KATZ approved Chief of Staff Ayal Zmira’s recommendation to appoint Brig. Gen. Dodo Bar-Klipa as commander of the Central Command. He is slated to assume the post in 2027, timing contingent on assessments of the operational situation.

UAE presidential adviser said the country needs a more pragmatic approach rather than merely signing an MoU that fails to provide a practical, acceptable roadmap.

PICC vice president Cai Zhiwei told the insurer's 2026 interim results briefing that PICC's 2021 investment in ChangXin Memory Technologies delivered a return exceeding 20x, calculated using ChangXin's STAR Market IPO closing price on July 27, 2026. Cai said PICC will maintain a long-term investment approach and that its project pipeline already contains a number of high-quality assets expected to generate strong returns.