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Trump’s inaugural committee chairman is accused of unlawfully lobbying for the United Arab Emirates.

July 21, 2021

Thomas Barrack, the chairman of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration committee, was charged for illegally lobbying Trump on behalf of the United Arab Emirates...

Middle East UAE

Day trips from Dubai: How to see the Emirates like a local

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March 13, 2021

As restaurants open up to the vaccinated, Israelis are also looking to the skies. Dreaming of the time they may travel freely again, many are...

Israel Middle East UAE

Israelis stuck in Dubai fume as others travel freely

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February 15, 2021

"I've been here for more than a month with my family," said Charly Darwich, a Ra'anana resident. "I came here planning to take a two-week...

Israel Middle East UAE

Will Netanyahu’s three postponed trips hurt Israel-UAE ties? – analysis

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February 5, 2021

For the third time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed his first visit to the United Arab Emirates, in what would have been a milestone...

Middle East Politics UAE United States

UAE anticipated review of policies by Biden administration: ambassador statement

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January 28, 2021

The UAE ambassador to the United States, Yousef Al Otaiba, said on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates anticipated a review of current policies by...

Israel Middle East UAE

UAE cabinet approves setting up embassy in Tel Aviv

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January 25, 2021

The United Arab Emirates cabinet on Sunday approved the establishment of an embassy in Tel Aviv in Israel, state media said, and Israel announced its...

Middle East Nigeria UAE

Money Laundering: Dubai-bound Nigerian man arrested with N454million cash at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

KEx

December 10, 2020

A High Court in Kenya on Wednesday, December 9, ordered over N454million confiscated from a Nigerian man at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to be deposited at...

Middle East UAE

UAE will not have ‘red country’ status

KEx

December 10, 2020

The Health Ministry had earlier decided to designate the UAE "red", due to large gatherings of Israelis in Dubai in recent weeks • some 70,000...

Middle East UAE United States

AIPAC does not oppose F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates

KEx

December 10, 2020

The Trump administration have been pushing hard for the sale in the administration’s waning days. ISRAEL HAS to examine carefully how much the US wants...

Middle East UAE United States

Senate rejected resolutions aimed to block the sale of F-35 to the UAE

KEx

December 10, 2020

The Trump administration formally notified Congress last month of its intention to sell the F-35 stealth jet in a deal worth over $23 billion, and...

Bahrain Middle East UAE

Female diplomats from Israel, Bahrain, UAE discuss equality in diplomacy

KEx

December 4, 2020

During the first-of-its-kind event, the speakers stressed the need for the involvement of women in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and beyond....

Middle East UAE United States

US arms sales to UAE draw fire from 29 rights groups

KEx

December 1, 2020

Three US senators proposed legislation to halt the sale, which includes drones from privately held General Atomics, Lockheed Martin Corp F-35s and missiles made by...

Middle East Politics UAE United States

U.S. senators seek to stop Trump’s $23 billion in arms sales to UAE

KEx

November 18, 2020

Three U.S. senators on Wednesday said they would introduce legislation seeking to halt the Trump administration’s effort to sell more than $23 billion of drones...

Middle East UAE

UAE approves 10-year golden visa for PhD holders, top graduates

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November 16, 2020

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved a 10-year golden visa for all PhD holders based in the country. It also approved golden visas for...

Middle East UAE United States

US approves $23.37b sale of advanced defense equipment to UAE – Pompeo

KEx

November 11, 2020

Any deal the United States makes to sell weapons in the Middle East must satisfy decades of agreement with Israel that the US-made equipment must...

Middle East UAE United States

Can US arms deal for UAE cement Abraham Accords with F-35s?

KEx

November 11, 2020

What does the deal mean for the Emirates' current air force – and what are some of the hurdles? An F-35 pilot prepares for take...

Middle East Nigeria UAE

Nigerian govt reacts to conviction of 6 in UAE for wiring $782,000 to Boko Haram

KEx

November 10, 2020

The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Monday confirmed that six citizens of the country, have been convicted in the United Arab Emirates...

Middle East Politics UAE United States

Trump administration advances $10 billion defense sale to UAE

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November 7, 2020

The ordnance sale was first reported by CNN. IAF, USAF hold joint F-35 drill in southern Israel (photo credit: IAF) The US State Department sent...

Middle East UAE

‘UAE is committed to Palestinian people, not Hamas or PA,’ – UAE lawmaker

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October 27, 2020

"Now the anger towards the UAE, from both the PA and Hamas, has been created because we have stopped paying. We want to pay and...

Israel Middle East UAE

The F-35 sale to the UAE is a self-imposed saga – analysis

KEx

October 26, 2020

What makes this saga is even more frustrating is that in this particular case the UAE deal could have been all silver lining – with...

Israel Middle East UAE

Israel and UAE to sign a visa-free entry agreement

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October 20, 2020

The visa-free agreement will be the first agreement of this kind between Israel and an Arab state. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as the government...

Israel Middle East UAE

First Etihad passenger plane lands in Israel

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October 19, 2020October 19, 2020

The company’s ‘Greenliner’ 787 is set to take tourism senior officials to a tour in the country ahead of regular commercial flights. Etihad Airways' Boeing...

Israel Middle East UAE

Israel advances plans for 3,122 settler homes on day of Israel-UAE vote

KEx

October 16, 2020

The approvals took place as the Knesset passed a historical peace deal with the United Arab Emirates, which had required Israel to suspend West Bank...

Israel Middle East UAE

Knesset approves Israel-UAE deal

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October 16, 2020

Gantz to Abbas: Join journey toward peace. Lapid: UAE deal and Trump relationship good but Netanyahu failed with Democrats Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at...

Israel Middle East UAE

UAE anti-terror chief: We must pool resources with Israel to fight terror

KEx

October 16, 2020

Since 9/11, the UAE has developed a comprehensive strategy to target terrorism in the region, symbolized by its sending troops to Afghanistan alongside the US....

Middle East Palestine UAE

Palestinians are out in the cold but not forgotten in Israel-UAE deal?

KEx

October 13, 2020

To achieve UAE peace, Israel was not required to make territorial concessions as it had with the 1979 Egyptian deal. President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during...

Middle East UAE

Smotrich to PM: Release UAE-Israel agreements regarding Temple Mount

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October 13, 2020

The MK added that it is "a basic condition in a democratic country for the public and MKs to know what they are being asked...

Israel Middle East UAE

Israel would oppose any U.S. F-35 sale to Qatar, Israeli minister says

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October 11, 2020

Israel would oppose any U.S. sale of advanced F-35 warplanes to Qatar, Israel’s intelligence minister said on Sunday, citing a need to maintain Israeli military...