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The National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates expresses its sincerest condolences to the British Royal Family, the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth on the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022 after a lifetime of devoted service.

The 2 December 2021 marks 50 years of progress since the United Arab Emirates was created on 2 December 1971.  Individual Emirates have made huge progress in construction, localized projects and the social welfare of their citizens.  However, there have also been many milestones on a federal level and it is some of these that the National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates sets ou

On 2 December 2021, the United Arab Emirates celebrates the fiftieth anniversary since the formation of the country that united seven independent Emirates.

2 December 1971 saw the birth of the United Arab Emirates. The fifty years since has seen fantastic changes and modernisations within the country, that few would have thought possible within that time frame.