title: 2012 in the United Arab Emirates
text: # 2012 in the United Arab Emirates
  
  Events from the year 2012 in the United Arab Emirates.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  * Prime Minister: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
  
  ## Events
  
  ### May
  
  * May 23 - The Iranian navy assists an American cargo ship that was attacked by pirates off the United Arab Emirates.
  
  ### July
  
  * July 15 - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates open new pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping lane that Iran has repeatedly threatened to close.
  * July 29 - Ten more Islamists are arrested in the United Arab Emirates as part of a crackdown on dissidents, according to activists.
  
  ### August
  
  * August 15 - Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates urge their citizens to leave Lebanon over a series of recent kidnappings involving nationals from Syria, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
  
  ## Sports
  
  * 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships
  
  ## Establishments
  
  * Careem
  * Elite Residence
  * Bab al-Qasr
  