Tag: United Arab Emirates
Emirati astronaut: From space, Jerusalem looks like ‘flower of all flowers’
Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s Twitter feed is full of photos of different parts of the world taken from the International Space Station.
On June 22, Al Neyadi—whose handle states that he is part of...
Dermer made secret trip to UAE to pave way for Netanyahu visit
Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer paid a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, Israeli media reported on Monday.
The main purpose of the trip was to pave the way for a visit to...
World leaders propel Abraham Accords forward at Rome summit
World leaders, entrepreneurs, lawmakers, academics and clergy from over 30 countries converged in Rome on Wednesday for the First Annual Abraham Accords Global Leadership Summit, an event that focused on new ways to increase...
Herzog at Expo 2020 Dubai: In Israel, ‘the impossible is a tantalizing challenge’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog on Monday opened the country’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, where national anthem “Hatikvah” was played.
“Israel is a country in which obstacles become opportunities, and where the...
‘It’s safer to be Jewish in the UAE than in the USA’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and first lady Michal Herzog met on Sunday evening with Jewish community representatives in the United Arab Emirates, including a senior rabbi who told them that the UAE is safer...
Israel and UAE work towards instituting a free-trade agreement
Israel and the United Arab Emirates are working on a free-trade agreement that would reduce tariffs and introduce other economic benefits, facilitating trade and enhancing cooperation between them. It’s one more sign of the...
Watershed Moment for the Middle East
Israel’s new agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan, new agreements for airline overflights of countries with which Israel has no new peace or economic pacts, a new aviation agreement with Jordan...
Dubai soccer team signs Israeli midfielder
The Al-Nasr SC soccer team based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates will sign Israeli national team midfielder Dia Saba in the coming days in a move that will make him the first...
UAE and Israeli ministers discuss energy cooperation
The energy ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Israel spoke online about possible energy cooperation on Wednesday.
“We spoke on cooperating in linking power grids and developing the natural-gas market for exports via...
The fundamental fracture the Abraham Accords may begin to heal
It’s hard not to get emotional about the deals signed in Washington this week between Israel and its new Gulf partners, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
It’s not just that this historic agreement has...