Israeli airline El Al was chosen to carry out the historic first commercial flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates, according to Israeli media. The decision comes after Israel’s government …
UAE implicated in lethal drone strike in Libya
The BBC has uncovered new evidence that a drone operated by the United Arab Emirates killed 26 unarmed cadets at a military academy in Libya’s capital Tripoli in January 2020. At the time of the …
World Bank Halts Report on National Competitiveness Rankings Amid Concerns of Data Manipulation
The bank is pausing publication of its flagship report on business competitiveness after data related to China, Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia appeared to be inappropriately …
The UAE-Israel deal is a paradigm shift for the Middle East
When Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced formal relations two weeks ago, it was a major symbolic shift in the reigning paradigms about Israel’s place in the region. From the Khartoum …
Pompeo meets Oman’s Sultan on last leg of Mideast tour
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met the Sultan of Oman on Thursday as part of a Middle East tour following a U.S.-brokered deal on normalising relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates …
Pompeo ends Mideast trip with visit to Oman’s new sultan
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday visited Oman’s new sultan, the last stop on a Mideast trip that sought to build on an American-brokered deal to have Israel and the United Arab Emirates …
Pompeo Continues Middle East Swing in Oman
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Oman on Thursday as part of a Middle Eastern tour aimed at encouraging Arab nations to follow in the steps of the United Arab Emirates, which two weeks ago …
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Oman
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Oman on Thursday as part of a Middle East tour following a U.S.-brokered deal on normalising relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates …
Pompeo arrives in Oman to discuss Iran, peace with Israel
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Oman on Thursday as part of a Middle East tour following a US-brokered deal on normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced …
Israeli tech’s ‘thirst’ for UAE cash must overcome old enmity
A thaw in relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has raised expectations of an influx of funding in ‘Silicon Wadi’, Israel’s answer to Silicon Valley.