Tag: UAE-Israel Relations
In first, Israeli and Emirati singers release duet
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,”...
UAE announces candidacy for seat on UN Security Council
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 has the makings of a cyber superpower’
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...
Israel, UAE ambassadors to UN hold inaugural meeting
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...
Ambassador Friedman: Delivery of F-35 jets to UAE to take ‘six or seven years’
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...
Defense Minister Benny Gantz in Washington for talks to ensure Israel’s military edge
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 to host first kosher restaurant in UAE
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...
Emirati, Bahraini foreign ministers send Israel greetings for 5781
“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...
Report: UAE national carrier Emirates to launch ‘Kosher Arabia’
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...
A tale of two White House signing ceremonies
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...