The new-found readiness of Arab countries to have peace with Israel, under the mediation of the Trump administration, appears to be transforming one of the oldest conflicts in the modern West Asia.
US eyes building on Arab-Israel deals to end Gulf crisis
The Trump administration is hoping to capitalize on agreements to be signed this week between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain by pressing for an end to a …
The importance of Israel, UAE, Bahrain deals ceremony – analysis
The ceremony – and Netanyahu’s attendance – is not going to move the needle regarding his standing in Israel, but sends a message to Palestinians, the region, and the world.
Deals between Israel, UAE and Bahrain shatter old barriers
The UAE and Bahrain will become the third and fourth Arab countries to break ranks from the crumbling pan-Arab boycott against the Jewish state and open diplomatic relations, after Egypt (1979) and …
Bahrain financial sector’s resilience hailed
He attributed the resilience of the sector despite the pandemic mainly to the advanced infrastructure in Bahrain and the readiness and responsiveness of the banking and finance sector. Other speakers …
What is behind Bahrain’s normalisation deal with Israel?
Bahrain moves to please the US, deter perceived regional threats by following in the UAE’s footsteps, analysts say.
Palestinian rejectionism of the UAE-Bahrain-Israel deal and peace
Even before the news on Friday that Bahrain has boarded the peace train, the Palestinian leadership completely rejected the moves by the Arab states to normalize ties with Israel. They were deeply …
Israel normalisation may partition Al-Aqsa Mosque: Analysts
A statement embedded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain normalisation agreements with Israel, brokered by the United States, may lead to the division of the Al-Aqsa compound because it …
Israel, Gulf states accord charts new era for Middle East
A new era for the Middle East will be charted Tuesday when the UAE and Bahrain sign agreements to recognise Israel, in a move that shatters the Arab world’s consensus on the Palestinian cause.
Bahrain opposition rejects Israel normalisation
Iran based Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim says the people of Bahrain and the region ‘have to resist this defeat’.