Pause for Prayer
Gulf slows for Ramadan after 2025 starts with burst of activity
Shorter office schedules, more work-from-home options and fewer conferences are the rules for March as Muslims observe the daily fast
Emirati officers prepare to fire the iftar cannon near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai, signaling the end of the daily fast on the first day of Ramadan (Getty Images)
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After a torrid season of Gulf business events to open the year – including LEAP 2025 in Saudi Arabia, IDEX in the UAE, and Web Summit Qatar – the Middle East slows down next week for the holy month of...