2010 in the United Arab Emirates

Incumbents

• President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Prime Minister: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

  Events

January

• January 2 - The 2010 Capitala World Tennis Championship ends after starting on December 31, 2009.
• January 4 - Burj Khalifa, the world tallest building, was opened to the public.
• January 10 - Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is acquitted of beating a former business partner in a videotaped attack.
• January 19 - Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai.

  February

• February 4 - Debt-ridden emirate of Dubai confirms the discovery of a new oilfield.
• 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.

  March

• 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.
• 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

• 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.

  August

• 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.

  September

• September 3 - UPS Airlines Flight 6 crashes in Dubai near the International Airport killing both crew members.

  December

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