UAE, Bahrain to strengthen bilateral ties: President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Friday with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to discuss growing relations between the countries, as well as regional security, reports Wam.

A Federal National Council parliamentary delegation headed to Morocco for the Parliamentary Conference on South-South Cooperation, where it discussed boosting parliamentary ties with Jordan and Madagascar:

  • FNC Speaker Saqr Ghobash met with Jordan’s Lower House of Parliament Speaker Ahmed Safadi in Jordan to discuss strengthening parliamentary cooperation and activating joint parliamentary committees, Wam reports.
  • FNC Second Deputy Speaker Maryam Majid Bin Thaniah met with Senate President Richard Ravalomanana to discuss parliamentary cooperation in technology, energy, investment, economy, and government administration, said FNC on Facebook.

More aid to Gaza from Gallant Knight 3: A second aid ship carrying 4.5k tonnes of relief supplies arrived at Egypt’s Al Arish City after departing from the port of Fujairah en route to Gaza, reports Wam. The Emirates also dispatched five automatic bakeries to Al Arish, expected to operate with a production capacity of 17.5k loaves per hour to help accommodate the needs of some 420k Gazans amidst a severe food shortage in Gaza, Wam reports.

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