Tag: Bahrain
Could Italian support for Israel influence other EU countries?
When Arab diplomats praise Israel in public forums, it’s a real indicator that times have changed.
Omar Alshamsi, the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to Italy, told an online forum that the Abraham Accords “marked a...
Debate over Qatar: Is blockade-ending move positive for Middle East?
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates ended their three-and-a-half-year blockade against Qatar on Tuesday—a move whose implications appear to have mixed ramifications on issues surrounding the Middle East, according to foreign-policy experts.
Saudi Arabia...
Bahraini, UAE delegation attends Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at Kotel
A delegation from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain took part in a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall on Monday night.
Speaking at the event, Rabbi of the Western Wall Shmuel Rabinovitch said,...
Bahrain changes tune, saying it won’t allow imports from Israeli settlements
Bahrain will not allow imports from Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, Bahrain’s Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry said on Friday, according to a report by the state news agency BNA. The ministry’s statement contradicted the...
Netanyahu welcomes Bahraini tourism minister in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday at his office in Jerusalem with Bahraini Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashin Al Zayani, who is in Israel until Thursday leading a 40-member...
Friedman on feat of Abraham Accords: ‘Gulf interests largely in line with those of...
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...
Bahraini trade delegation to arrive in Israel for three-day visit
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...
Saudi Arabia officially allows Israeli airliners to fly over airspace to UAE, Bahrain
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that Israeli airliners can use its airspace en route to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Until now, Israeli airliners did not have permanent approval for direct flights to traverse...
Watershed Moment for the Middle East
Israel’s new agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan, new agreements for airline overflights of countries with which Israel has no new peace or economic pacts, a new aviation agreement with Jordan...
Gulf states concerned over possible Biden overtures to Iran, Muslim Brotherhood
While President-elect Joe Biden has yet to fill out key cabinet and foreign-policy positions for his next administration, top U.S. allies in the Arab Gulf are voicing concerns over a return to a more...