Overview
- Saudi Arabia and the United States confirmed a suite of agreements including a Strategic Defense Agreement, a strategic AI partnership and the completion of civil nuclear cooperation talks, alongside frameworks for uranium and critical minerals supply chains.
- President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman joined a U.S.–Saudi investment forum that announced about $270 billion in agreements and memorandums, with the Saudi leader also meeting U.S. congressional figures.
- Abu Dhabi inaugurated the 35,000‑square‑meter Natural History Museum on Saadiyat Island, billed as the largest of its kind in the Middle East, with public opening set for November 22.
- The UAE launched the national program 'UAE: A Global Trade Hub' to attract the top 1,000 international trading companies and to create a digital export gateway linking thousands of Emirati exporters to global markets.
- UAE space programs reported progress at the Dubai Airshow, with the SIRB radar‑satellite constellation moving to preliminary design and the Arab satellite 813 completing launch‑readiness tests, as aviation authorities also unveiled a low‑altitude obstacle‑warning app and a customs facilitation MoU for the sector.