Events in the year 2017 in the United Arab Emirates.
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Incumbents
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edit- 14-20 January – In the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge, hosted by the Emirates, the Afghanistan cricket team defeated Ireland in the final.[1][2][3]
- 6-16 December – scheduled dates for the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup to be hosted by the Emirates
Deaths
edit- 6 July – Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (b. 1926).[4]
- 11 July – Abdullah Hayayei, paralympic athlete (b. 1980)
References
edit- ^ "Associates gear up to make big statements in Desert T20 Challenge". ESPN Cricinfo. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Nabi, Shahzad demolish Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Ireland thrashed by Afghanistan in Desert T20 Challenge final". BBC Sport. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Bishop Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, OFMCap