title: 2011 in the United Arab Emirates
text: # 2011 in the United Arab Emirates
  
  Events from the year 2011 in the United Arab Emirates.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  * Prime Minister: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
  
  ## Events
  
  ### January
  
  * January 9 - Hillary Clinton of the United States speaks out against Iran in Abu Dhabi during a five-day trip to the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar. She requests that the world increase its pressure on Iran, a country she considers "a serious concern".
  * January 31 - Oman says it has uncovered a spy network from the United Arab Emirates operating in the country.
  
  ### March
  
  * March 9 - Intellectuals in the United Arab Emirates petition the country's government for free and fair elections.
  * March 20 - The United Arab Emirates sends aircraft to Sardinia, Libya to join the anti-Gaddafi effort.
  
  ### April
  
  * April 12 – British tourist Lee Bradley Brown dies in police custody of causes that are still not clear.
  * April 18 - An anti-piracy conference opens in Dubai.
  
  ### May
  
  * May 15 - The New York Times reports that private military company Xe Services LLC (previously Blackwater Worldwide) is putting together an army of mercenaries in the United Arab Emirates.
  * May 22 - The embassy of the United Arab Emirates is attacked in Sana'a, Yemen as it holds a meeting of Arab and Western mediators leading to an evacuation by helicopter.
  
  ### July
  
  * July 18 - The trial of five bloggers in the United Arab Emirates for advocating democratic reforms resumes.
  
  ### September
  
  * September 24 - Voters in the United Arab Emirates go to the polls for parliamentary elections.
  * September - Kempinski Residences Palm Jumeirah opens in Dubai.
  
  ## Sports
  
  * 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
  