2013 in the United Arab Emirates
Events from the year 2013 in the United Arab Emirates.
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Incumbents
- President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Prime Minister: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Events
February
- February 4 - A collision between a truck and a bus carrying Bangladeshi workers kills 22 people and injures 24 others in Al Ain.
April
- April 18 - Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say they have arrested seven suspected members of an al-Qaeda-linked "terrorist cell" seeking to carry out operations in the country and the region.
July
- July 2 - 68 Islamists accused of conspiring against the United Arab Emirates federal government, sentenced to 15 years.
- July 17 - In a new law the United Arab Emirates is offering citizens a gram of gold for every kilogram of weight they lose in an attempt to curb the rising obesity rate in the nation.
August
- August 19 - Attorney general Mohammad Ishaq Aloko is fired by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, over an unsanctioned meeting with Taliban peace negotiators in the United Arab Emirates.
Sports
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