Everything recorded on this page about the United Arab Emirates and Egypt is traceable to a named source. Where a figure or an arrangement could not be verified, the text says so rather than supplying an estimate.
The bilateral record
The English-language encyclopedia entry on United Arab Emirates–Egypt relations sets out the following, reproduced here with attribution:
Since the independence of the United Arab Emirates from Britain in 1971, Egypt and the UAE relations (Arabic: العلاقات المصرية الإماراتية) were always at a good level and developing at an unprecedented rate. Egypt has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and consulate-general in Dubai while the UAE maintains an embassy in Cairo. The bond of friendship between the leaders of both countries has reflected on the growing political, economic and cultural ties between them, and as a result the UAE ranks first among Arab and foreign countries investing in Egypt. UAE and Egypt maintain a close economic ties and maintain trade between the two countries, with imports and exports between the two sides. The government of the UAE, by an order from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan the President of UAE, gave Egypt cargo ships carrying 1,000,000 tonnes of wheat as a food gift to the people of Egypt. The UAE supported the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi in 2013, and has since become one of Egypt's closest allies in the Middle East, alongside Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Egypt and the UAE have both supported and supplied troops to the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war. The two countries have also cooperated in Libya, intervening in the Second Libyan Civil War on behalf of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives. Despite usual cooperation in global affairs, Egypt and the UAE have taken opposite sides in the 2023 Sudan conflict.
What this hub covers
- Diplomatic relations — how the relationship is conducted and where the official position is published.
- Trade and economy — the shape of the economic relationship and why bilateral figures need reading with care.
- Travel guide — planning a journey to Egypt from the United Arab Emirates.
- Flights and routes — how the air links work and how to check current services.
- Community — nationals of Egypt in the UAE, and the limits of what can be said about them.
- Entry requirements — which rules apply, and where to confirm them officially.
- Statistics and sources — what makes a figure attributable.
Editorial note
Statements on this page are attributed to the sources listed below. Travel requirements are described as a process rather than reproduced as rules, because they change and this wiki does not want to be confidently out of date. Last reviewed 2026-09-23.