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WTO urges Gulf States to Promote Islamic Tourism

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have been urged to do more to develop and promote the Islamic tourism market. In its global trends report, the World Tourism Organisation (WTO)…

GCC Region pushes for Halal committee

A new committee will be formed to establish guidelines of the Muslim World League on Halal slaughter and food production. The responsibilities of the new committee will include the development…

GCC Panel to issue halal food guidelines

Dubai: An industry panel has been set up to issue guidelines on how halal food is produced and sold, a move that seeks to streamline the estimated $500 billion a…

GCC urged to intensify role in Islamic tourism

Halal airlines and women-only hotels are just some of the up and coming investment trends currently gaining global popularity, according to a recently released global trends report published by World…

Abu Dhabi Halal World Expo Declared Success

The success of Halal World Expo, held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre this week, predicts even greater growth for this fast growing global industry sector. “The Halal food…