Overview
- Abu Dhabi was selected to host the 11th global assembly of Religions for Peace in 2027, marking the first time the event will be held in the Gulf and sending a signal about the UAE's role as a platform for interfaith dialogue.
- The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has introduced a federal draft law to regulate plant genetic resources for food and agriculture that would control transfers of material and set rules for fair sharing of benefits under international frameworks.
- Dubai's social initiative 'Aros Dubai' has reported creating 1,305 Emirati families and the birth of 362 children since launch, with officials citing a 95% satisfaction rate and expanded follow-up programs to support new households.
- Gulf and U.S. foreign ministers reaffirmed a joint stance that regional peace requires countering Iranian threats to navigation and security, and they called for preserving freedom of passage through key waterways.
- Dubai approved several people-centered urban projects — including a Falcon Market, an eight-kilometer Dubai Creek lighting scheme and a competition to design the city's first AI-driven park — while the UAE also pressed for international cooperation on water at upcoming U.N. and bilateral conferences.