French President Macron arrived in Bahrain.

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UBTECH (09880.HK) signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with the Ras Al Khaimah Government International Relations Office to establish a cooperation framework for humanoid-robot R&D, field testing and system deployment for the Gulf region. Under the agreement UBTECH will deploy humanoid robot products in Ras Al Khaimah and send engineering teams to run on-site demonstration projects, stress-test automation solutions in routine and harsh environments and collect operational data. The partnership is aimed at strengthening Ras Al Khaimah’s high-tech R&D capacity and supporting development of an Emirati robotics ecosystem.