Overview
- Dubai Municipality and KHDA began planting under the 20,000-tree initiative with officials, students and residents at Quranic Park, identifying multiple parks, inviting schools to participate, and deploying smart IoT-enabled irrigation with long-term monitoring.
- Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan held high-level talks in Ethiopia that reaffirmed a strategic partnership, pressed for an immediate humanitarian truce and unhindered aid access across Sudan, and noted momentum from COP28 as Ethiopia prepares to host COP32.
- A UAE–African Union meeting in Addis Ababa stressed the link between Horn of Africa stability and Gulf security, backed Agenda 2063 priorities including “Silencing the Guns,” welcomed the $1 billion AI for Development initiative, and called for a cease-fire in Sudan while supporting Somalia’s sovereignty.
- Dubai will stage the third Professional Fighters League “Road to Dubai” event on February 7 at Coca-Cola Arena under PFL, Dubai Sports Council and Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, with Usman Nurmagomedov headlining against Alfie Davis.
- Abu Dhabi’s Fatima Bint Mubarak International Show Jumping Cup runs January 13–16 with a local women’s day on January 18, as the Egyptian Tennis Federation publicly denied any role in a Kenyan wildcard entry after the player’s error-strewn debut drew scrutiny.