The founder of the project to establish the United Arab Emirates was Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Founding Father, whose leadership guided his people to a better life and future. Based on that, he once mentioned: We were like those who had climbed a mountain and reached the top. When we looked down, we still wanted to go higher to realise our goals. Despite all the achievements (within the UAE Federation), we still have an ambition for more. That is my way of looking at things. In this sense, the history of the United Arab Emirates is full of great moments, but also with many struggles and challenges like any other. From the 18th century on, it became a British Protectorate and the Emirati people lived modestly and survived from fishing and pearl farming in a landscape formed by the desert, mountains and the sea. [...]