Overview
- Leaders wrapped the Abu Dhabi gathering after launching the National Agenda for Family Growth 2031, a National Identity Strategy, the A’raqam Emirates unified data platform and a federal AI Readiness Index.
- Energy and Infrastructure announced more than AED 170 billion in transport and roads projects through 2030 to cut congestion and improve connectivity across the emirates.
- Housing officials reported 91% citizen homeownership and 221,000 assistance packages worth AED 236 billion, outlined an AI service for instant application approvals, and projected demand of 100,000 homes by 2030 and 541,000 by 2071.
- Dubai advanced its social and cultural agenda as Sheikha Latifa opened Dubai Design Week and convened a music-sector council, while the AED 208 billion Dubai Social Agenda 33 set 10‑year targets to raise living standards, education quality and family growth.
- In regional developments, the United States intensified contacts for a humanitarian truce in Sudan with RSF acceptance and army rejection reported, and Abu Dhabi prepared to host the Egyptian Super Cup final after VAR disputes and injuries marked the semifinals.