A father is an influential role model and a vital pillar of his family’s happiness and stability. On Father’s Day, we remember our Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed, as the epitome of fatherhood who built a nation through wisdom, compassion and dedication. We salute every father who follows in his footsteps, nurturing his family with love, instilling noble values in his children, and opening doors of hope and opportunity so our families remain a source of strength and progress for our society and nation.
Total costs of hosting a FIFA World Cup
1994: USA 🇺🇸 — $0.5 billions
1998: France 🇫🇷 — $2.3 b
2002: Japan / South Korea 🇯🇵🇰🇷 — $7.0 b
2006: Germany 🇩🇪— $4.3 b
2010: South Africa 🇿🇦 — $3.6 b
2014: Brazil 🇧🇷 — $15.0 b
2018: Russia 🇷🇺 — $11.6 b
2022: Qatar 🇶🇦 — $220 b
2026: USA/Canada/Mexico 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽 — $8-14 b
As our nation faces recent hardships, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the UAE 🇦🇪. For over 10 years, this incredible country has given me opportunities, helped me build a rewarding career, and become the place I proudly home
#ThankYouUAE#ProudResident#Gratitude#UAE
بمناسبة حلول العام الهجري الجديد، أتقدم بأطيب التهاني وصادق الأمنيات إلى شعب دولة الإمارات والشعوب الإسلامية كافة، سائلاً المولى عز وجل أن يجعله عام أمن واستقرار ونماء في منطقتنا والعالم أجمع.
أهنئ إخواني حكام الإمارات وشعبها والمقيمين على أرضها الطيبة بمناسبة عيد الأضحى المبارك، داعياً الله تعالى أن يعيد هذه المناسبة المباركة على وطننا والعالم أجمع بالأمن والاستقرار والرخاء.
On the occasion of Eid Al Adha, warm congratulations to the leadership, the people of the UAE, and everyone who calls this generous nation home. May Allah Almighty bless this occasion with goodness, prosperity, love, and tolerance, and continue to bestow upon the UAE the blessings of security and prosperity. Wishing everyone a blessed and joyful Eid.
I congratulate my brothers, the Rulers of the Emirates, all those who call the UAE home, and Muslims around the world on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. We pray that God bestows his blessings on our nation and grants peace, stability, and prosperity to all.
In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and as the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority marks its 50th anniversary, I chaired the Board meeting, where we reviewed the Authority’s performance during 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, underscoring its strength, consistency, and readiness across changing conditions.
We also discussed regional developments and their implications for the global economy and financial markets, and affirmed the Authority’s ability to maintain strong and steady performance under varying conditions, supported by flexible investment strategies and AI-enabled capabilities.
We take pride in the Authority’s enduring legacy and in the contribution of the founding generation and all national talent who continued its journey, building a leading institution that has supported the UAE economy and strengthened the country’s global presence for five decades.
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Breaking: Serious efforts to finalize US-Iran draft agreement.
Pakistan Army Chief expected in Tehran tomorrow to announce final draft completion.
Next talks set for Islamabad post-Hajj.
Diplomatic push intensifies 🔥
باكستان في مجلس الأمن:
ُتدين باكستان بشدة الهجوم بالطائرات المسيّرة على محطة #براكة للطاقة النووية في دولة #الإمارات العربية المتحدة بتاريخ 17 مايو. وتؤكد باكستان تضامنها الكامل مع حكومة وشعب الإمارات الشقيق في أعقاب هذا الهجوم الآثم، كما تجدد دعمها الكامل لسيادة ووحدة أراضي جميع الدول الصديقة في المنطقة.
كما تُدين باكستان بأشد العبارات الهجمات بالطائرات المسيّرة التي استهدفت المملكة العربية #السعودية، والتي تُعد انتهاكًا خطيرًا لسيادة المملكة ووحدة أراضيها، وتبدو محاولةً إضافية لزعزعة السلام والاستقرار في المنطقة. ونؤكد وقوفنا إلى جانب المملكة العربية السعودية، ونجدد دعمنا الكامل والثابت لأمنها وسلامها وازدهارها.
In an emergency meeting convened by the Security Council to address the heinous attacks on Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Al Dhafra region, the UAE condemned in the strongest terms the unprovoked terrorist attack directed at the vicinity of Barakah.
Targeting peaceful nuclear energy facilities is a redline and a flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter.
Upholding the global safeguards remains indispensable.
The international community must firmly confront such clear violations with immediacy, as failing to do so would risk normalizing such acts and eroding the principles the Security Council we are entrusted to maintain.
Pakistan condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the drone attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, describing them as a serious violation of the Kingdom’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Pakistan stands in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and reaffirms its unwavering support for the Kingdom’s security, peace and prosperity.
Pakistan strongly condemns the drone attack on the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates on 17 May. Pakistan stands in complete solidarity with the Government and the brotherly people of the UAE in the wake of this heinous attack and reiterates its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all friendly countries of the region.
Pakistan also condemns in the strongest possible terms the drone attacks carried out against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which constitute a serious violation of Kingdom’s sovereignty, and territorial integrity and appear to be an attempt to further undermine the regional peace and stability. We stand in solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and reaffirm our full and unwavering support for the Kingdom’s security, peace and prosperity.
Statement by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN at the Security Council Briefing on “The Situation in the Middle East”
Please watch the whole statement by Pakistan below
اقوام متحدہ سیکیورٹی کونسل میں پاکستان کی جانب سے 17 مئی کو متحدہ عرب امارات کے براکہ نیوکلیئر پاور پلانٹ پر ڈرون حملے کی شدید مذمت۔
پاکستان کا یو اے ای کی حکومت اور عوام کے ساتھ مکمل یکجہتی کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے خطے کے دوست ممالک کی خودمختاری، سلامتی اور علاقائی سالمیت کی بھرپور حمایت کا اعادہ۔
The targeting of Barakah is a terrorist attack on a peaceful project, built to the highest safety standards, that powers homes, hospitals, and industries across the UAE, and on the right of every nation to build, to progress, and to deliver clean energy to its people. Barakah will keep running. The UAE will keep building. Our resolve only grows stronger.