Discover UAE’s top 2025 travel trends from Allianz Partners Travel Index, revealing favourite destinations, travel motivations, and biggest traveller concerns. UAE: The Allianz Partners Travel Index 2025 has unveiled the latest UAE travel trends, offering valuable insights into destination preferences, travel behaviours and growing concerns shaping outbound tourism. According to the findings, an overwhelming 98% […]
–By HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum The world around us is changing at a pace we have never witnessed before. Distances have collapsed. Borders, once physical, now feel fluid. A message can cross continents in a heartbeat, and a moment of truth can spark a global conversation in seconds. Amid this […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a significant policy shift, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order officially ending the longstanding sanctions programme against Syria. The move, announced Monday, is aimed at supporting Syria’s efforts to achieve long-term stability and peace, according to a statement by the White House and Syrian state media. The executive order […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The drama between US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk just hit a new level. In a heated back-and-forth, Trump took a direct swipe at Musk, warning that if the government pulled subsidies from his companies, he might have to “head back home” to South Africa. It all started with Trump’s push […]
MADRID: Authorities across Europe are bracing for the impact of the summer’s first major heatwave, with temperatures soaring to a blistering 42°C in multiple regions. The extreme weather conditions have triggered widespread health alerts and public safety measures across Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, and Greece. Spain’s national weather agency Aemet has issued a special […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.: WhatsApp banned from all U.S. House-managed devices due to security concerns, as announced by the House’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in an internal email. The decision, disclosed Monday, cited serious risks to user data, sparking debate between lawmakers and WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta. According to the CAO’s Office of Cybersecurity, WhatsApp was deemed […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Trump announces ceasefire between Israel and Iran, declaring an agreement to end the 12-day war. In a dramatic post on Truth Social, former US President Donald Trump stated both countries had agreed to a “Complete and Total CEASEFIRE” that would begin six hours from the time of his announcement. He explained that Iran […]
JEDDAH: His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia affirmed Kingdom’s position calling for all efforts to be made to exercise restraint, avoid escalation, and resolve all disputes through diplomatic means. This came during two separate phone calls the Saudi Crown Prince received today […]
NEW YORK: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States marks a “perilous turn in a region that is already reeling.” “From the outset of the crisis, I have repeatedly condemned any military escalation in the Middle East. The people of the region cannot endure another cycle […]
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has expressed its profound concern over the continued tensions in the region and the targeting of Iranian nuclear facilities. The UAE stressed the need for immediate de-escalation to avoid serious repercussions and spare the region from being pulled into deeper levels of instability. In a statement, the Ministry of […]
ABU DHABI: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke by telephone on 22nd June, 2025 with His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the Sultanate of Oman; His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic; and Her Excellency Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic. The calls discussed the escalation […]
