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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Credit: Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock.

Could Italian support for Israel influence other EU countries?

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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...
Efrat Duvdevani, director-general of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation (center), and the center's senior adviser for international and diplomatic affairs Nadav Tamir (far right) with the UAE visiting delegation, Feb. 17, 2021. Credit: Courtesy Peres Center for Peace and Innovation.

In preparation for embassy opening, UAE delegation visits Peres center

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The first official advance delegation from the United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry visited the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation on Wednesday as part of a wider visit to prepare for the opening of the United...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dec. 25, 2017. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Iran behind plot to attack UAE embassies in Africa

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Iran was behind a recently foiled plot to attack embassies of the United Arab Emirates in Ethiopia and Sudan, The New York Times reported on Monday. The paper quoted Israeli and Western intelligence sources who said the plot...
Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah, (right) the UAE's new ambassador to Israel being sworn in by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. Source: Twitter/Dubai Media Office.

UAE swears in its first ambassador to Israel

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The United Arab Emirates on Sunday swore in the country’s first-ever ambassador to Israel. Ambassador Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah was installed in an official ceremony in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Sheikh Mohammed bin...

Israeli Little Leaguers warm up for ‘Field of Peace’ tournament in Dubai

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In America’s Northeast, where the snow continues to fall, spring and baseball seem like distant dreams. But in Israel, spring is in full bloom, and baseball season is already underway. The dedicated members of...
A recent Israeli-UAE online investment conference dedicated to addressing agriculture technology and food security. Source: Screenshot.

Israelis partner with Emiratis to address critical food-security and agricultural needs

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A recent Israeli-UAE online investment conference dedicated to addressing agriculture technology and food security was driven by the objective of assisting the Gulf state in meeting one of its central challenges, which came to...
UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem al-Hashimy speaking at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington on July 18, 2018. Source: Screenshot.

Pointing to COVID-related economy, UAE says it will not fund UNRWA in 2021

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The United Arab Emirates says it does not plan to fund the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, this year as part of a “wiser way of...
The flags of the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain seen on the side of a road in the city of Netanya on Sept. 14, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Biden decision on weapons sales to Gulf states ‘important test’ for Israeli-Sunni alliance

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The forthcoming decision by the Biden administration on whether or not to proceed with major weapons sales to Gulf states, signed by the previous Trump administration in the context of the Abraham Accords, form...
Maccabi Haifa players celebrate a goal during the Israeli Premier League match between Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Haifa at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on July 7, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

UAE, Israeli soccer clubs to play first friendlies since normalization

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United Arab Emirates soccer club Al-Ain will play Israel’s Maccabi Haifa in two friendly matches, the Emirati club announced on Wednesday. The announcement was made during the virtual signing of a deal between the two...
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs (center) lead a formation of Royal Air Force F-35B Lightnings (left) and Israeli Air Force F-35I Lightning IIs (right) during Exercise Tri-Lightning over the Mediterranean Sea on June 25, 2019. Photo: Staff Sgt. Keifer Bowes/U.S. Air Force.

UAE confident of F-35 deal, despite Biden administration hold on arms sales

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The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al Otaiba, said on Monday that he was confident the pending sale of F-35 jets would go through after the Biden administration concludes its review of...