UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal
4 years, 3 months ago

UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal

India Today  

The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country's boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the two countries. The state-run WAM news agency said the decree formally ending the boycott came on the orders of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and the Emirates' leader. "The decree of the new law comes within the UAE's efforts to expand diplomatic and commercial cooperation with Israel," WAM said. On Monday, the first direct commercial flight by Israel's flagship carrier El Al is expected in Abu Dhabi, carrying U.S. and Israeli officials including President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

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Live updates: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal, war in Lebanon and Gaza
54 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal, war in Lebanon and Gaza

CNN  

Zvi Kogan chabad.org Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arrested three people in connection with the death of an Israeli rabbi who, according to Israel, was killed in an “antisemitic act of terror.” Zvi Kogan is a representative of Chabad, a religious movement of Hasidic Jews with communities, synagogues and other institutions in many countries. An Israeli foreign ministry …

UAE dismisses Israel's 'day after' plan in Gaza
3 months, 1 week ago

UAE dismisses Israel's 'day after' plan in Gaza

China Daily  

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2024-09-17 07:59 People look at the scene after an Israeli military strike took place at the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Sept 10, 2024. The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it will not support Israel's "day after" plan in Gaza unless a Palestinian …

What does Israel want in Gaza?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What does Israel want in Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

A ‘defeat’ of Hamas seems out of reach, while analysts say recently a announced ‘Phase Three looks more like occupation. “The ongoing genocide, destruction of Gaza, starvation of Palestinians and devastation of livelihoods, combined with Israel’s strategic and security considerations, point towards a reoccupation of the Gaza Strip with the goal of displacing Palestinians from their land,” Ihab Maharmeh of …

UAE to maintain ties with Israel despite Gaza outcry
1 year, 1 month ago

UAE to maintain ties with Israel despite Gaza outcry

Firstpost  

Israel has rejected international calls for an immediate ceasefire: Netanyahu has said there would be no halt to its attack until hostages are returned. In 2020, Abu Dhabi became the most prominent Arab nation to establish diplomatic ties with Israel in three decades through the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords. Speaking on Oct. 18 at the UN Security Council, where the UAE …

UAE plans to maintain ties with Israel despite Gaza outcry: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

UAE plans to maintain ties with Israel despite Gaza outcry: Report

The Hindu  

The United Arab Emirates plans to maintain diplomatic ties with Israel despite international outcry over the mounting toll of the war in Gaza and hopes to have some moderating influence over the Israeli campaign while safeguarding its own interests, according to four sources familiar with UAE government policy. Speaking on Oct. 18 at the UN Security Council, where the UAE …

The Saudi Arabia-UAE divide becomes public
1 year, 4 months ago

The Saudi Arabia-UAE divide becomes public

The Hindu  

In mid-July, The Wall Street Journal reported that earlier in December, the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, had told a group of Saudi journalists that the United Arab Emirates has “stabbed us in the back” and had threatened, “They will see what I can do.” He had added that his retaliation would be “worse than what I did with …

UAE leader welcomes Iranian foreign minister in latest softening of Persian Gulf tensions
1 year, 6 months ago

UAE leader welcomes Iranian foreign minister in latest softening of Persian Gulf tensions

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The president of the United Arab Emirates met with Iran’s visiting foreign minister on Thursday in the latest sign of improving relations between Arab Gulf countries and the Islamic Republic. The UAE, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have long harbored suspicions about Iran because of its nuclear program and support for militant groups across …

UAE withdraws from U.S.-led maritime coalition
1 year, 6 months ago

UAE withdraws from U.S.-led maritime coalition

The Hindu  

May 31, 2023 09:33 pm | Updated 09:33 pm IST - Abu Dhabi The United Arab Emirates has withdrawn from a U.S.-led maritime coalition tasked with securing tense Gulf waterways that are vital to the global oil trade, it said on Wednesday. The UAE "withdrew its participation" in the 38-nation Combined Maritime Forces two months ago, a Foreign Ministry statement …

UAE withdraws from US-led maritime coalition
1 year, 6 months ago

UAE withdraws from US-led maritime coalition

Al Jazeera  

Abu Dhabi wants more action from Washington to protect shipping lanes and seeks to diversify its security relationships, analysts say. “As a result of our ongoing evaluation of effective security cooperation with all partners, two months ago, the UAE withdrew its participation in the Combined Maritime Forces,” the ministry said on Wednesday in a statement quoted by state news agency …

