2013 in the United Arab Emirates
Events from the year 2013 in the United Arab Emirates.
Incumbents
Events
March
- March 19-21 – Cyril Karabus is cleared of any wrongdoing and is found not guilty in his manslaughter and forgery convictions he received in absentia almost ten years prior.
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.