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2018 in the United Arab Emirates 
Summary
Events in the year 2018 in the United Arab Emirates.
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Events edit
- 25 January - UAE princess Latifa escapes from the UAE with some friends including a US-French spy. They are all arrested by Indian Navy and Coast guard in the Arabian sea, near the coast of India. They are handed over to their UAE counterparts and taken back to the UAE. [1]
- 5 May - Briton Matthew Hedges is arrested in the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of spying. He is later sentenced to life imprisonment.[2]
- 22 June - 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters is an upcoming international kabaddi sporting event to be held in Dubai. This event also marks the first ever international kabaddi tournament to be held in the United Arab Emirates.[3][4]
- 25 July - Yemen rebels fired a missile at a vehicle parked near planes at Abu Dhabi International Airport. [5] There are no deaths reported.
Deaths edit
- 28 January – Hassa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, royal.[6]
- 27 July – Ousha the Poet, poet (b. 1920).[7]
References edit
- ^ "India's Modi authorized capture of runaway Dubai princess, newspaper claims". The Washington Post. 2019-04-25. Archived from the original on 2022-06-06.
- ^ "Matthew Hedges: Who is the man at the centre of the 'spy' row?". BBC News. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Reporter, Sports (2018-06-13). "Kabaddi Masters Dubai from June 22". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Staff Report (2018-06-20). "Six-nation kabaddi tournament in Dubai from Friday". GulfNews. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Abu Dhabi airport using drone". Reuters. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Sheikha Hessa, mother of Sheikh Khalifa, dies". thenational.ae. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ وفاة "فتاة العرب" عوشة بنت خليفة السويدي (in Arabic)