Tag: Israel Diplomacy
Sudan says it looks forward to normalizing relations with Israel
Israel and Sudan appear close to a peace agreement, following last week’s normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Sudanese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Haidar Badawi Sadiq told Sky News Arabia, as reported in The National,...
Israel ratifies ‘historic’ free-trade agreement with Colombia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the ratification of a free-trade agreement with Colombia, reached via video conference on Monday.
Following the virtual meeting with Colombian President Ivan Duque, Netanyahu called the agreement “a historic...
Bipartisan Senate bill introduced to monitor Arab anti-normalization policies
Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced legislation on Thursday that would require the U.S. State Department to submit an annual report to Congress on instances of Arab governments punishing citizens and residents who...
‘It’s time Gulf states normalized ties with Israel,’ says former top Dubai official
Former Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim in Dubai sparked controversy over the weekend when, in a series of tweets, he called for Persian Gulf states and the rest of the Arab world...
Report: Historic meeting between Netanyahu, Saudi crown prince in works
Intensive talks are underway between Washington, Jerusalem, Cairo and Riyadh to convene a summit in Cairo, possibly before Israel’s March 2 election, that would serve as a venue for a meeting between Israeli Prime...
Sudan gives Israel initial approval for overflights
Sudan has tentatively agreed to allow flights heading to Israel to cross its airspace, Sudanese military spokesman Amer Mohamed al-Hassan said on Wednesday.
An agreement has been worked out “in principle” for the use of...
In a surprise move, 13 countries vote against anti-Israel resolution at the UN
Thirteen countries changed their voting pattern at the United Nations on Tuesday, voting against an annual resolution that supports a pro-Palestinian U.N. agency.
Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Lithuania, Netherlands, Romania,...
Pompeo to promote normalization of ties with Israel during Morocco visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Morocco next week, where his plans include an effort to normalize relations with Israel, officials said on Wednesday.
“Morocco plays a great role across the region...
Netanyahu officially welcomes Ethiopian prime minister to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday in a formal ceremony at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, during which a bilateral declaration was signed by the countries’...
Netanyahu’s accomplishments will stand for decades
Currently at the head of a caretaker government between two elections in the same year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history, breaking the record set by...