Qatar's foreign ministry said the prime minister emphasized that relevant parties must implement the consensus in the memorandum of understanding and ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iraq will sign an agreement with Syria to build a pipeline linking domestic oilfields to the Mediterranean for crude exports, an official statement said. The cabinet authorised the Basra Oil Company general manager to sign a memorandum of understanding with Syria’s Ministry of Oil on the project. It also instructed the oil minister to sign an MoU with a ConocoPhillips–TI Capital–Novaterra consortium to start exploration and development assessments of the Akkas oil and gas field and surrounding areas.

Guangdong Provincial Disaster Reduction Commission raised the province’s disaster‑relief emergency response from level four to level three at 04:00 on July 26, citing current provincial disaster conditions and pursuant to the Guangdong Natural Disaster Relief Emergency Plan.