2013 in the United Arab Emirates
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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.[1]
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.[2]
Sports
References
- ^ Bagraim, Michael (2013). "The Trial in Dubai: The Saga of Prof Cyril Karabus". Jewish Affairs. 68 (2): 5–11. ISSN 0021-6313.
- ^ Staff, Entrepreneur Middle East (2016-09-22). "Dubai-Based Home Services Startup MoveSouq.com Raises US$3 Million". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2016-12-20.