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[106] [108] [62] In December 2019, [109] the UAE became the only Arab country, and one of only five countries in the world, to attain gender parity in a national legislative body, with its lower house 50 per cent women. [110] [111] The UAE became the second Arab country with a female marriage registrar after Egypt. [112]
The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Before the UAE was granted independence from the United Kingdom in 1971, each of the Trucial States was home to its own political deputation from the United Kingdom, with its own Political Officer or Political Agent heading the deputation.
While the Ministry of Education is the federal governing body for higher education and education in general, some emirates might still have their own agencies which oversee certain aspects of higher education within the emirate, such as Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) or Abu Dhabi's Department of Education and Knowledge ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United Arab Emirates. There are currently 146 embassies in Abu Dhabi. Many other countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals. Honorary consulates are excluded from this listing. Diplomatic missions in the UAE
In 2012, there were an estimated 240,000 Britons living in the country, representing the largest Western community in the United Arab Emirates and the largest British community both in the Middle East and in the Arab world. [164] Prior to 2008, there were 120,000 expatriates holding British passports in the UAE.
Burj Khalifa, the tallest human-made structure in the world, located in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates has developed from a juxtaposition of Bedouin tribes to one of the world's wealthiest states in only about 50 years, boasting one of the highest GDP (PPP) per capita figures in the world. Economic growth has been impressive and steady ...
The name quickly became the British Council for Relations with Other Countries. 1936: The organisation's name was officially shortened to the British Council. [8] 1938: The British Council opened its first four offices in Bucharest , Cairo , Lisbon and Warsaw .
Women's rights in the United Arab Emirates (2 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Women in the United Arab Emirates" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.