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The first-ever public Hanukkah menorah-lighting in the United Arab Emirates, led by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Levi Duchman. (Credit: Yehuda Lavi/JCC of the UAE on Chabad.org.News)

For first time, Hanukkah lights brighten Arabian nights in UAE

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For the first time in history, a giant public menorah has been raised in the United Arab Emirates. The 12-foot metal menorah was designed and constructed locally and stands at the foot of the Burj Khalifa,...
Dubai’s Crossroads of Civilizations Museum event on Dec. 6, 2020. Credit: Mustafa Fardan.

Pre-Hanukkah Dubai event joins Jews and Arabs from Middle East, North Africa

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Amid the newly rebuilt “Abraham’s Tent,” Arabs and Mizrahi Jews joined together under one roof in Dubai—the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates—exploring the historic kinship of and future alliances between the...
United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba speaks at the Iranian American Jewish Federation’s 2020 virtual gala on Dec. 6, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

UAE ambassador on Israel ties: ‘We expect joint ventures in virtually every sector’

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The Emirati ambassador to the United States said on Sunday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates hope to cooperate in making advancements in all fields following the signing of the Abraham Accords. United Arab...
A screenshot of the “Women in Diplomacy Network” online event. Credit: Israel Mission to the United Nations.

Top women diplomats from Israel, UAE, Bahrain stress need for Mideast peace

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Top women diplomats from Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain joined together on Thursday in a first-of-a-kind session to discuss the role of women in diplomacy, as well as the need for the...
Jewish refugees at Ma’abarot transit camp, 1950. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Transforming trauma: How Jewish voices from Iran and Arab lands can be a bridge...

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With just the clothes on their backs and a few belongings hurriedly thrown into a sack, thousands of Jewish families were forced to flee from their homes after the declaration of the Jewish state...
Bahraini Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani and his Israeli counterpart Orit Farkash-Hacohen sign a Memorandum of Understanding on tourism between the two countries, in Jerusalem on Dec. 3, 2020. Credit: Yossi Zamir/GPO.

Israel, Bahrain sign historic tourism agreement in Jerusalem

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Israeli Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen and her Bahraini counterpart Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at a ceremony in Jerusalem on Wednesday. According to Farkash-Hacohen, the MoU, which deals...
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman addresses his remarks in the Oval Office at the announcement that Bahrain is joining the United Arab Emirates in normalizing relations with Israel. on Sept. 11, 2020. Credit: Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour.

Friedman on feat of Abraham Accords: ‘Gulf interests largely in line with those of...

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman detailed the negotiation process that led to the signing of the Abraham Accords, as well as talked about the future of other Arab countries expected to normalize relations...
The flags of the United States, United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, on Sept. 15, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Bahraini trade delegation to arrive in Israel for three-day visit

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A first-of-its-kind Bahraini business and trade delegation was expected to arrive in Israel on Tuesday in yet another sign of warming relations between the two countries that was officially declared as part of the...
The site of the assassination and vehicle of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near Tehran. Nov. 27, 2020. Cresit: Fars News Agency.

UAE and Jordan condemn assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist

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The United Arab Emirates and Jordan condemned on Sunday the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in an operation for which Tehran has blamed Israel. “The Emirates condemns the crime of the assassination...
DIHAD executive chairman Abdul Salam al-Madani and ZAKA chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav sign a memorandum of understanding in Dubai on Nov. 25, 2020. Photo courtesy of ZAKA.

Israeli search-and-rescue organization signs historic MoU with UAE counterparts

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The Jerusalem-based ZAKA International Rescue Unit announced this week that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its counterparts in the United Arab Emirates. The Israeli humanitarian organization, made up of volunteers who...