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 holds a rotating seat, ambassador Lana Nusseibeh said that Abu Dhabi had sought via the Abraham Accords with Israel and the United States to deliver prosperity and security in a new Middle East through cooperation and peaceful co-existence. NO BREAK IN TIES The UAE continues to host an Israeli ambassador and there was no prospect of an end to diplomatic ties, which represented a longer-term strategic priority by Abu Dhabi, the sources said. Abu Dhabi also abandoned Sudan's former Islamist president Omar Hassan al-Bashir in 2019, ultimately leading to the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood's grip on power there after it had dominated Sudanese politics for decades.

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UAE official says new Syria leaders' Islamist ties 'worrying'
1 week, 2 days ago

UAE official says new Syria leaders' Islamist ties 'worrying'

Hindustan Times  

A senior UAE official said on Saturday that his government had concerns about the Islamist affiliation of the forces that ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. A Syrian fighter from rebel group, fires towards a poster at the entrance of the notorious security detention centre called Palestine Branch, which pictures the late Syrian President Hafez Assad and his son the ouster …

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 …

3 arrested in UAE in killing of Israeli scholar
4 weeks ago

3 arrested in UAE in killing of Israeli scholar

India Today  

Three people have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates in connection with the alleged murder of an Israeli citizen, the Emirati interior ministry said on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office had denounced the killing of the rabbi, Zvi Kogan, 28, as a "heinous antisemitic terrorist act" and said Israel would do everything it could to bring those …

Israel vows to 'use all means' to deal with killers of rabbi in ‘anti-Semitic’ attack in UAE
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel vows to 'use all means' to deal with killers of rabbi in ‘anti-Semitic’ attack in UAE

Firstpost  

Israeli-Moldovan Rabbi Zvi Kogan who has been missing since Thursday was found dead in the UAE, Tel Aviv authorities confirmed on Sunday Israel would “use all means” to deal with the murderers of an Israeli rabbi killed in an “abhorrent anti-Semitic” attack in the UAE, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. “The murder of an Israeli citizen and a Chabad …

Arab Nations Rekindle Engagement with Iran as US Efforts Falter
2 months ago

Arab Nations Rekindle Engagement with Iran as US Efforts Falter

CNN  

Growing unease over the United States' inability to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East is prompting some of Washington's closest Arab allies to significantly increase engagement with its primary regional adversary: Iran. Arab nations have long been suspicious of Shiite Iran's role in a region that is dominated by US-allied Sunni states, and share Israel's concerns about its support for …

UAE dismisses Israel's 'day after' plan in Gaza
3 months 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, 2 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 …

Yemen’s Houthis say they launched two attacks against ships at Haifa port
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthis say they launched two attacks against ships at Haifa port

Al Jazeera  

The Yemeni group says military operations launched jointly with Iraqi groups, but Israel denies attacks. Yemen’s Houthis have launched two joint military operations with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq against ships at Israel’s Haifa port, the group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree says in a televised speech. “The first targeted two ships carrying military equipment in the port of Haifa while …

US national security adviser, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince meet to discuss ‘semi-final’ security deal
7 months ago

US national security adviser, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince meet to discuss ‘semi-final’ security deal

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser met early Sunday with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom described as the “semi-final” version of a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries. In the time since, a punishing Israeli airstrike campaign and ground offensive there has killed over 35,000 Palestinians, endangering the …

Eye on the Middle East | The United States has subtly shifted its stand towards the Israel-Gaza war
10 months, 1 week ago

Eye on the Middle East | The United States has subtly shifted its stand towards the Israel-Gaza war

Hindustan Times  

Addressing a press conference on February 12, 2024, US President Joe Biden warned Israel against a planned offensive into Gaza’s Rafah city where fleeing Palestinians have taken refuge. The United States maintained this dual approach until December end — it denounced South Africa’s genocide charge at the ICJ as “meritless”, even as it increased its calls for Israel to limit …

Arab nations allow Israel a path to normalize relations with them and Palestine
1 year, 1 month ago

Arab nations allow Israel a path to normalize relations with them and Palestine

Live Mint  

The combined meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League in Riyadh recently came out with a strong statement slamming Israel. This, however, was shot down by all the Arab neighbours of Israel and Palestine, such as Egypt and Jordan, apart from the most significant Arab states, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The bombing of …

Dubai air chiefs summit, sponsored by Israeli firm, avoids discussing strikes as Hamas war rages
1 year, 1 month ago

Dubai air chiefs summit, sponsored by Israeli firm, avoids discussing strikes as Hamas war rages

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As Israel unleashes one of the most-intense aerial bombing campaigns the Middle East has ever seen, leaders from the world’s top air forces met Sunday in the United Arab Emirates to talk about almost anything that wasn’t an airstrike. The discussions at the Dubai International Air Chiefs’ Conference, held ahead of the biennial Dubai Air …

