The United Arab Emirates.

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) consists of the seven emirates, which are: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al-Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al-Qaiwain, and Fujairah. They were united as a federal state on 2 December 1971 and formed the so called “United Arab Emirates”. Before the discovery of oil and establishment of the oil economy in the early 1960s, two main orientations shaped traditional local culture: the nomadic

The United Arab Emirates is a country located in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf. Until the 1950s, the UAE’s economy relied mostly on fishing and the declining pearl industry. The late ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed, was quick to recognize and grab hold of oil industry’s potential. By the 1960s, the UAE had exported oil for the first time from Abu Dhabi, the country’s capital, this step led to a major transformation of the country’s economy and society. The discovery of oil was particularly helpful in leading to the UAE’s independence from Great Britain in 1971.

Conflict over energy resources—and the wealth and power they create—has become an increasingly prominent feature for geopolitics particularly in the Middle East . The discovery of oil in the late nineteenth century added a dimension to the region as major outside states powers employed military force to protect their newly acquired interests in the Middle East. The U.S.’s efforts to secure the flow of oil have led to ever increasing involvement in the Middle East region’s political affairs and ongoing power struggles. By the end of the twentieth century, safeguarding the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf had become one of the most important functions of the U.S. military establishment. The close relationship between the United States and the Saudi royal family was formed in the final months of World War II, when U.S. leaders sought to ensure preferential access to Saudi petroleum. The U.S. link with Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region has demonstrated to be greatly beneficial to both parties, yet it has also led to ever deepening U.S. involvement in regional politics.

For the better part of a century, due to a need for protection against piracy, the British controlled a majority of what was the Trucial States. A pact between these countries become the Treaty of Peace. However, in the 1950s one of the Trucial States, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), discovered oil on their lands. The UAE is a Middle Eastern country located on the Arabian Peninsula, which borders Oman and Saudi Arabia. In recent years, they have become one of the world leaders in exports, entertainment and military development. Nevertheless, the British pulled out of the region in 1971 due to the inability to afford such a prolonged stint at sea. This was against the wishes of the UAE who needed continued protection. Despite the

United Arab Emirates occupies a total area of about 83,600 square kilometers (32,400 square miles), along the south-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula between 22°50 and 26°N and between 51° and 56°25 E. The UAE has 1 318 km of continental coastline along the Persian Gulf. The inflation rate, exchange rate and currency stability are important factors to consider in International trade, economically, the UAE has a 4% of GDP growth in 2012 with a lower inflation rate of 1.1%, In terms of days and cost of import procedure (United Arab Emirate). The Urbanization rate of the region is 84% (UAE) which would contribute to the product awareness in necessary part of the region since the urbanization rate is high. The common languages in

Having set the benchmark of a modern civilization due to economic and industrial superiority, Western European powers had contemptuous feelings toward the Ottomans’ primitive regimes and their internal strife. In fact, the 17th and 18th centuries in the Middle East were periods marked by severe financial crisis, increased decentralization, and stronger external control by western nations. It was clear that members of Ottoman and Persian military and bureaucratic organizations needed to prove themselves worthy in comparison to the European nations in order to shift the global balance of power back towards the East. As a result, drastic political, economic, and social reforms were implemented in the Middle East throughout the 19th century that aimed to both reverse the process of fragmentation within the empires and attempt to regain authority on a both local and global scale. Today, historians often describe this period of transformation as the beginning of the “modern” history of the Middle East as we are still living the consequences of the changes that took place during that period. Throughout this essay, I will demonstrate that on the one hand some of the social reforms that took place in the region helped modernize the educational and cultural affairs of Middle Eastern societies, while on the other hand, the failed establishment of new economic and political policies in the empires helped strengthen European control over the region and subsequently set the stage for the

The Middle East has served as the center of art, history, culture, political innovations, and a major geopolitical interest for the Western world. During the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire became of increasing significance to the political economy of European capitalism. European powers were able to structure the terms of their investments in ways that led to the economic and political subordination of the Ottoman Empire and eventually to its destruction. The territory was considered to be strategically valuable to commercial shipping routes and the Europeans projected political and military power in this region. The discovery of oil in the region, particularly Iraq and neighboring Iran contributed to a European and later American involvement

People have continued to settle on the shores of the Persian Gulf for over 7,000 years despite the fact that it is one of the harshest enviromental regions in the world. The Gulf lack of natural resources is compensated for by the wealth of fine pearls that can be found. However, the creation of artificial pearls forced many in the industry to go out of business. The region is now known most prominently for its production of oil.

Oil has been used by domestic and foreign governments in the development of the Middle East both domestically and in foreign policy since 1940 by using it as a bartering item because it is such a valid and precious resource that can fuel homes, towns, and countries. The Middle East has had many ups and downs throughout its development as a country, but its abundant supply of oil made it a country that outsiders wanted to either friend or control. The D’Arcy Concession in the early 1900’s were rights created for the people of the D’Arcy, to search and dig for oil within Iran. When given this opportunity they found

The Middle East has always been an extremely restless region. Throughout its whole history, this region was shaken by various wars and conflicts. The beginning of the 20th century can be considered one of the most significant points in the history of this area. After the discovery of some resources, it became interesting for some greater powers of the world in economic terms. As a result, economic reasons for discord of the Arab states of this region was added to the already existing social, religious and political. The history of the influence of the economic factors of the discord and collaboration in the Middle East can be divided into two periods: pre-WW1 and post-WW1.

The situation in the Persian Gulf has reached stark levels of danger. The Iraqi aggression has caused bloodshed and loss to thousands of people throughout the region. Instead of focusing our energies on dismantling the scourge of the Middle East that is the Zionist Regime, the Arabs and Persian are exhausting their energies with petty meaningless squabbles amongst themselves.

The United Arab Emirates is one of the most important tourist destinations in the region. The Arab spring had a very minor effect on the country’s tourism as it did not have a revolution but tourists in countries such as the Americas and Eastern Asia and some European countries were still slightly worried to visit any Arab country as it could be hit by the domino effect of the Arab Spring. UAE is not a neighboring country of any of the countries that had revolutions but it is in the same region.

The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) is a federation of seven Emirates that was formed on December 2 1971. It is located between the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and it is bordered by Saudi Arabia and Oman. The country has a total population of 3,740,000 as of 2004. Approximately 85% of those resideing the in UAE are not native to the country. Arabic is the official language,

UAE is located at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Arabian Gulf sometimes referred to as Persian Gulf, bordering Oman , and Saudi Arabia to the south, sharing sea borders with Qatar and Iran (CIA World Factbook). The population is estimated to be 9.446 million and consists of 1.4 million Emirati citizens and 7.8 million expatriates, majority of whom came from India, Pakistan, Philippines and other Arab countries. It was established in 1971 as a federation of seven emirates (states). Each emirate is governed by a monarch; together, along with some elected representatives, they form the Federal Supreme Council – legislative organ. One of the monarchs is selected as the President of the United Arab Emirates.