Overview
- The Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Foundation began packing parcels for the "Saqr Humanitarian Ship" in Ras Al Khaimah, preparing roughly 4,000 tonnes of food, health, shelter and medical supplies bound for Al-Arish.
- Sources in Cairo say the 15-member technocratic committee led by Ali Shaath is gathering in the Egyptian capital to outline responsibilities and meet Palestinian factions that issued a joint statement backing its role.
- Committee authority, scope and funding are still being defined in talks mediated with Egypt and the United States, with potential links to the Palestinian Authority under discussion.
- The UAE chaired the 49th session of the Arab Council of Youth and Sports Ministers in Cairo to advance joint initiatives in youth and sports.
- UAE soft-power and economic outreach continued with the Nuabgh Arabs awards at Dubai’s Museum of the Future, the Sharjah African Literature Festival opening, and a Dubai meeting with BYD’s Wang Chuanfu on electric‑mobility cooperation.