How the UAE went from boycotting Israel to investing billions in its economy
2 years, 6 months ago

How the UAE went from boycotting Israel to investing billions in its economy

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. The agreement would lift trade between the two nations to more than $10 billion within five years, from what Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics says was about $1.2 billion last year. Mogielnicki, however, says that …

Israel president on 1st visit to UAE amid regional tension
2 years, 10 months ago

Israel president on 1st visit to UAE amid regional tension

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel’s figurehead president met the powerful crown prince of Abu Dhabi on Sunday on the first official visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two nations as tensions rise in the region. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett last month made his first …

The utter failure of the Abraham Accords
3 years, 7 months ago

The utter failure of the Abraham Accords

Al Jazeera  

Over the past few weeks, tensions in Israel-Palestine have escalated and the Israeli army has launched yet another deadly war on Gaza. But these events also demonstrate the failure of the normalisation deals – the so-called Abraham Accords – between four Arab countries and Israel concluded in 2020. The costs of normalisation It is hard to see how Arab countries …

UAE urges Israel to stop Jerusalem violence in rare rebuke
3 years, 7 months ago

UAE urges Israel to stop Jerusalem violence in rare rebuke

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates on Monday warned that any moves to change the historic identity of Jerusalem threaten peace, and called on Israel to put an end to violence following the latest clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in the city. The statement was a rare rebuke of Israel by the UAE, which has welcomed tens …

UAE drastically cut funding for Palestinian refugee agency
3 years, 10 months ago

UAE drastically cut funding for Palestinian refugee agency

Al Jazeera  

The United Arab Emirates drastically reduced its funding to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in 2020, the year it signed a United States-brokered normalisation accord with Israel that was heavily criticised by the Palestinian Authority. The UNRWA provides education, healthcare and other vital services to some 5.7 million registered Palestinian refugees across the Middle East, mainly descendants of …

Trump went around Palestinians to get UAE, Bahrain, Israel accord
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump went around Palestinians to get UAE, Bahrain, Israel accord

Al Jazeera  

Former Trump adviser says strategy was to bypass Palestinians, isolate Iran and build political capital with Gulf states. Robert O’Brien, national security adviser to former President Donald Trump, said the Trump administration sought to build “political capital” with Israel first by moving the US embassy to Jerusalem and recognising Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. “We couldn’t allow the Palestinians …

Gulf Leaders Sign Deal to End 3-Year Doha Boycott After Saudi Crown Prince, Qatar Emir's Embrace
3 years, 11 months ago

Gulf Leaders Sign Deal to End 3-Year Doha Boycott After Saudi Crown Prince, Qatar Emir's Embrace

News 18  

Gulf Arab leaders signed a declaration on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to mark a new page in relations following the kingdom’s decision to end a 3 1/2-year embargo of Qatar, easing a rift that deeply divided regional U.S. security allies and frayed social ties across the interconnected Arabian Peninsula. He said the declaration signed by Gulf leaders and Egypt “emphasizes …

The UAE and Israel’s whirlwind honeymoon has gone beyond normalization
4 years ago

The UAE and Israel’s whirlwind honeymoon has gone beyond normalization

CNN  

CNN — “Ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates are ‘blossoming,’” a senior official traveling with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters last month. The UAE will also finance with the US and Israel a project to “modernize” Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank used to control and monitor the movement of Palestinians. “Both the US and …

Arab normalisation with Israel in 500 words
4 years, 1 month ago

Arab normalisation with Israel in 500 words

Al Jazeera  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reported trip to Saudi Arabia on Sunday follows the theme of unprecedented relations between Arab countries and Israel. The second half of 2020 has been seen an accelerated rate of normalisation of ties: the “Abraham Accords” were signed with the United Arab Emirates in August, Bahrain followed a month later, and Sudan’s transitional government announced …

Qatar: Normalisation with Israel undermines Palestinian statehood
4 years, 1 month ago

Qatar: Normalisation with Israel undermines Palestinian statehood

Al Jazeera  

Foreign minister calls for united Arab front ‘to put the interests of the Palestinians to end the occupation’. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said Arab states that establish ties with Israel undermine efforts for Palestinian statehood. In recent months, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan agreed to formal relations in deals brokered by United …

Israel, UAE and Bahrain sign Abraham Accord; Trump says “dawn of new Middle East”
4 years, 3 months ago

Israel, UAE and Bahrain sign Abraham Accord; Trump says “dawn of new Middle East”

