Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday appeared to confirm that Israel has given its consent for the United States to sell F35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates follo …
UAE Revamps Oversight Bodies to Boost Economy’s Competitiveness
The United Arab Emirates is folding its Insurance Authority under the central bank and moving some of the stock market regulator’s powers to exchanges to help boost the economy’s competitiveness. Load …
Trump Announces Sudan Will Move to Normalize Relations With Israel
But the deal appears to fall short of full diplomatic ties, since there was no mention of opening embassies in the others’ capitals, as Israel is planning to do with the United Arab Emirates and …
Qatar, the Gulf Crisis and the realignment of the Middle East
The 2017 blockade of Qatar came out of nowhere on a summer day in June, when Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates decided to cut ties with the tiny oil-rich Gulf state. It isn’t …
Israel drops objection to US sale of ‘certain’ arms to UAE
Israel says it will not oppose the U.S. sale of “certain weapon systems” to the United Arab Emirates following an agreement with Washington to upgrade its own capabilities in order to preserve its mil …
Israel signals it won’t oppose F-35 sale to UAE
Israel signaled Friday it would not oppose the United States selling F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates.
Israel Won’t Oppose U.S. Sale of ‘Specific’ Weapons to UAE, Netanyahu and Gantz Say
Israel will not oppose U.S. sales of “specific weapons systems” to the United Arab Emirates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Friday, in an apparent …
Sudan-Israel normalization announcement likely this weekend
The normalization would be unlikely to happen all at once, unlike in the recent cases of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, because of the unique circumstances in Sudan.
Former Gitmo detainees fear new destination: Yemen
When 18 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, they were told they would be integrated into society. Instead they were imprisoned and now the UAE is planning to …
Is Qatar the Next F-35 Customer? Not if Israel Has its Way.
Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) isn’t a done deal just yet, but even if it goes through it is unlikely Israel will agree to support a similar sale to Qatar. There …