Overview
- Under directives from Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, KHDA approved the Dubai Students Council for the 2025–2026 school year to formalize student input within the Dubai Education Strategy 2033.
- The UAE’s Asian Youth Games tally rose to seven medals (three gold, two silver, two bronze), highlighted by Mohamed Adel Al Ali’s hammer throw bronze, the country’s first in that event at the Games.
- Shabab Al Ahli advanced to the President’s Cup quarterfinals on penalties over Al Bataih after a 0–0 draw through extra time, Al Wahda beat Al Dhafra 3–1, and Baniyas stunned Al Nasr 2–0 for its first win of the season.
- Team Nogueira Dubai won the global Quintet 5 grappling tournament at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena, defeating Sako Japan in a tense final.
- A Dubai civil court threw out a husband’s attempt to void a gift deed transferring land to his wife’s daughter, finding he lacked legal standing and ordering him to pay fees.