UAE Government and Economy

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  1. Complete the sentence about Arabic coffee with the correct year: In ______, it was forbidden for its stimulating effect by conservative, orthodox imams at a theological court in Mecca.
  2. Complete the sentence about Arabic coffee with the correct year: In Cairo, Egypt, a similar ban was instituted in ______, and the coffeehouses and warehouses containing coffee beans were sacked.
  3. Complete the sentence about Dhow with the correct year: The dhow was used to transport a giraffe to the Chinese Emperor Yong Le's court, in ______.
  4. Complete the sentence about Dhow with the correct year: Ships that are similar to the dhow are mentioned or described in the ______ Nights including various ports where they harboured.
  5. Complete the sentence about Saluki with the correct year: The first desert Salukis in Finland were imported from Israel in February ______.
  6. Complete the sentence about Dubai World Cup with the correct year: In ______ the Dubai World Cup was broadcast live on TVG Network and HRTV and taped later for showing on ABC.
  7. Complete the sentence about Meydan Racecourse with the correct year: Meydan opened on 27 March ______, replacing Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, which formerly occupied the same site.
  8. Complete the sentence about Dubai Museum with the correct year: The museum was opened by the Ruler of Dubai in ______, with the aim of presenting the traditional way of life in the Emirate of Dubai.
  9. Complete the sentence about Dubai Museum with the correct year: The oldest tower was built around ______, and is believed to be the oldest building in Dubai that still exists today.
  10. Complete the sentence about Etihad Museum with the correct year: Pavilion Five: A homage to the important moments and challenges confronted the founding fathers before ______.
  11. Complete the sentence about Dubai Shopping Festival with the correct year: The Festival first began on 16 February ______ and took a total of 45 days to construct before launching.
  12. Complete the sentence about Dubai Shopping Festival with the correct year: The first Dubai Shopping Festival in ______ attracted more than one and a half million people who spent over of US…
  13. Complete the sentence about Dubai International Film Festival with the correct year: The inaugural Dubai International Film Festival took place in ______, where 76 films were screened.
  14. Complete the sentence about Abu Dhabi Film Festival with the correct year: In ______, for the 4th edition of the festival, ADACH developed the festival's brand and changed its name to Abu Dhabi Film F…
  15. Complete the sentence about Abu Dhabi Film Festival with the correct year: From ______, the festival was part of the Abu Dhabi Media Zone Authority, specifically under Media Zone Events and powered by…
  16. Complete the sentence about Christianity in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: Since ______, parish in Abu Dhabi was administered by priest Stephanos Neaimeh.
  17. Complete the sentence about Christianity in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints formally began holding church services in Dubai in ______.
  18. Complete the sentence about Hinduism in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: According to the ______ International Religious Freedom Report, unofficial figures estimate that at least 15 per…
  19. Complete the sentence about Hinduism in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: In ______, the Pew Research Center estimates that Hindus constitute 6.6% of the population.
  20. Complete the sentence about Hinduism in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: The first Hindu Temple in Dubai is located in Bur Dubai, and is locally referred to as "Shiva and Krishna Mandir…
  21. Complete the sentence about Hinduism in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: The construction of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi commenced in December ______.
  22. Complete the sentence about Indians in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: In ______, the rulers of the emirates signed a Perpetual Maritime Truce with the British, effectively bringing th…
  23. Complete the sentence about Indians in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: Businesses in the largest sheikhdoms in the UAE, Dubai and Abu Dhabi continued to use the Indian Rupee even after…
  24. Complete the sentence about Indians in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: But its popularity strained India's foreign reserves, and so in ______ the Indian government created the Gulf rup…
  25. Complete the sentence about Indians in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: On 6 June ______, India devalued the Gulf rupee against the Indian rupee.
  26. Complete the sentence about Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: The UAE is the second largest source of remittances to Pakistan; in ______, remittances from the UAE amounted…
  27. Complete the sentence about Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: In ______, Filipinos in the UAE sent more than US$500 million in remittances back to the Philippines.
  28. Complete the sentence about United Arab Emirates University with the correct year: In its capacity as a business school, UAEU was placed as the third best business school in Africa and the Middle East…
  29. Complete the sentence about Zayed University with the correct year: Zayed University was founded in ______ to provide technical education for women.
  30. Complete the sentence about American University of Sharjah with the correct year: The American University of Sharjah was founded in ______ by the Emir of Sharjah, Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi.
  31. Complete the sentence about Khalifa University with the correct year: The Petroleum Institute graduated its first cohort of engineers in ______ and admitted its first female students the same year.
  32. Complete the sentence about New York University Abu Dhabi with the correct year: The academic program opened in September ______ at the university's provisional downtown site.
