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UAE's Walid Aljassim and Israel's Elkana Martziano collaborate in a new song of peace. Source: YouTube/Screenshot.

In first, Israeli and Emirati singers release duet

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In another sign of the warming ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, following the Sept. 15 signing of the Abraham Accords, singers from both countries came together for a first-of-its-kind duet. Appropriately titled “Hello, friend,”...
United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, addresses the General Debate of the 73rd Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, Sept. 25-Oct.1, 2018. Screenshot.

UAE announces candidacy for seat on UN Security Council

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United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday announced the candidacy of the UAE for a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council. In his address to the General Debate...
Israel National Cyber Directorate Director General Yigal Unna speaks at the Homeland Security and Cyber conference in Tel Aviv, on Nov. 13, 2018. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

‘Israel has the makings of a cyber superpower’

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Walking into the Tel Aviv office of Israel National Cyber Directorate head Yigal Unna, you immediately notice a very specific memento—a very weighty plaque he was awarded by his counterparts in the United Arab...
United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United Nations Lana Nusseibeh meets with Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan at the UAE Mission on Sept. 23, 2020. Credit: UAE Mission to U.N./Twitter.

Israel, UAE ambassadors to UN hold inaugural meeting

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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan met with the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United Nations Lana Nusseibeh on Wednesday for the first time. The meeting was held at the UAE Mission...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman addresses the Kohelet Forum Conference at the Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem on Jan. 8, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Ambassador Friedman: Delivery of F-35 jets to UAE to take ‘six or seven years’

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A day after Reuters reported on an emerging deal between the United States and the United Arab Emirates over the sale of the advanced F-35 fighter jets, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman reassured Israelis that...
Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz speaks to IDF Home Front Command soldiers on Sept. 14, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz in Washington for talks to ensure Israel’s military edge

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In the wake of a reported U.S.-UAE deal in the works for the sale of F-35 fighter jets, Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz departed for the United States on a brief 24-hour visit on...
Armani Hotel Dubai executive chef Fabien Fayolle. Photo by Aasiya Jagadeesh/ITP Images.

Armani Hotel Dubai to host first kosher restaurant in UAE

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On the heels of the Abraham Accords signed in Washington between Israel. Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates comes Armani/Kaf, the first kosher-certified dining destination in the UAW, which officially opened its doors on...
President Donald J. Trump walks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, along the Colonnade of the White House on their way to sign the Abraham Accords at ceremonies on the South Lawn of the White House. Credit: Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour.

Emirati, Bahraini foreign ministers send Israel greetings for 5781

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“May it be a blessed year for realizing peace and stability in the region,” wrote Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani in response to his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, who had sent a Rosh Hashanah...
A first-class suite on Emirates airline. Credit: Wikipedia.

Report: UAE national carrier Emirates to launch ‘Kosher Arabia’

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On the heels of the signing of the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords between Jerusalem, Abu Dhabi and Manama this week—and ahead of the launch of direct Tel Aviv-Dubai flights—United Arab Emirates national carrier Emirates and Emirates Flight Catering are...
U.S. Chief of Protocol Cam Henderson assists President Donald J. Trump, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan with the documents during the signing of the Abraham Accords Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, on the South Lawn of the White House. Photo: Andrea Hanks/White House.

A tale of two White House signing ceremonies

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Attending the White House signing ceremony on Tuesday of the Abraham Accords—which normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain—was both moving and jarring. Standing at the South Lawn, just meters...