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It is generally a two day holiday, with December 3 (the day after National Day) also being a observed as a public holiday. [11] Air shows are conducted while military processions are held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre for the rulers of the Emirates, members of the Federal National Council, and Emirati citizens. [12]
January 1 – New Year's Day; March 29–31 – Eid al-Fitr; June 5 – Day of Arafat; June 6–8 – Eid al-Adha; June 26 – Islamic New Year; September 4 – The Prophet's Birthday; December 1 – Commemoration Day; December 2 – National Day
The UAE national cricket team has qualified for the Cricket World Cup on two occasions (1996 and 2015) [354] [355] and the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on two occasions (2014 and 2022). The national women's team is similarly one of the strongest associate teams in Asia, notably participating in the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.
UAE armed forces joined "Operation Restoring Hope" under the Saudi Arabia-led Arab alliance in 2015 to support the Aden-based government recognized by the Persian Gulf states. The number of UAE soldiers martyred in Yemen rose to 45. The UAE government announced a three-day mourning period from September 5, 2015, with flags to be flown at half ...
24 September – Four soldiers are killed and nine injured after an accident while transporting ammunition in the UAE. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] 29 September – The residence of the UAE's ambassador to Sudan is bombed in Khartoum , with the UAE accusing the Sudanese Armed Forces of launching an airstrike [ 22 ] and the latter blaming the Rapid Support ...
In addition to its national offices, it has international offices in Cairo, Beirut, Washington, Sanaa, Brussels and Islamabad. [5] It is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council news agencies, the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA), [ 6 ] the International Islamic News Agency , the Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool [ 5 ] and of the ...
A lot of holidays in the UAE include Eid Al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, Eid Al-Adha and Arafah Day, both of which are celebrated during the Hajj period, the UAE National Day on December 2 and 3, which marks the formation of the United Arab Emirates, New Year on January 1, Commemoration Day on November 30 to honour those who died ...
25th anniversary of the unification of the UAE Armed Forces: 1: Cu/Ni: 24 mm: 6.4 g: n/a - 2001: 30th anniversary of Al Ain National Museum: 50: silver: 40 mm: 40 g.9250 - 2001: 20th anniversary of the Administrative Development Institute: 50: silver: 40 mm: 40 g.9250 - 2002: 25th anniversary of UAE University: 50: silver: 40 mm: 40 g.9250 - 2002