 2010
• United Arab Emirates

References

1. ^ "Capitala World Tennis Championship". http://www.capitalawtc.com/en/Home.aspx. Retrieved 7 January 2010. 
2. ^ "Official Opening of Iconic Burj Dubai Announced". Gulfnews. 4 November 2009. http://gulfnews.com/business/property/uae/official-opening-of-iconic-burj-dubai-announced-1.523471. Retrieved 4 November 2009. 
3. ^ "World's tallest building opens in Dubai". BBC News. 2010-01-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8439618.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
4. ^ Narayan, M. Satya (May 27, 2008). "UAE to host Club World Cup next year". Gulf News. http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/uae-to-host-club-world-cup-next-year-1.107117. Retrieved 7 January 2010. 
5. ^ "10th World Swimming Championships (25 m) Dubai 2010". http://www.dubaiswimming2010.ae/about.php. Retrieved 7 January 2010. 
6. ^ "Electoral Calendar". Maximiliano Herrera's Human Rights Site. January 03, 2010. http://www.angelfire.com/ma/maxcrc/elections.html. Retrieved 7 January 2010. 

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