The total number of passengers using public transport, shared transport and taxis in Dubai during the 2025 New Year's Eve celebrations reached 2,502,474, Dubai's Road and Transport Authority (RTA) announced, representing a 9.3% increase from the 2,288,631 passengers recorded at the same time in last year

Umm al- Qaiwain Emirate has become a driving force for the national economy by holding various celebrations and events and firework displays.

Dubai Duty Free set a new record in annual sales of 7.901 billion dirhams (2.16 billion US dollars) in 2024. This success is attributed to impressive sales at the end of the year.

In the third quarter of 2024, Qatar faced a trade balance surplus of 57.7 billion rials (difference between total exports and imports), which has decreased compared to 60.9 billion rials in the third quarter of 2023.

Government statistics show that the food industry in Egypt witnessed significant growth from January to November 2024. According to these statistics, the export of the Egyptian food industry in this time period reached about 5.5 billion dollars.

In the first hours of 2025, the transfer of natural gas from Russia to Europe through the territory of Ukraine was stopped. This stop happened due to the end of the transit agreement between the two countries and the inability of Moscow and Kiev to reach a new agreement in the current war.

Passenger traffic in Egypt's airports increased by 9% to 22.097 million people in 2024 compared to 2023.

The Department of Information and Culture of the acting government of Afghanistan in Nuristan province of this country announced that it has sold 'beruj' stone extracted from Bargmatal district of Nuristan province worth more than 8 million afghanis.

Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that South Korea's exports in 2024 are set to hit a new record with a dramatic increase of 8.2 percent from last year, according to state data.

The Department of Social Partnership - Ma'an has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the global technology ecosystem of Abu Dhabi "Hub 71" to support social entrepreneurship in Abu Dhabi.

Ruwad announced that in order to strengthen the entrepreneurship environment in Sharjah, it has started a financing program for the industrial sector with a financing cap of up to 800,000 dirhams.

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, congratulated the presidents, kings and princes of different countries on the New Year 2025.

Emirates Airlines announced that it has brought forward the launch of its Airbus A350 aircraft to Kuwait and Bahrain, and services will begin on January 8.

Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of the United Arab Emirates, announced that the share of the industrial sector in the UAE's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 57% to more than 210 billion dirhams.

The United Arab Emirates state media says that the UAE stock markets have seen significant growth in 2024.

Burjeel Holdings PLC has announced that it has acquired 100% of the shares of Specialized Physiotherapy Center, a state-of-the-art health center in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, through its subsidiary, Burjeel KSA.

The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) together with the National Bureau of Statistics' Service Survey Centre announced on Tuesday this week that China's manufacturing sector continued to grow in December.

Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade of the UAE has said that the country will continue to increase its Comprehensive Economic Agreements (CEPA) in 2025 and target new countries to maximize its interests and those of global trading partners.

Emirates Airlines has announced that it will launch a new scheduled flight between Colombo, Sri Lanka's commercial capital and Dubai from January 2, 2025.