UAE joins Oman in celebrating 55th National Day

The UAE is joining the Sultanate of Oman in marking its 55th National Day on November 20.

The joint celebration highlights the long-standing ties and strategic partnership between the two Gulf countries.

Under the leadership of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, relations between the countries continue to grow across political, economic, social and cultural fields.

As part of the celebrations, landmarks across the UAE are being lit up in the colours of the Omani flag, while Omani visitors arriving at airports and border crossings are being welcomed with roses and commemorative gifts.

Shopping and entertainment centres nationwide are also hosting special events.

Economic cooperation between the UAE and Oman remains strong. Non-oil trade reached AED 54.3 billion in 2024, up seven per cent from the previous year.

In the first half of 2025, trade hit AED 30 billion — a rise of nearly 15 per cent year-on-year.

The partnership, supported by the Joint Higher Committee established in 1991, is seen as a key pillar of Gulf and Arab integration.

• Oman is the UAE’s second-largest GCC trading partner, accounting for 16.3 per cent of the UAE’s non-oil trade with Gulf states. It is also the third-largest GCC market for UAE exports and fourth in the Arab world, receiving 17 per cent of the UAE’s imports from the GCC.
• The UAE is the top global destination for Omani investment, attracting 42 per cent of Oman’s foreign investment by the end of 2024, amounting to OMR 945.4 million ($2.45 billion). The UAE ranked as the third-largest investor in Oman with OMR 638.4 million ($1.66 billion).
• In May 2025, the two countries signed an agreement to develop and operate the first phase of the Al Rawdah Special Economic Zone in Al Buraimi, Oman.
• In April 2024, they signed investment agreements worth AED 129 billion covering renewable energy, green metals, rail connectivity and digital infrastructure. These included an AED 117 billion energy and industry project, an AED 11 billion rail-link project, and a technology investment fund agreement worth AED 660 million.