Tag: UAE
What I’ve learned teaching Jewish texts in the UAE
In 2011, on one of my first trips to the United Arab Emirates, I sat in on a class taught by then-New York University president John Sexton on law and religion at NYU Abu...
Israeli and Emirati companies sign deal to bring greentech innovation to region
In the footsteps of the Abraham Accords, a recently signed partnership between two Israeli and Emirati entities aims to bring greentech innovation to the Gulf region and to Israel.
The deal between Gulf-Israel Green Ventures (GIGV)...
Netanyahu: UAE to invest $10 billion in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates, with which Israel signed a peace deal in September, plans to invest $10 billion in the country.
Speaking during a press conference...
Israel Aerospace Industries, UAE weapons company to meld anti-drone system
Israel Aerospace Industries announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates’s weapons-maker EDGE to develop an advanced anti-drone defense system.
The anti-drone system would be “tailored...
Israeli embassy co-hosts women’s day event, noting benefits of Abraham Accords
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Israeli embassy co-hosted an event with the embassies of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco to discuss the essential role women are playing...
Israel’s defense minister anticipates ‘special security arrangement’ with Gulf allies
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday that Israel will develop a “special security arrangement” with its new Gulf allies, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Gantz, who was on a visit to the...
Abraham Accords sees sweet results in form of D’vash business cooperation
The U.S.-brokered normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates in the fall of last year has already helped foster many new business relationships between Jews and Muslims who live in those respective...
First UAE ambassador to Israel presents credentials to Rivlin in Jerusalem ceremony
The first-ever ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Israel, Mohamed Mahmoud Fateh Ali Al Khaja, presented his diplomatic credentials to Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin on Monday in Jerusalem.
The ambassador presented his letter of...
Israeli-Swedish ocean-wave energy producer wins UAE Global Innovation Award
Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer Eco Wave Power (EWP) has won the public voting for the Global Innovation Award in the “Life Under Water” category at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week for its solution to generate...
Could Italian support for Israel influence other EU countries?
When Arab diplomats praise Israel in public forums, it’s a real indicator that times have changed.
Omar Alshamsi, the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to Italy, told an online forum that the Abraham Accords “marked a...