Overview
- Palestine fought back from two goals down to draw 2–2 with Tunisia in Doha, moving to four points and close to the last eight as Tunisia stayed on one.
- Qatar drew 1–1 with Syria, leaving Qatar bottom of Group A on one point, and coach Julen Lopetegui criticized a reversed penalty call before turning focus to a decisive meeting with Tunisia.
- The Tahnoun bin Zayed Excellence in AI scholarship was launched for Mohammed bin Zayed University of AI undergraduates, targeting about 350 students over six years starting in the 2025–26 academic year.
- Aisha Al Shehi of Dubai Future Labs won a 2025 L'Oréal‑UNESCO For Women in Science award at a Dubai ceremony, recognizing her robotics research and advancing the region’s pipeline of women scientists.
- Dubai’s ports and free‑zone authority detailed operations across more than 146 ports in 76 countries with a workforce of about 155,000, highlighting digital projects using AI and drones and planned JAFZA expansions.