Dubai, UAE - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is gearing up for its next public holiday, as residents anticipate the upcoming three-day weekend to commemorate the Islamic New Year, also known as the Hijri New Year.  The upcoming holidays are highly anticipated. following the recent extended Eid Al Adha vacation,...

Hundreds of millions of Muslims in their best dresses packed mosques in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas to mark the festive occasion.

Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The emirate of Abu Dhabi has approved the disbursement of housing benefits worth US$844 million to citizens in order to lift up their standard of living. In this connection, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu...

Abu Dhabi, UAE-- Some 900,000 passengers are expected to pass through Abu Dhabi International Airport on more than 5,000 flights to and from 109 destinations spread over 59 countries. The projected numbers were released by Abu Dhabi Airports in anticipation of an increase in traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport...

Iran's supreme leader has pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 2,200 prisoners, including some on death row, to mark two important Muslim feasts, official sources said Sunday.

Abu Dhabi and Dubai stock markets climbed up, while the Saudi index tanked down by more than 1.1 percent this week, after being shut to mark the festival of Eid al-Adha.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Friday visited the former rebel bastion of Aleppo, including its historic Old City, for the first time since war broke out 11 years ago.

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas held talks in Ramallah to prepare for US President Joe Biden's visit to the region, Israeli officials said Friday. The rare meeting late Thursday was to "discuss security and civilian coordination ahead of the visit of US President Biden to...

Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) said it is ready for Eid al-Adha to ensure the safety of markets through the intensified campaigns. This falls within SEDD’s concerns to protect consumers and ensure the safety of markets. SEDD explained that joint inspection campaigns are organized with Sharjah City Municipality and Sharjah...

The pan-Arab legislature expressed its hope that the humanitarian truce would contribute to ending the war.

Muslims during Eid Al Adha traditionally buy a whole sheep to be slaughtered and distributed among friends, family, and the poor.

The Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre, or Tadweer, now has a comprehensive sanitation plan for Eid Al Adha

The toll gate system or Darb in Abu Dhabi will not charge anything during Eid al Adha holidays beginning 19 July and the charges will resume on 24 July.