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 …

Analysis: Houthis declare war on Israel, but their real target is elsewhere
1 year, 1 month ago

Analysis: Houthis declare war on Israel, but their real target is elsewhere

Al Jazeera  

Their cruise missiles won’t hurt Israel much, but they complicate regional diplomacy, especially for Saudi Arabia. Just a few days ago I predicted that the successful interception by the United States Navy of all missiles fired by Yemeni Houthis towards Israel would discourage them from future waste of projectiles. And to reach Israel, Houthi missiles must first evade US Navy …

Opposition mounts in Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel
1 year, 1 month ago

Opposition mounts in Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel

Associated Press  

RABAT, Morocco — Arab nations that have normalized or are considering improving relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas. “The protests touched on a project of the government, more specifically a project of the King.” Zakaria Aboudahab, a professor of International Relations at Universite Mohammed V in Rabat, …

How Involvement of Yemen's Houthis in Israel-Hamas War Will Aggravate Tensions in Middle East
1 year, 1 month ago

How Involvement of Yemen's Houthis in Israel-Hamas War Will Aggravate Tensions in Middle East

News 18  

The Houthi rebels in Yemen have officially announced their entry into the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, saying they have started targeting Israeli positions with ballistic missiles and drones in support of Palestine. The Houthis have targeted many energy installations deep within the territory of both UAE and Saudi in the recent years, and the latest announcement by Houthis could potentially drag …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas war
1 year, 1 month ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas war

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the first time Tuesday claimed missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer into the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and further raising the risks of a regional conflict erupting. This time on Tuesday, however, Israel said its own fighter jets and its new Arrow …

Yemen's Houthis declare joining Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 1 month ago

Yemen's Houthis declare joining Israel-Hamas war

India Today  

Yemen's Houthis have waded into the Israel-Hamas war raging more than 1,000 miles from their seat of power in Sanaa, declaring on Tuesday they had fired drones and missiles at Israel in attacks that highlight the regional risks of the conflict. Part of an "Axis of Resistance" backed by Iran, the Houthis have rallied behind the Palestinians since Hamas attacked …

What’s happening with normalising ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel?
1 year, 3 months ago

What’s happening with normalising ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel?

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia willing to normalise relations with Israel in exchange for a US defence pact and civilian nuclear programme. On Wednesday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told US channel Fox News: “Every day we get closer” to a normalisation deal with Israel. Saudi Arabia has been a big proponent of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, which conditions normalisation with …

Three years on, how have the Abraham Accords helped the UAE?
1 year, 3 months ago

Three years on, how have the Abraham Accords helped the UAE?

Al Jazeera  

While trade and travel have increased between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, questions remain about the issue of Palestine. For example, in April 2022, the UAE’s minister of state for international cooperation, Reem bint Ibrahim al-Hashemy, summoned the Israeli ambassador to Abu Dhabi to protest against Israel’s violent incursions in Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque while emphasising “the need to …

Map: Which MENA countries have diplomatic ties with Israel?
1 year, 3 months ago

Map: Which MENA countries have diplomatic ties with Israel?

Al Jazeera  

Following the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, five Arab states in total have diplomatic ties with Israel. Egypt: In 1979, Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat signed a peace treaty with Israel that had been negotiated during President Jimmy Carter’s Camp David summit the previous year. According to the agreement, Israel would relinquish the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in exchange …

Has the US push for Libya-Israel rapprochement failed?
1 year, 3 months ago

Has the US push for Libya-Israel rapprochement failed?

Al Jazeera  

Libya’s government in Tripoli is desperately seeking greater legitimacy in the West, but there is desperation in Biden’s administration too. “That legacy is still very much present in post-Gaddafi Libya, and I would not underestimate it if I were Dbeibah.” “It’s near impossible to get public support for normalisation with Israel,” Krieg said. “If you don’t have public legitimacy, then …

Israeli foreign minister opens visit to Bahrain. It’s his first to any of Israel’s new Arab allies
1 year, 3 months ago

Israeli foreign minister opens visit to Bahrain. It’s his first to any of Israel’s new Arab allies

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s foreign minister on Sunday opened a visit to Bahrain that comes as the countries mark the third anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. It was the first visit by Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to any of the four countries that normalized ties with Israel under the 2020 U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain …

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 …

Analysis: Fighting recedes, but peace in Yemen remains distant
1 year, 5 months ago

Analysis: Fighting recedes, but peace in Yemen remains distant

Al Jazeera  

Despite relative quiet on the front lines and negotiations between the Saudis and the Houthis, peace isn’t a given. If anything, the Houthis capitalised on Saudi and Iran’s new diplomatic relations to prove their independence from Tehran, something which they’ve long repeated to Riyadh.” Contending with Houthi strength It will be challenging for Riyadh to obtain leverage over the Houthis, …

