Tag: UAE
UAE free-trade deal not only first with Arab country, but fastest in Israel’s history
It was the fastest free-trade agreement negotiated in Israel’s history. Signed on May 31 in Dubai between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, it comes only two years after they signed a historic pact establishing diplomatic...
Israel and UAE sign historic free-trade agreement
Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday in Dubai. The deal is the first of its kind between Israel and an Arab state.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid hailed...
Jewish, Israeli and US leaders offer condolences following death of UAE president
As world leaders send their condolences to the United Arab Emirates after the death on Friday of its president—73-year-old Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan—American and Israeli Jews recalled the special relationship that has...
Emirati airlines pull out of Israel’s Independence Day flyover
United Arab Emirates airlines Etihad and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi announced on Tuesday that they will not be participating in a flyover of civilian aircraft as part of Israel’s Independence Day celebrations on May...
Emirates summons Israeli ambassador for handling of Arab riots in Jerusalem
The United Arab Emirates summoned Israeli Ambassador to the UAE Amir Hayek on Tuesday to criticize security forces in Jerusalem for upholding order amid Arab rioting on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
UAE Minister of...
Passover in UAE: 1,000 people take part in history-making seder
More than a thousand people gathered in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on April 15 to celebrate the Passover seder, the largest one to ever take place in the UAE.
“Our...
International delegation visits Israel to take Abraham Accords to next level
Israel recently hosted an international delegation from several countries on the third leg of a fact-finding mission that also visited two of the signatories of the Abraham Accords: the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Former...
Lapid: Negev Summit builds on ‘new regional architecture based on progress‘
The Negev Summit featuring four foreign ministers from Arab countries—the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Eygpt—together with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, broadcast a rare show of...
Israel to host top diplomats from US, UAE, Bahrain and Morocco in landmark summit
Israel announced on Friday that it will host a landmark summit on Monday that will include the top diplomats from the United States, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will...
After Assad visit, UAE could play role mediating between Syria and Israel
Syria’s President Bashar Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates on March 18 after the Gulf country’s rulers signaled a willingness to strengthen ties with Syria again. Assad’s visit marks a potential warming in...