Tag: UAE-Israel Relations
On UAE visit, Israel’s chief rabbi certifies new Jewish school, inspects kosher food
During a visit this weekend to the United Arab Emirates’ Jewish community, Israel’s Chief Sephardi Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef inaugurated the first certified Jewish school in the Gulf states and invested Rabbi Levi Duchman as rabbi of the Emirati...
Russian foreign minister: ‘Our goal is the establishment of a Palestinian state’
“Normalization between Israel and the Arab states does not mean a resolution to the Palestinian issue must become a second priority,” Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a meeting with his United Arab...
For first time, Hanukkah lights brighten Arabian nights in UAE
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,...
Pre-Hanukkah Dubai event joins Jews and Arabs from Middle East, North Africa
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...
Flydubai CEO: Demand for UAE-Israel flights soaring
The head of United Arab Emirates budget airline, flydubai, said on Tuesday that the demand for travel from Israel is so great that the company will likely need to increase the number of its...
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...
Israeli search-and-rescue organization signs historic MoU with UAE counterparts
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...
Egyptian star faces lawsuit for having picture taken with Israeli
Egyptian singer and actor Mohamed Ramadan is facing a lawsuit after posing for pictures with Israeli celebrities in Dubai. A hearing is scheduled for Dec. 19, the Egypt Independent reported on Monday.
Emirati journalist Hamad al-Mazrouei originally...
UAE airline to start direct flights to Israel, no visa necessary
United Arab Emirates’ low-cost airline carrier flydubai announced on its website that it would begin direct flights twice a day to Israel starting on Nov. 26.
Chief executive officer at flydubai Ghaith Al Ghaith said...
Chabad-Lubavitch announces emissary to United Arab Emirates
Each new day seems to bring with it historic good news from the Middle East. August’s surprise announcement of the United States-brokered Abraham Accords between the United Arab Emirates and Israel was followed a...