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 …

A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate US-Saudi relations
2 years, 2 months ago

A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate US-Saudi relations

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 threats made by certain US senators against Saudi Arabia after Wednesday’s OPEC oil cut – some of whom have called on US President Joe Biden to “retaliate” – are not credible, said Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, …

UAE ambassador to Iran to return, 6 years after relations severed
2 years, 4 months ago

UAE ambassador to Iran to return, 6 years after relations severed

Al Jazeera  

It has been more than six years since the Gulf Arab state downgraded ties with Iran after Saudi diplomatic missions attacked by protesters. The United Arab Emirates says its ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, would return to Tehran “in coming days”, more than six years after the Gulf Arab state downgraded ties with Tehran. The UAE scaled back …

Israel and UAE agree on ‘milestone’ free trade deal
2 years, 8 months ago

Israel and UAE agree on ‘milestone’ free trade deal

Al Jazeera  

Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv agree free trade agreement that will see 95 percent of customs tariffs dropped. Israel and the United Arab Emirates have concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement, Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry and the UAE foreign trade minister said. The agreement included regulation, customs, services, government procurement and electronic trade and would come into …

Shifting sands: The Hindu Editorial on Iran and Israel’s U.S. and Arab friends
2 years, 8 months ago

Shifting sands: The Hindu Editorial on Iran and Israel’s U.S. and Arab friends

The Hindu  

A conference in Israel of the top diplomats from the U.S. and four Arab countries would have been unthinkable a few years ago. But on Monday, in Israel’s Negev desert, officials from the U.S., the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt and Israel gathered to discuss security partnerships, Iran and other issues, signalling a decisive shift in West Asian geopolitics. But the …

Israel-Arab alliance 'deters' Iran: Israeli FM Lapid
2 years, 8 months ago

Israel-Arab alliance 'deters' Iran: Israeli FM Lapid

The Hindu  

The deepening alliance between Israel and several Arab states "intimidates and deters" Iran, Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Monday as he hosted an unprecedented meeting with four Arab Foreign Ministers. The talks in Israel's Negev desert, joined by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, came as signals mount that a 2015 agreement on Iran's nuclear programme — opposed by …

Ukraine war allows UAE to bring Syria’s Assad in from the cold
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine war allows UAE to bring Syria’s Assad in from the cold

Al Jazeera  

Since its military intervention in the Syrian civil war in September 2015, one of Russia’s major foreign policy goals has been to convince Gulf Arab monarchies to come to terms with the survival of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and the reacceptance of its “legitimacy”. The UAE’s efforts to return Syria to the Arab League point to a growing alignment …

Egypt, UAE, Israel leaders meet for first ever three-way summit
2 years, 9 months ago

Egypt, UAE, Israel leaders meet for first ever three-way summit

Al Jazeera  

Concerns over the war in Ukraine, as well as the Iran nuclear deal, are reportedly on the agenda. Leaders of Egypt, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates have met for a three-way summit, the first of its kind since the UAE normalised relations with Israel, with the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine, as well as the Iran nuclear deal, …

The limits of Iran’s influence on Yemen’s Houthi rebels
2 years, 9 months ago

The limits of Iran’s influence on Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Al Jazeera  

While Iran engages in dialogue with regional rivals Saudi Arabia and the UAE, its ally in Yemen has increased attacks on them. Iran, which considers the Houthis part of an “axis of resistance” against Israel and the United States, holds sway over Lebanon’s Hezbollah, militias in Iraq, and the Syrian armed forces of President Bashar al-Assad. “Contrary to the Saudi …

How will UAE respond to Houthi attacks?
2 years, 10 months ago

How will UAE respond to Houthi attacks?

Al Jazeera  

Offensive against the Houthis marks a shift in the UAE’s strategy, which had focused on consolidating power of groups it supports in southern Yemen. I went to my bed shaking, I couldn’t sleep that night.” The air raids, carried out by the Saudi-led coalition, have been a recurring theme in Sanaa, along with other areas controlled by the Houthi rebels, …

UAE National Council delegation in first visit to Israeli Knesset
2 years, 10 months ago

UAE National Council delegation in first visit to Israeli Knesset

Al Jazeera  

The visit marks the first Emirati delegation in Israel since the US-brokered normalisation of ties in 2020. Three members of the United Arab Emirates’ Federal National Council visited Israel’s parliament, becoming the first Emirati delegation there since the US-brokered normalisation of ties in 2020. “When we talk about Abraham Accords agreements, we want you to look at the big picture,” …

Iraqi militia attack on UAE a ‘message from Iran’
2 years, 10 months ago

Iraqi militia attack on UAE a ‘message from Iran’

