The UAE’s president has accepted an invitation to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (January 20, 2026), the body meant to oversee post-war reconstruction in Gaza. “Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, has accepted the invitation from the United States to join the Board of Peace,” the Ministry said in a statement. But the UAE has continued to provide aid to the Gaza Strip, including with air drops when Israel limited land entry during the war. The UAE also has a state minister, Reem Al Hashimy, sitting on a subcommittee of the board. The board is a key phase two element of a U.S.-backed peace plan to end the war in Gaza, which came into force on October 10 last year.

Source: The Hindu January 21, 2026 05:22 UTC