According to ezinereligion, in 2007, the population of the United Arab Emirates was estimated to be 4.5 million people. The economy of the UAE was heavily reliant on oil and gas production, with the country’s GDP being largely driven by exports of these commodities. Foreign relations were mainly with its Arab neighbours and other countries in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar. In 2007, the country was led by President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan who had been in power since 2004. During his presidency, Sheikh Khalifa sought to diversify the UAE’s economy away from oil and gas production and into other sectors such as tourism, finance and technology. As part of this effort he oversaw a number of reforms to attract foreign investment into the country including tax breaks for businesses and improved infrastructure investments.
Yearbook 2007
United Arab Emirates. In November, the human rights organization Human Rights Watch criticized the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon for their treatment of female migrant workers from Sri Lanka. According to CountryAAH, Abu Dhabi is the capital city of United Arab Emirates. The women, who work as maids, are often locked up, beaten and subjected to sexual abuse. Their working hours are rarely regulated and their pay can be equivalent to one or two kronor per hour. Anwar Gargash, representative of the United Arab Emirates government, dismissed the criticism, saying that the United Arab Emirates has improved the working conditions of the maids.
The Emirate of Abu Dhabi and France agreed in March that Abu Dhabi would build a branch for the French Art Museum Louvre. Just for the right to use the name “Louvre Abu Dhabi”, the emirate paid the equivalent of SEK 3.7 billion. The branch is scheduled to open in 2012.
In June, the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing to open an aviation industrial research and development center in Abu Dhabi. It is reported that the United Arab Emirates would invest at least SEK 32 billion in the project.
- According to abbreviationfinder: AE is the 2-letter acronym for the country of United Arab Emirates.
The role of the UAE in the raids in Libya
Between 18 and 23 August 2014, unidentified planes bombed neighborhoods and positions in Tripoli in the hands of the Islamist militias of Misrata. Based on the reconstruction of the episodes and according to an investigation carried out in the following days by David Kirkpatrick from the columns of the International New York Times, those responsible for the aerial bombardments were Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. A similar episode was repeated in September 2014. According to journalistic reconstructions, the UAE provided planes and pilots for the attacks, while Egypt provided air bases. These hypotheses were later denied through an official note from both Abu Dhabi and Cairo. If Egypt’s entry into the Libyan scene is also dictated by security factors – especially in fear of a spillover effecton its territory -, the involvement of the UAE in the Tripoli raids would be linked to the tensions with Qatar and its role as ‘protector’ of the Muslim Brotherhood. According to many analysts, the internal struggle in the Persian Gulf region between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh on the one hand and Doha on the other would have moved to the coasts of the African Mediterranean. The risk therefore is that Libya could turn into a new theater where a proxy war is being played between the Gulf powers.
United Arab Emirates weather in March, April and May
Average daily temperatures between 28 ° C and 37 ° C can be expected over the next three months. In Dubai it gets warmest in May, but March is noticeably cooler.
Do you want to go on a beach holiday? The water temperatures are in March, April and May 23-27 ° C. This is great weather for a great time on the beach and in the water.
In March, at about one day be expected precipitation in April at about one day in May at about 0 days.
In the period from March to May the sun shines on average between 8 and 11 hours a day. The sunniest weather is in May in Dubai, but with less sun you will have to get by in March.