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say drone strikes intended to put the UAE on notice for its involvement in Yemen and normalisation of ties with Israel. Following the drone strikes, Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr condemned the attack in a statement, saying some “terrorist outlaws” have dragged Iraq into a “dangerous regional war” by targeting a Gulf state. ‘Message from Iran’ Higel said if …

Timeline: UAE under drone, missile attacks
2 years, 10 months ago

Timeline: UAE under drone, missile attacks

Al Jazeera  

Houthi rebels have claimed several attacks on the UAE over the past week, amid a new phase war in the war in Yemen. January 17 A drone attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels triggered a fuel tank blast at a storage facility in Abu Dhabi that killed two Indians and a Pakistani working for oil giant ADNOC. January 24 The …

U.S. sends military aid to UAE after Houthi attacks
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. sends military aid to UAE after Houthi attacks

The Hindu  

The United States will send a warship and fighter jets to help defend the United Arab Emirates, officials said on Wednesday, after a series of missile attacks by Yemeni rebels left three dead in the wealthy Gulf state. The deployment, to “assist the UAE against the current threat”, follows a phone call between Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Abu Dhabi …

Yemen’s Houthis add to Biden’s foreign policy frustrations
2 years, 10 months ago

Yemen’s Houthis add to Biden’s foreign policy frustrations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A clan-based militia government in the Arab world’s poorest country is presenting the Biden administration with another foreign policy setback as Yemen’s Houthis launch cross-border drone and ballistic-missile strikes rattling the wealthy oil and banking hubs of the Gulf. The escalation makes Yemen one of the conflicts keeping America deeply engaged in the Middle East despite President Joe …

UAE says it destroyed three drones with ‘hostile’ intent
2 years, 10 months ago

UAE says it destroyed three drones with ‘hostile’ intent

Al Jazeera  

Defence ministry says it has intercepted drones in UAE airspace, the fourth incident in three weeks. “MOD announces interception and destruction, away from populated areas, of three hostile drones that penetrated UAE airspace at dawn today,” the defence ministry said on its official Twitter account late on Wednesday. “MOD confirms it is ready to deal with any threats and is …

US military fired missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE
2 years, 10 months ago

US military fired missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched interceptor missiles during an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that targeted the United Arab Emirates during a visit by Israel’s president, the second-such time American troops have opened fire, officials said. The acknowledgement by the White House and Pentagon late Monday represent a widening American involvement in Yemen’s yearslong war, a …

UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits
2 years, 10 months ago

UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Monday as the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, was visiting the country, authorities said, the third such attack in as many weeks. Herzog, Israel’s largely ceremonial president, was in the UAE on Monday for the first official visit by an Israeli head …

UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president Isaac Herzog visits country
2 years, 10 months ago

UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president Isaac Herzog visits country

Firstpost  

The Emirati defense ministry released black-and-white footage it described as showing the destruction of a ballistic missile launcher in Yemen’s al-Jawf province some 30 minutes after the attack Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The United Arab Emirates intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Monday as the Israeli president visited the country, authorities said, the third such attack …

UAE intercepts Yemen missile amid Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit
2 years, 10 months ago

UAE intercepts Yemen missile amid Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit

The Hindu  

The United Arab Emirates intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels early Monday, January 31, 2022, as the Israeli President visited the country, authorities said, the third such attack in recent weeks. The attack amid President Isaac Herzog's visit only fuels the ongoing tensions affecting the wider Persian Gulf, which has seen a series of attacks as Iran's …

UAE intercepts Houthi missile as Israeli president visits
2 years, 10 months ago

UAE intercepts Houthi missile as Israeli president visits

Al Jazeera  

Iran-backed Houthis say they plan new military operation inside UAE as seven-year-long conflict in Yemen deepens. Within hours, Yemen’s Houthi group confirmed it had fired a number of ballistic missiles at Abu Dhabi, and had also fired several drones at Dubai, the regional business hub. “We hit specific and important targets in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi with a number …

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 …

President to make first UAE visit by Israeli head of state
2 years, 10 months ago

President to make first UAE visit by Israeli head of state

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s figurehead president will make the first visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state next week, his office said Tuesday. The high profile visit by President Isaac Herzog aims at further cementing the burgeoning ties between the two states following the normalization of relations under the so-called “Abraham Accords.” Herzog will fly to …

EXPLAINER: Why Yemen’s war has spilled into the Emirates
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why Yemen’s war has spilled into the Emirates

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Twice in the past week, Yemen’s rebels have launched attacks with missiles and drones on the United Arab Emirates, a major escalation for one of the world’s most protracted conflicts. The Houthis blame the Emirates for significant recent battlefield losses inside Yemen, that have virtually ended their efforts to complete control of the country’s north. Capturing Marib would …

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