2010 in the United Arab Emirates

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The following lists events that happened during 2010 in the United Arab Emirates.

Incumbents

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 10 - Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is acquitted of beating a former business partner in a videotaped attack.^[4]
January 19 - Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai.

February 4 - Debt-ridden emirate of Dubai confirms the discovery of a new oilfield.^[5]
February 19 - Dubai's police chief calls for the head of Mossad to be arrested if Israel's spy agency is found to have been behind the killing of a Hamas boss in the emirate.^[6]

March 1 - In response to the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Dubai's police chief states that travelers suspected of being Israeli will not be allowed into the United Arab Emirates even if they arrive with passports issued by other countries.^[7]
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.

April 27 - Kenya's foreign minister Moses Wetangula arrives in the United Arab Emirates to resolve a diplomatic row after Kenya interrogated and deported members of the UAE's ruling family on terrorism charges.^[8]

August 1 - The United Arab Emirates will suspend some BlackBerry mobile services from October amid concerns that data from some equipment is being exported offshore and managed by foreign organisations.^[9]

September 3 - UPS Airlines Flight 6 crashes in Dubai near the International Airport, killing both crew members.^[10]

December 9–19 - 2010 FIFA Club World Cup is hosted by United Arab Emirates.^[11]
December 15–19 - The 10th World Swimming Championships takes place in Dubai.^[12]

24 February – Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, the first interior minister and member of the royal family (born 1935)

^ "Capitala World Tennis Championship". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
^ "Official Opening of Iconic Burj Dubai Announced". Gulfnews. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
^ "World's tallest building opens in Dubai". BBC News. 2010-01-04. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
^ "UAE ruling family member acquitted in torture trial". 10 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ "Dubai confirms offshore oil discovery". 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ "Dubai police chief in Mossad arrest call". 19 February 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ "Israelis doing business in Dubai will wait out storm". 3 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ "Kenya seeks end to visa row after Dubai rulers expelled". 27 April 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ "Two Gulf states to ban some Blackberry functions". 1 August 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ "UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, killing two". 3 September 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ Narayan, M. Satya (May 27, 2008). "UAE to host Club World Cup next year". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
^ "10th World Swimming Championships (25 m) Dubai 2010". Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.

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