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for the signing of the historic Abraham Accord, which is the first Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years. After decades of division and conflict we mark the dawn of a new Middle East,” Trump said, moments before the …

Rouhani: UAE, Bahrain will bear ‘consequences’ of Israel deals
4 years, 3 months ago

Rouhani: UAE, Bahrain will bear ‘consequences’ of Israel deals

Al Jazeera  

Iran President Hassan Rouhani’s remarks come a day after Israel, UAE, Bahrain sign normalisation deals brokered by US. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain would be responsible for any “consequences” resulting from their normalisation of relations with Tehran’s archrival, Israel. Rouhani’s remarks came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign …

What does each side hope to gain from Israel’s ‘peace deals' with UAE and Bahrain?
4 years, 3 months ago

What does each side hope to gain from Israel’s ‘peace deals' with UAE and Bahrain?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Emirati and …

Israel, UAE and Bahrain sign US-brokered normalisation deals
4 years, 3 months ago

Israel, UAE and Bahrain sign US-brokered normalisation deals

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump hosts Middle East leaders at White House as Palestinians condemn signing of accords as ‘a sad day’. United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday hosted a White House ceremony capping a dramatic month when first the UAE and then Bahrain agreed to normalise ties without a resolution of Israel’s decades-old conflict with the Palestinians, who have condemned the …

Palestinians protest Arab normalisation deals with Israel
4 years, 3 months ago

Palestinians protest Arab normalisation deals with Israel

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians say only Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories can bring Middle East peace after Bahrain, UAE deals. “And in the West Bank and Jerusalem, the Israeli bulldozers continue to demolish Palestinian homes and ethnically cleanse the Palestinians out of their villages and cities on a daily basis,” Essa told Al Jazeera. “Peace, security, and stability will not be achieved in …

News Analysis | What’s next for Palestine after UAE, Bahrain deals with Israel?
4 years, 3 months ago

News Analysis | What’s next for Palestine after UAE, Bahrain deals with Israel?

The Hindu  

It took more than three decades for the first Arab country to recognise Israel. The proposal calls for normalising relations between the Arab world and Israel, in exchange for full Israeli withdrawal from the territories it captured in the 1967 war, including the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights, a “just settlement” of the Palestinian refugee issue and the …

As some small gulf states normalize relations with Israel, Palestinians see fraying support
4 years, 3 months ago

As some small gulf states normalize relations with Israel, Palestinians see fraying support

LA Times  

For almost two decades, Arab states pinned the prospects for normalized relations with Israel on a Saudi-led plan that conditioned rapprochement on a deal giving the Palestinians their own state. “The Palestinians already knew they couldn’t count on the U.S., and now their traditional base of support — the Arab world — is crumbling.” The impression that most Arab states …

Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation to recognise Israel following UAE
4 years, 3 months ago

Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation to recognise Israel following UAE

ABC  

Bahrain has become the latest Arab nation to agree to normalise ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push by US President Donald Trump and his administration to fully integrate the Jewish state into the Middle East. Key points: The deal will normalise diplomatic and security relations between the two countries It comes after the establishment of full …

Bahrain follows Emirates in normalising ties with Israel
4 years, 3 months ago

Bahrain follows Emirates in normalising ties with Israel

The Hindu  

Bahrain joined the United Arab Emirates in agreeing to normalise relations with Israel on Friday, a move forged partly through shared fears of Iran but one that could leave the Palestinians further isolated. The joint statement said Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani will join that ceremony and sign a “historic Declaration of Peace” with Netanyahu. Emirates Ministry of Foreign …

Palestinians Win Saudi Support For Statehood But No Arab Condemnation Of UAE-Israel Deal From Last Month
4 years, 3 months ago

Palestinians Win Saudi Support For Statehood But No Arab Condemnation Of UAE-Israel Deal From Last Month

News 18  

CAIRO: Palestinian leaders won renewed Saudi support for Palestinian statehood at a Wednesday meeting, but did not persuade the Arab League to condemn last month’s normalisation deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. “We have asked to have a clear condemnation of any breaking out of the Arab peace initiative and we didn’t get it,” said Palestinian Foreign Minister …

Israel, UAE to sign deal at White House next week
4 years, 3 months ago

Israel, UAE to sign deal at White House next week

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House ceremony on Sept. 15, officials said Tuesday. Senior delegations from the two countries will be led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the brother of Abu Dhabi’s powerful crown prince. Late …

