News
– Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has begun an official visit to Greece after arriving in Athens. Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis welcomed him at Athens International Airport. Sheikh Khaled is visiting
– Japan has launched a spacecraft bound for Mars on a quest to explore the planet’s mysterious moons and return samples to Earth. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency sent the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe into space aboard an H3
– UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Mumbai. The meeting formed part of a working visit to India
– UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Abu Dhabi on October 19 on expanding the strategic partnership between their countries. The meeting came during Macron’s official visit to
– An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hit Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday, October 17, with its epicentre near the city of Khuzdar. The German Research Centre for Geosciences reported the tremor and said it occurred at a depth of 10
Travel
– Türkiye has set its sights on becoming the sixth-highest-earning tourism country in the world, according to its 2027 central government budget draft. Anadolu Agency reported that the draft allocates $244.5 million to tourism, compared with $188.4 million this year.
– Air Arabia will start nonstop flights from Sharjah International Airport to Amman City Airport on November 15, 2026. The carrier will operate the route four times a week. The service will add another direct connection between the United Arab
– Air Arabia will restart daily nonstop flights between Ras Al Khaimah and Kozhikode on October 16, 2026. The service restores a direct connection between the UAE emirate and the southern Indian state of Kerala. Bookings are already available through
– flydubai presented its growing Levant route network at the Syria Travel Show in Damascus as the regional low-cost carrier expands direct connectivity between the United Arab Emirates and key Syrian commercial hubs. Participating in the event hosted under the
Emirates has officially entered the northern winter travel period with robust forward booking metrics across its international passenger route network. The Dubai-based flag carrier concluded its summer operational cycle ahead of initial corporate projections, supported by sustained leisure and premium