Tag: UAE
Trump tells Saudi king he welcomes opening airspace to flights to/from Israel
U.S. President Donald Trump told Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday that he welcomed the kingdom’s decision to open its airspace to flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reported on Monday, quoting a...
Netanyahu calls ‘Times’ report on F-35 sale to UAE ‘false allegation’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed a report in The New York Times that suggested he did not oppose the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets and radar-blocking planes to the United Arab Emirates as part of the...
World Zionist Organization to send permanent emissaries to UAE Jewish community
The World Zionist Organization has selected a young couple as pioneer permanent emissaries to the Jewish community in Dubai.
According to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, which said that it received an update on this...
Following normalization, American Jewish Committee to open office in UAE
The American Jewish Committee announced on Wednesday its plans to open an office in the United Arab Emirates.
The move comes in the aftermath of last month’s U.S.-brokered Israel-UAE normalization agreement.
“The establishment of diplomatic relations...
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders meet in Beirut to coordinate activity
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met with Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Secretary-General Ziad al-Nahala in Beirut on Wednesday to discuss cooperation between the two terrorist groups.
The two organizations held talks about how they can coordinate...
Iranian ayatollah: ‘Accursed’ Israel-UAE peace deal is a ‘historic treason’
Iranian Ayatollah Mohammad Hassan Akhtari said last week that the normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates was an attempt to stave off the Jewish state’s inevitable demise and save U.S. President...
Emirati official: Israeli declaration of sovereignty won’t stop peace
Even if Israel proceeds with its plan to declare sovereignty in the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, it will not stop the peace process between Israel and the United Arab Emirates,...
Kushner: All 22 Arab League states may normalize relations with Israel
Jared Kushner, senior advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, said in an interview published on Tuesday that he believes that it is possible all 22 Arab states will make peace with Israel, and that...
Israelis now able to fly UAE’s Etihad Airways
Israelis can now purchase tickets on the United Arab Emirates’ national carrier, Etihad Airways, to destinations in the Middle East, Asia, Australia and elsewhere, following the U.S.-brokered normalization treaty between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi.
The flights offered...
Iran’s Khamenei: UAE ‘disgraced forever’ by peace agreement with Israel
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday of “treachery against the Islamic world” for normalizing relations with Israel.
Khamenei predicted the peace agreement between Israel and the UAE would...