Non-oil exports grew almost 24% in the first half of 2026 to a record AED452.8bn, the clearest sign yet that the UAE's decade-long push to diversify away from oil is showing up in the trade numbers.
Dubai's tourism sector has clawed back to its strongest footing since February, with nearly 7 million visitors through August and hotel occupancy almost doubling since the spring.
A clean sweep of 2026's global rankings — the world's strongest passport, the world's safest city, and the Arab world's happiest country — adds up to one of the stronger soft-power years the UAE has had.
The UAE Space Agency has shown off the spacecraft for an eight-year journey past seven asteroids, the latest marker of a space programme that has gone from a standing start to a serious regional power in under two decades.
Chery has launched its all-electric hatchback in Pakistan at Rs5,554,000, with a 42.7 kWh battery, a claimed 400 km NEDC range and a home charger worth Rs100,000 included in the introductory offer.
Pakistan's Special Investment Facilitation Council has brought Japanese trading conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation into discussions about potential mining and minerals investment. Talks have begun, but no project, financial commitment, or timeline has been announced.
Pakistan's federal capital is moving closer to genuine self-governance, with a high-level committee submitting a framework to PM Shehbaz Sharif that would give Islamabad its own elected assembly, its own chief executive, and administrative and financial autonomy on the pattern of a province.
Executive Director Imran Sikandar and 7 other officials suspended after an interim inquiry found no evacuation plan existed for the nursery, exits were locked, and 16 minutes passed before emergency services were called. Criminal proceedings ordered. Full report now public.
Pakistan's textile exports reached $1.833 billion in July, the highest monthly figure on record, up 43 percent from June and 9.11 percent on the same month last year. Total exports rose 10 percent to $2.96 billion, with textiles the clear driver.
Pakistan has performed its first-ever CAR T-cell therapy at the Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, with a 21-year-old patient making a full recovery. Pakistan joins the ranks of countries offering this cutting-edge cancer treatment.
