The United Arab Emirates : An Overview

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The Middle Eastern country Qatar, which borders Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, gained its independence as a British protectorate in 1971. The country’s main revenue resource shifted from pearls to oil when reserves were discovered in 1939. Oil revenues allowed the government to fund large infrastructure and modernization projects. Corruption was rampant as Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani used oil revenues for personal gain. His son Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani overthrew his father in 1995. Emir Hamad helped resolve disputes over border issues with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in the 2000s. In 2013, he abdicated the position to his son Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the current Emir of Qatar. The new government has not exhibited any radical

Before the emergence of Islam in the 7th century, Arabia was home to groups of quarreling tribes with extremely varying cultures. These tribes would often raid caravans traveling through the desert, and would rely on this practice to sustain themselves. The Persian and Byzantine empires

These nomads were known for their farming, growing staple crops to survive. They were called one of the five “civilized tribes”. The main issues that

By the beginning of the second Millennium, many countries realized the need and necessity to cope up with the rest of the rapidly developing world. As they realized this necessity, they also realized that the key to growth and development is, indeed, education. As a result, many countries around the world entered the heated race of reforming their education systems hoping that this would ensure them a foothold in the modern world.

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.

The Nomads were people of a tribe who would migrate around many different places in search of new viable resources, wealth, and technology when their supply of food and land would be exploited. The nomads were the hunter-gatherers of the 7th -13th centuries and also even having their own livestock in most cases. They herded sheep, cattle, goats, horses, and many other animals. Since they move from place to place so much they do not partake in agriculture so much, or even so on a long term basis. The nomads would migrate for reasons such as to raid settled communities or avoid approaching enemy conflicts. It being their natural way of life, living off of the land and working for their own food and shelter, they were seen as savages in most eyes. The Nomadic people were made up of warriors and tribal elders of a low culture society. The tribal elders being the chairmen of the tribe/chiefs who were the key holders, sources, and transmitters of

Bedouin tribes were traditionally nomadic peoples of the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa who migrated between the desert and cultivated land according to the season. It is this itinerant lifestyle that equipped this group with a vast knowledge of survival skills and enabled their endurance in harsh desert environments for centuries. Through the harvest of water and trade of goods and services in exchange for food, water and currency, they were able to migrate across Europe and ultimately to unite under a single cultural identity in the seventh century. United under the Islamic faith prior to the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632CE, what had been a small cluster of nomadic tribes and traders became a formidable force. With direction from

When Arabians conquered Middle East countries, they made that areas' people to accept their new rules. Enlarging of population and places, Arabians encountered obstacles to control that areas. To prevent new places against enemies, Arabians should make strong administrative system. In occupied lands Arabians ruled the countries according to Islam rules. The best known of these early Arab settlements were the aforementioned Kufa and Basra in Iraq, Fustat (later Cairo) Egypt and Qayrawan in Tunisia (Bennison A 2009). During Caliph Ummar, Empire was divided into provinces. It helped Arabians to control the places easily. Empire was ruled by Caliphs. Most of the revenue of Empire came from Taxes. Taxation system was completely changed, for instance, all the Muslim people should give taxes: zakat, khums and Christians gave jizya.

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,

Saddam Hussein felt smothered, and unable to find money to repay the other Arab states for Iraq's previous war with Iran. The only way for Iraq to obtain revenue was through oil exports. Kuwait, who didn’t need the extra revenue, was overproducing which drove prices down, and drove Saddam's frustration up (Wilson, 1995). Enough time has elapsed to study the economic impact of the Gulf War on the region. Most of the economic costs were incurred by Iraq. Losses in military equipment alone totaled over $50 billion (Wilson, 1995). The time and effort needed to repair the damage and build replacement facilities will take years to accomplish. This will also be difficult for Iraq because of the pending arms embargo on the state. The economic position may be easier for Kuwait, although the impact is still hard-felt. The most expansive damage was that inflicted upon the oil installations. Overall, the costliest damage was the environmental disaster caused by the oil slicks, which cost more the $700 million to clean-up (Wilson, 1995). From 1991-1992, Kuwait's oil industry severely deteriorated and suffered a massive drop in production due the destruction of their oil wells. Kuwait's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased as a result of its growing oil industry. Namely, oil exports were on the rise once again. Still, the economic costs incurred by Kuwait will have to be managed for a long time. Moreover, there remains

The economy in the United Arab Emirates has experienced substantial increases in the last 40 years. The UAE’s capabilities with the pearling and oil industries have given the region its necessary budgets to expand so rapidly. The economic policies in the UAE have gone through stages, since the birth of the region in 1971. Changes in economic welfare of the markets, and privatization policies are also key aspects in understanding the UAE’s economic liberalization and growth. In order to understand the UAE’s economic standard, economic liberalization must be analyzed. The argument of this paper will discuss how economic liberalization has occurred in the United Arab Emirates and is continuing to grow.

Qatar was once controlled by the sheikhs of Bahrain, but in 1867, war broke out between the people and their rulers. To keep the peace in the Persian Gulf, the British acknowledged Muhammad ibn Thani al-Thani, to be the head of Qatar or also known as an emir. In 1893, the Ottoman Turks made an invasion into Qatar, but it successfully deflected them. In 1916, the ruler agreed to allow Qatar to become a British protectorate. Oil reserves

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.

In this essay I am going to discuss how Bahrain developed the new Khalifa Bin Selman Port. Moreover, I am also going to discuss the geographical factors and technological changes that have happened over the last 100 years which have made it essential and possible for the Khalifa Bin Salman Port to be constructed and built. In addition, the advantages of the new port compared to the Mina Salman Port will also be discussed and listed in this essay. Moreover, in this essay; the first oil well in Bahrain, dredging that helped build the new port, land reclamation, the sizes of the ships, the King Fahad Causeway, the advantages of the new Khalifa Bin Selman Port will all be discussed and the Oram's First Law of Mechanisation.