DUBAI/WAM Ramadan 2025 has marked a turning point in how global travellers engage with the UAE, with new data from Visa showing a 6 percent year-on-year increase in visitors and a sharp shift in both traveller profiles and spending behaviour. Released ahead of the Arabian Travel Market, Visa’s Travel Pulse Q1-2025 report revealed emerging markets delivered unexpected spending, with a …

ABU DHABI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tawazun Council, has chaired the first meeting of the executive committee of Tawazun Council’s board of directors for 2025, held at Tawazun Defence Hall in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by …

MARRAKECH/WAM The United Arab Emirates, represented by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, took part in the 31st meeting of the Advisory Committee for the Mineral Resources Sector of the Arab Industrial Development, Standardisation and Mining Organisation (AIDSMO), held in Marrakesh, Kingdom of Morocco. The UAE delegation was led by Ahmed Al Kaabi, Assistant Undersecretary for Electricity, Water, and Future …