Media of the United Arab Emirates Media in the United Arab Emirates are subject to national standards. Any offense is prohibited by the government, especially disrespect to regime of the United Arab Emirates, its symbols and the political system, the divine and Islamic beliefs and other religions, and the culture and heritage of the UAE. In the United Arab Emirates, the right to grant publishing licenses to allow private ownership of newspaper is granted by a decree from the Ministers Council. Nowadays, the United Arab Emirates and mostly Dubai and Abu Dhabi publishes and produces many newspapers of international languages. The most prominent remains Arabic and
United Arab Emirates at the 2012 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates at the 2012 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. The United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games. A total of 26 athletes, 24 men and 2 women, competed in 6 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which the United Arab Emirates was represented at these Olympic games. The United Arab Emirates also made its Olympic debut in weightlifting and men's football. Skeet