UAE National Day 2025: When to expect your next public holiday

UAE residents can look forward to one more public holiday in 2025 as the country prepares to mark Eid Al Etihad, the national celebration also known as UAE National Day. The holiday is expected on Tuesday, December 2 and Wednesday, December 3, giving residents two days off to commemorate the UAE’s formation in 1971.

Sudan civil war atrocities cast spotlight on UAE

The UAE’s relationship with Hemeti hails back to a decade ago, when it recruited RSF fighters and SAF soldiers to join a Saudi-led coalition that intervened in Yemen’s civil war to fight the Iranian-backed Houthis, according to analysts and rights organisations.