2014 in the United Arab Emirates

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

Incumbents

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.

May

May 1 - The UAE International Award for Poets of Peace is established.

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.

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.

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.

December

December 1 - Ibolya Ryan, a Hungarian-American kindergarten teacher, is murdered in Abu Dhabi.

Holidays