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An agreement was signed in Abu Dhabi to launch a joint Israeli-Emirati water research program as part of a collaboration between the Israeli Watergen company and Baynunah, a sister company of Al Dahra Group, an Emirati agriculture group that specializes in food security, May 2021. Credit: Watergen.

Joint Israeli-Emirati water research program ready to open in Abu Dhabi

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An agreement was signed in Abu Dhabi to launch a joint Israeli-Emirati water research program as part of a collaboration between the Israeli Watergen company and Baynunah, a sister company of Al Dahra Group, an Emirati...
The new Holocaust exhibit at Dubai's Crossroads of Civilizations Museum. Source: Crossroads of Civilizations Museum/Facebook.

UAE becomes first Arab Gulf country to open Holocaust-education exhibit

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In a continuing cultural relationship with Israel and the United Arab Emirates as part of the Abraham Accords, a museum in the United Arab Emirates debuted an exhibition about the Holocaust that also aims...
The flags of the United States, United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, on Sept. 15, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Abraham Accords passes first real test with Gaza conflict, but obstacles remain

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The recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip emerged as the first real test for Muslim countries that established ties with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords. “The Abraham Accords passed...
National Library of Israel director Oren Weinberg (left) and Abdulla M. Alraisi, director of the National Archive of the United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, sign a memorandum of understanding laying out various areas of collaboration between the two institutions, Credit: National Library of Israel/UAE National Archive.

UAE National Archives, National Library of Israel ink historic agreement

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The National Library of Israel (NLI) in Jerusalem and the National Archives of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi have signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU), the two organizations announced in a...
Negotiations in Vienna, Austria, between Iran and European Union, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and China. Source: European External Action Service/Twitter.

US sending team to Mideast to calm fears over Iran deal

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A team of U.S. envoys is being dispatched to calm the fears of regional allies because of efforts by the Biden administration to revive the Iran nuclear deal. Their plans may include visiting Saudi Arabia,...
Israel Aerospace Industries sent adelegation to Dubai, seeking local cooperation with government agencies, defense forces, local industries and academic initiatives in order to further expand the company’s activity in the Gulf region. Credit: IAI.

Dubai conference highlights online security, cooperation with Israel on cyber defense

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A cyber exhibition held in Dubai earlier this month drew the participation of Israel Aerospace Industries, and saw Israeli and Emirati professionals explore new ways to cooperate on cyber defense. The CyberTech exhibition, which took...

Holocaust remembrance in a Muslim country

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Marking Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day in an Arab country would once have been considered unthinkable. Yet this is exactly what a group of us did on April 7 at the Crossroads of Civilizations Museum in Dubai. The...
Chef Elli Kriel at work in her kosher kitchen in the United Arab Emirates. Credit: Courtesy.

Delicious diplomacy: From Dubai to Akko, food as the great equalizer

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Jewish identity is invariably related to food, as witnessed through Jewish dietary laws, holiday traditions and consciousness. Retaining this identity is a matter of pride for many, and in our globalized, modern world, the...
Noura Al-Matroushi. Source: MBR Space Centre via Twitter.

First female astronaut joins UAE space program

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The United Arab Emirates is set to train its first female astronaut, UAE Prime Minister and Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced on Saturday. Noura Al-Matroushi is to join fellow recruit Mohammed...
The flags of the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain on the side of a road in Netanya on Sept. 14, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Jewish communities in Gulf commemorate Holocaust with Muslims

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Jews in the Gulf will commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day this week together with Muslims, through a program hosted by the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), the group announced on Tuesday. “The event will include...