Israel, UAE to sign deal at White House on September 15: Reports
4 years, 3 months ago

Israel, UAE to sign deal at White House on September 15: Reports

Al Jazeera  

High-ranking officials from all nations will be present for signing of the historic, controversial normalisation deal US President Donald Trump will hold a September 15 signing ceremony for the Middle East agreement normalising relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, according to reports citing senior US officials. Netanyahu confirmed his participation on Twitter, with the Israeli leader saying he …

With Kushner in UAE, Iran’s leader decries Israel-UAE ties
4 years, 3 months ago

With Kushner in UAE, Iran’s leader decries Israel-UAE ties

Associated Press  

AL-DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates — Jared Kushner and U.S. officials visited a major air base in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, speaking to Emirati and American pilots on the tarmac, as Iran’s supreme leader called the UAE’s recognition of Israel “treason that will not last for long.” The U.S.-brokered deal to establish diplomatic relations between Israel and …

Two-state solution needed for Palestine, Qatar emir tells Kushner
4 years, 3 months ago

Two-state solution needed for Palestine, Qatar emir tells Kushner

Al Jazeera  

Emir met Trump’s senior adviser in Doha following a US-brokered accord between UAE and Israel to normalise ties. Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has told White House adviser Jared Kushner that Doha supports a two-state solution, with East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state, to end the conflict with Israel. The emir met US President …

Iran’s Khamenei says UAE ‘betrayed’ Muslim world with Israel deal
4 years, 3 months ago

Iran’s Khamenei says UAE ‘betrayed’ Muslim world with Israel deal

Al Jazeera  

Supreme leader says UAE allowed ‘Zionist regime to enter region and forgot Palestine’ by normalising Israel ties. The United Arab Emirates betrayed the Islamic world and the Palestinians by reaching a deal towards normalising ties with Israel, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech. “The Emiratis will be disgraced forever… I hope they wake up and compensate …

Iran's Khamenei: UAE 'disgraced forever' by Israel deal
4 years, 3 months ago

Iran's Khamenei: UAE 'disgraced forever' by Israel deal

India Today  

The United Arab Emirates has betrayed the Islamic world and the Palestinians by reaching a deal toward normalising ties with Israel, Iran’s top authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday. “The Emiratis will be disgraced forever for this treachery against the Islamic world, Arab nations and Palestine.” When asked about Khamenei’s statement on the UAE-Israel deal, UAE Foreign …

With Israel-UAE Flight, Israelis And Emiratis Mark Closer Ties As Palestinians Worry
4 years, 3 months ago

With Israel-UAE Flight, Israelis And Emiratis Mark Closer Ties As Palestinians Worry

NPR  

With Israel-UAE Flight, Israelis And Emiratis Mark Closer Ties As Palestinians Worry Enlarge this image toggle caption Nir Elias/Pool Photo via AP Nir Elias/Pool Photo via AP The official treaty between their countries has not yet been signed, but — amid some opposition in the region — Israelis and Emiratis are engulfed in charm offensives, media buzz, dreams of business …

UAE formally ends Israel boycott under U.S.-brokered deal
4 years, 3 months ago

UAE formally ends Israel boycott under U.S.-brokered deal

LA Times  

Women walk past United Arab Emirates and Israeli flags at the Peace Bridge in Netanya, Israel, on Aug. 16. The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel under a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the two countries. “The decree of the new law comes within the UAE’s efforts to …

UAE scraps Israel economic boycott after US-brokered deal
4 years, 3 months ago

UAE scraps Israel economic boycott after US-brokered deal

Al Jazeera  

UAE ruler issues decree ending Israel boycott, allowing Israelis and Israeli firms to do business in the Arab country. UAE’s state-run WAM news agency said the move formally ending the boycott was made on the orders of UAE’s leader, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi. “The decree of the new law comes within the UAE’s …

On Path To Normalize Relations, UAE Formally Ends Boycott Of Israel
4 years, 3 months ago

On Path To Normalize Relations, UAE Formally Ends Boycott Of Israel

NPR  

On Path To Normalize Relations, UAE Formally Ends Boycott Of Israel Enlarge this image toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP Ariel Schalit/AP The ruler of the United Arab Emirates has formally ended the country's boycott of Israel, marking one more step toward normalized relations between the two countries following a U.S.-brokered deal earlier this month. The UAE's state-run WAM news agency said …

Israel And United Arab Emirates Residents React To Their Countries' Opened Relations
4 years, 3 months ago

