Sheikh Khalifa is the paramount leader of the UAE, and is responsible for setting the country's foreign policy and security, as well as for appointing members of the Supreme Council of the Union, which is the country's highest legislative body. Sheikh Khalifa...
The first ruler of the UAE was Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who is also known as the “Father of the Nation.†Sheikh Zayed led the nation from 1966 to 2004, and he is credited with transforming the UAE from a...
The United Arab Emirates was formed in 1971, after the British withdrew from the region, and the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Fujairah, and Ras al-Khaimah united to form the UAE. Dubai, the largest city in the UAE,...
