Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has realised a massive milestone in the first half of 2025 with a year on year growth of new company formation of 32 percent. This growth is an indication that DIFC is still evolving into a global financial power and the firms are investing in the region in an effort to access the rapidly expanding markets within the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA).

Dubai International Airport (DXB) has again established its superiority in the world aviation sector as it has registered the highest number of passengers in its history by achieving an all-time high of 46 million passengers in January to June 2025. This is an important recovery after the pandemic and places DXB in the rank of the busiest international airport in the world, which the facility has been since the last nine years.

In a significant development that underscores his growing influence in the country’s political and military landscape, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in the UAE Armed Forces. The announcement was made through an official decree issued by the UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and was received with celebration across the nation.

The United Arab Emirates has officially launched a new initiative that is set to transform the way professionals live and work: the Remote Work Visa. Designed to attract global talent, freelancers, and digital nomads, this visa offers the opportunity to live in the UAE while working remotely for companies based outside the country. The initiative is part of the UAE’s broader vision to build a flexible, inclusive, and tech-driven economy post-pandemic.

This is a major step towards encouraging unity, sanity as well as religious harmony as the United Arab Emirates has embarked on a new program and initiative geared towards standardization of the preaching practices in all mosques in the nation. This is being spearheaded by the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Awqaf) in close cooperation with the local Islamic councils, as well as religious scholars.

The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) chain of restaurants already offers breakfast so tasty all over the world, but now it introduced one brand new dish to its UAE menu Dubai Chocolate Pancakes. The extravagant invention is a tribute to the Emirates thriving culture of desserts where the traditional IHOP flavour is mixed with the local ones to create a dish of mouth-watering fusion.