DUBAI/WAM The United Arab Emirates recorded total foreign trade of AED5.23 trillion ($1.424 trillion) in 2024, a 49 percent increase from AED3.5 trillion ($949 billion) in 2021, according to the World Trade Organisation’s “World Trade Outlook and Statistics” report. This robust growth reflects the UAE’s strategic economic vision, reinforcing its position as the leading trade hub in the Middle East …

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has unveiled artworks and artefacts which form the Abu Dhabi Masterpieces Collection, a grouping of the most significant pieces within the Abu Dhabi Collection. The comprehensive Abu Dhabi Collection offers a global discourse of the world’s artistic production. Bringing together artworks and artefacts from …

ISTANBUL/WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), and Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, discussed ways to enhance bilateral and parliamentary cooperation between the UAE and Pakistan across various fields. The talks, which took place on the sidelines of the first meeting of the Parliamentary Group in Solidarity with …