  33. Complete the sentence about New York University Abu Dhabi with the correct year: In October ______, New York University announced its intention to open a complete branch campus in Abu Dhabi, financed…
  34. Complete the sentence about New York University Abu Dhabi with the correct year: The school was first opened in ______ on a site in downtown Abu Dhabi, where it held various public events such as acad…
  35. Complete the sentence about New York University Abu Dhabi with the correct year: NYU Abu Dhabi accepted its first class of 150 students in September ______.
  36. Complete the sentence about Higher Colleges of Technology with the correct year: Founded in ______ by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak al-Nahyan, it is the largest applied higher educational institution in t…
  37. Complete the sentence about Higher Colleges of Technology with the correct year: New campuses were opened in ______ for both men and women in the Al Dhafrah region of the Abu Dhabi Emirate in the citi…
  38. Complete the sentence about Healthcare in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: In ______, a small healthcare centre was opened in the Al Ras area of Dubai.
  39. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The UAE now has 40 public Hospitals, compared with only 7 in ______.
  40. Complete the sentence about Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi with the correct year: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi was established through a partnership agreement signed in ______ between Mubadala Development C…
  41. Complete the sentence about Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi with the correct year: In December ______, it performed the country's first heart transplant.
  42. Complete the sentence about United Arab Emirates national football team with the correct year: The first match of the team was played on 17 March ______ against Qatar at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium…
  43. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______, Mohajerani resigned and was replaced with Carlos Alberto Parreira.
  44. Complete the sentence about Al Ain FC with the correct year: The club was founded in ______ by players from Al Ain, members of a Bahraini group of exchange students and the Sudanese community working…
  45. Complete the sentence about Al Ain FC with the correct year: In August ______, the club was officially established, taking its name from the city they lived.
  46. Complete the sentence about Al Ain FC with the correct year: In ______, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan provided the club with new headquarters with modern specifications: the Khalifa Stadium in Al…
  47. Complete the sentence about Al Ain FC with the correct year: On 10 November ______, Al Ain combined with the breakaway Al Tadhamun, to form the Al Ain Sports Club.
  48. Complete the sentence about Al Wahda FC with the correct year: The club was founded in ______ and plays its home games at the Al Nahyan Stadium.
  49. Complete the sentence about Al Wahda FC with the correct year: In ______, Abu Dhabi SC and Al-Emirates SC merged to create Al-Wahda FC.
  50. Complete the sentence about Al Wahda FC with the correct year: In ______, Al Wahda changed its official logo as part of a new club redesign.
  51. Complete the sentence about Al Jazira Club with the correct year: Al-Jazira was established in ______ as a merger between Khalidiyah and Al Bateen.
  52. Complete the sentence about Al Wasl FC with the correct year: The concept of establishing a football club in Zabeel emerged in ______ following meetings among local residents.
  53. Complete the sentence about Al Wasl FC with the correct year: The club was officially founded with the name Al-Zamalek in ______, in the house of Bakheet Salem, located in Zabeel.
  54. Complete the sentence about Al Wasl FC with the correct year: In ______, the club moved to different house owned by Madia bint Sultan under the patronage of H.H.
  55. Complete the sentence about Al Wasl FC with the correct year: Al-Zamalek won the ______ Canada Dry Football Cup in Dubai, defeating Al-Shabab.
  56. Complete the sentence about United Arab Emirates at the Olympics with the correct year: The United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee was formed in ______.
  57. Complete the sentence about United Arab Emirates at the Olympics with the correct year: The United Arab Emirates have competed in 11 Summer Olympic Games since its debut in ______.
  58. Complete the sentence about United Arab Emirates at the Olympics with the correct year: The United Arab Emirates won their first medal at the ______ Summer Olympics in Greece.
  59. Complete the sentence about United Arab Emirates at the Olympics with the correct year: HH Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum made history at the ______ Beijing Olympics as the first w…
  60. Complete the sentence about Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum with the correct year: Al Maktoum has been called "the man who put Dubai on the global aviation map." He has been chairman and CEO of Emir…
  61. Complete the sentence about Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum with the correct year: Al Maktoum later married Sheikha Mona, a first cousin twice removed, a daughter of Sheikh Obaid bin Thani Al Maktou…
  62. Complete the sentence about UAE Tour with the correct year: In September ______, the organisers of both races announced their intent to merge, resulting in the UAE Tour, a longer race that would use s…
  63. Complete the sentence about Dubai Tennis Championships with the correct year: The Dubai Tennis Championships debuted at the Aviation Club in ______ as an ATP 250 tournament.
  64. Complete the sentence about Dubai Tennis Championships with the correct year: In ______, the Dubai Tennis Championships took place at the newly erected Dubai Tennis Stadium DESIGN BY Italian architect…
  65. Complete the sentence about Dubai Desert Classic with the correct year: When founded in ______, it was the first European Tour event to be staged in the Arabian Peninsula.