Israel And United Arab Emirates Residents React To Their Countries' Opened Relations

NPR  

Israel And United Arab Emirates Residents React To Their Countries' Opened Relations Israelis and Emiratis are publicly celebrating and making travel plans as their two countries plan to open normal relations. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: What could normalized relations look like between Israel and the United Arab Emirates? ESTRIN: The only ones who don't get what they want from the deal …

Israel Set to Operate First Ever Commercial Flight to UAE Starting Next Week After Historic Deal
4 years, 3 months ago

Israel Set to Operate First Ever Commercial Flight to UAE Starting Next Week After Historic Deal

News 18  

US officials announced Tuesday that the first commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is scheduled for next week, carrying American and Israeli delegations to Abu Dhabi after the two countries agreed to normalize relations. The flight, likely on an Israeli El-Al airliner, would carry a U.S. delegation headed by President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared …

Bahrain rejects US push to normalise relations with Israel
4 years, 3 months ago

Bahrain rejects US push to normalise relations with Israel

Al Jazeera  

In talks with US Secretary of State Pompeo, King Hamad says Bahrain is committed to the creation of a Palestinian state. Bahrain’s king has told visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the Gulf state is committed to the creation of a Palestinian state, according to state media, in an implicit rejection of Washington’s push for Arab countries to …

Quiet ties and secret talks paved way for UAE-Israel deal
4 years, 4 months ago

Quiet ties and secret talks paved way for UAE-Israel deal

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Secret talks and quiet ties — that’s what paved the way for last week’s deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize relations. Through Israel, the UAE can build stronger ties with both Republicans and Democrats — a crucial hedge considering the uncertainty of Trump’s reelection chances against former Vice President Joe Biden …

Opinion: Israel And UAE's Accord Is A Big Win, But Don't Overplay It
4 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: Israel And UAE's Accord Is A Big Win, But Don't Overplay It

NPR  

Opinion: Israel And UAE's Accord Is A Big Win, But Don't Overplay It Enlarge this image toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP Ariel Schalit/AP Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, served for more than two decades as a State Department Middle East analyst, adviser and negotiator in Republican and Democratic administrations. Watching the hoopla over …

Israelis eager to tighten ties to UAE after historic accord
4 years, 4 months ago

Israelis eager to tighten ties to UAE after historic accord

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — For eager Israelis, anticipation is mounting that Dubai’s glitzy Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, will soon join the ranks of the Pyramids in Egypt and the ancient ruins in Jordan’s Petra as a once-forbidden destination now within reach. “We used to have to ‘launder the products’ and go through all kinds of intermediaries to do business with …

Opinion: UAE helps normalize Israeli oppression
4 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: UAE helps normalize Israeli oppression

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Yousef Munayyer is a nonresident fellow at the Arab Center Washington DC. The reason that Arab regimes, including the UAE up until now, have yet to normalize ties with Israel is because of Israel’s treatment of their kin, the Palestinians. A poll in 2018 found that 87% of respondents in various Arab countries opposed establishing diplomatic ties with …

Palestinians slam ‘traitor’ UAE for normalising ties with Israel
4 years, 4 months ago

Palestinians slam ‘traitor’ UAE for normalising ties with Israel

Al Jazeera  

Israel-UAE deal nullifies hope that only peace with Palestine can usher in ties between Israel and the Arab world. “Before that, no one dared to say peace with Israel.” Sadat’s visit, the first by an Arab leader to Israel, resulted in normalising of ties between Cairo and Israel. The UAE decision “was coming” regardless of Israel’s annexation plans, according to …

How the world reacted to UAE, Israel normalising diplomatic ties
4 years, 4 months ago

How the world reacted to UAE, Israel normalising diplomatic ties

Al Jazeera  

The United Arab Emirates has become the first Gulf Arab country to reach a deal on normalising relations with Israel, capping years of discreet contacts between the two countries in commerce and technology. “If Israel dealt with it as an incentive to end occupation … it will move the region towards a just peace,” Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said …

Iran threatens ‘dangerous future’ for United Arab Emirates after Israel deal
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran threatens ‘dangerous future’ for United Arab Emirates after Israel deal

LA Times  

Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up in the colors of the flag of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday as the Emiratis and Israel announced they would establish full diplomatic ties. Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard vowed Saturday that there would be dangerous consequences for the United Arab Emirates after it announced a historic deal with Israel to open diplomatic …

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