Sports Medicine in the Spotlight: Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital (Qatar) is supporting Arab national teams at FIFA World Cup 2026 with fitness assessments, injury prevention, rehabilitation and sports-medicine consultancy—backing teams including Iraq and continuing its long-running partnership with Algeria. Injury Update: Japan captain Wataru Endo has withdrawn from the World Cup just days before the opener against the Netherlands, and he has also announced his immediate retirement from international football after a persistent foot injury. Tunisia Water Watch: Tunisia’s government says it is reopening the summer water plan, approving 81 projects worth 58 million dinars to secure drinking water through deep wells, pumping-station maintenance and network works. Mental Health Snapshot: A new global ranking puts Tunisia among the countries with the highest estimated depression rates in 2026 (6.35%), highlighting the scale of mental health needs. Local Wellness & Prevention Angle: Tunisia is also pushing a national project to protect young people from drugs, aiming at prevention and safer futures. Agri-Tech for Healthier Food Systems: A Tunis B2B event linked 20 tech startups with 200 agricultural operators to scale solutions in soil health, animal feed and animal health—supporting more resilient, sustainable farming. Marine Health Curiosity: Divers captured rare first-ever video of a great white shark in the Mediterranean near Tunisia’s region, underscoring changing ocean ecosystems and the need for careful public awareness around marine risks.