  66. Complete the sentence about Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with the correct year: In ______ it was elevated to be one of eight tournaments which are part of the Rolex Series, which identifies it as one o…
  67. Complete the sentence about Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with the correct year: A change of venue was announced for the ______ event, with the tournament being played at Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, located o…
  68. Complete the sentence about Cricket in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: The ______ Pepsi Sharjah Cup was held at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in Sharjah where Test Cricket playin…
  69. Complete the sentence about Cricket in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: The Country hosted ______ ICC World Cricket League Division Two matches.
  70. Complete the sentence about Cricket in the United Arab Emirates with the correct year: The ______ ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier were held in United Arab Emirates.
  71. Complete the sentence about Sharjah Cricket Stadium with the correct year: The stadium hosted its first international matches in April ______, in the Asia Cup.
  72. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______, Vladimir Burdun was appointed as the new president of the EHL.
  73. Complete the sentence with the correct year: A new ice arena was expected to open in Abu Dhabi in ______, designed to meet all the requirements of the KHL.
  74. Complete the sentence about Abu Dhabi Combat Club with the correct year: The inaugural tournament was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE in ______.
  75. Complete the sentence about Abu Dhabi Combat Club with the correct year: In ______, Sheik Al Nahyan together with Nelson Monteiro promoted the Pentagon Combat, a Vale Tudo event in Rio de Janeiro.
  76. Complete the sentence about Emirates Stadium with the correct year: In ______, Arsenal explored the possibility of relocating to a new stadium, having been denied planning permission by Islington Coun…
  77. Complete the sentence about Emirates Stadium with the correct year: Since ______, the stadium has undergone a process of "Arsenalisation" with an aim of restoring visible links to Arsenal's history.
  78. Complete the sentence about Zayed Sports City with the correct year: The stadium hosted the ______ AFC Asian Cup including the final, where the United Arab Emirates lost against Saudi Arabia in penalt…
  79. Complete the sentence about Etisalat with the correct year: Etisalat Group was founded in ______ as a joint-stock company between International Aeradio Limited, a British company, and local partners.
  80. Complete the sentence about Etisalat with the correct year: In ______, the ownership structure changed – United Arab Emirates government held a 60% share in the company and the remaining 40% were publ…
  81. Complete the sentence about e& with the correct year: As of October ______, Etisalat has 510 roaming agreements covering a total of 186 countries and enabling BlackBerry, 3G, GPRS and voice roaming.
  82. Complete the sentence about Careem with the correct year: In January ______, the company acquired enwani, operator of a Saudi-based delivery service, and Abdulla Elyas joined Careem as co-founder.
  83. Complete the sentence about Dubai Media City with the correct year: On January 30, ______, an incident revealed the size of problem, when fibre optic cables between Palermo, Italy, and Alexandria, Egy…
  84. Complete the sentence about Dubai Knowledge Park with the correct year: The year of ______ witnessed 10 year anniversary of Dubai International Academic City.
  85. Complete the sentence about Abu Dhabi Global Market with the correct year: FSRA continues to update this framework, with its latest guidance published in June ______.
  86. Complete the sentence about Khalifa Port with the correct year: The transfer of container traffic from Zayed Port was completed in December ______.
  87. Complete the sentence about Khalifa Port with the correct year: Abu Dhabi Terminals was established in ______ as the operator of all ports in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and formerly operated Zayed Port…
  88. Complete the sentence about Port Rashid with the correct year: The port is named after Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum and it was opened in ______.
  89. Complete the sentence about Port Rashid with the correct year: All cargo operations will move to Jebel Ali Port by the end of March ______.
  90. Complete the sentence about Mina Zayed with the correct year: Established in ______, Zayed Port is in the northeast section of Abu Dhabi city.
  91. Complete the sentence about Mina Zayed with the correct year: In light of the increasing importance of container shipping, a well-equipped container terminal was established at Zayed Port back in ____…
  92. Complete the sentence about Habshan–Fujairah oil pipeline with the correct year: The pipeline was inaugurated on 15 July ______ when it made its first delivery of Murban crude to the Pak-Arab Refinery…
  93. Complete the sentence about Etihad Rail with the correct year: In ______, the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council commissioned a feasibility study regarding a railway network spanning the re…
  94. Complete the sentence about Dubai Metro with the correct year: Planning of the Dubai Metro began under the directive of Dubai's Ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in ______.
  95. Complete the sentence about Dubai Metro with the correct year: Work officially commenced on the construction of the metro on 21 March ______.
  96. Complete the sentence about Bluewaters Island with the correct year: The project was approved by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and un…
  97. Complete the sentence about Alserkal Avenue with the correct year: By September ______ Alserkal Avenue had 20 art spaces and the Al Quoz neighborhood had a total of 33.
  98. Complete the sentence about Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation with the correct year: The Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation was founded in ______ as a center of art and learning.
  99. Complete the sentence about Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi with the correct year: In May ______, Miral signed the general construction contract with Belgian contractor Six Construct, thus resuming const…
  100. Complete the sentence about Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi with the correct year: Miral announced in February ______ that ride delivery and installation had begun with many of the 29 rides being tested.

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