Doha Book Fair Opens in Record Scale: Qatar’s 35th Doha International Book Fair kicks off today at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, billed as the biggest ever, with 910 booths, 1.85 million books across about 231,000 titles, and 143 new launches—plus panels, workshops and seminars running to May 23. Oman-Canada Diplomatic Boost: In Muscat, Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand meets Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, signing an MoU on political consultations and expanding cooperation in trade, energy, critical minerals, higher education and tourism. Oman Education Quality Overhaul: Oman’s education quality authority updates its work under a new decree, including a national school performance evaluation system and expanded accreditation powers covering vocational and technical education. Net-Zero Push: Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals unveils an updated net-zero strategy and carbon market framework to support carbon neutrality by 2050 and grow green hydrogen and renewables. Regional Tensions Watch: Netanyahu renews claims of a secret UAE visit during the Iran war; the UAE denies it, while Iran warns against any Israel-UAE “collusion.”