VIDEO: Mohammed Bin Rashid exchanges New Year greetings with business leaders, senior officials

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, met today at Zabeel Palace with a group of prominent individuals including business...

UAE dazzles world as 2026 begins with spectacular fireworks, exemplary security

The UAE ushered in the New Year 2026 with a majestic celebratory scene that captured global attention, as the country’s skies transformed after midnight into an open-air stage for...

UAE President shares New Year greetings, calls for renewed hope in 2026

President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed extended his New Year greetings, wished everyone a safe, prosperous and peaceful 2026. “Best wishes on the occasion of the new year. As we...

An imperfect year ends with hope for tomorrow

Heidi Stevens, Tribune News Service At the start of 2025, Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde led a prayer service at Washington’s National Cathedral. President Donald Trump had just taken...

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UAE Rulers congratulate residents, pray for peace in region on Hijri New Year

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, congratulated the people of the UAE and the Islamic nations on the Hijri New Year. In a post on X...

The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges

From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball...

Sharjah announces New Year's holiday

The Sharjah Department of Human Resources announced that there will be a holiday on Wednesday, 1st January 2025, to celebrate the New Year. All government offices in Sharjah will...

The Dubai way

It was a wonderful night. Thousands of residents and tourists in Dubai had gathered to watch the fireworks at Burj Khalifa. People from different nationalities sat together, ate together and...

Abu Dhabi’s New Year celebrations break 4 world records

On New Year’s Eve, the Sheikh Zayed Festival witnessed over one million visitors, from the UAE and outside the country, who gathered at Al Wathba to welcome the New...