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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to travel to the United Arab Emirates, UAE, next month, a landmark visit by an Israeli Prime Minister to the Gulf country. The visit according to Israeli media comes following an invitation by Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump announced this Friday, October 23 the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and Sudan, assuring that the two countries had made “peace”. After the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, the Hebrew State will normalize its relations Read more
Sudan’s Acting Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Tuesday underlined that the removal of the country from the US blacklist has nothing to do with normalization with Israel as Khartoum is rumored to be among countries to follow UAE and Read more
Israel has said it will stand in the way of potential sales of F-35 jets by the U.S to Qatar after the Gulf country submitted a formal purchase request, reports say. Intelligence minister Eli Cohen, Sunday told Army radio, the Read more
Kuwait’s new ruler Sunday pledged to remain constant with the country’s alignment with Palestinian cause amid decay in support for the Arab League member. Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, reports say, made the remark, during a meeting with Read more
The Emirati capital Abu Dhabi has removed the requirement for license for alcohol buyers and set minimum age at 21. A circular from Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism made public on September 15, said residents and tourists will Read more
US President Donald Trump Monday vowed a response 1,000 times greater in magnitude” to Iran after reports alleged the Islamic Republic is plotting an assassination on US ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks, to revenge killing top military general Qasem Read more
Emirates NBD, UAE’s largest lender, Monday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank Hapoalim, Israel’s biggest bank, as fruit of normalization between the two countries. The agreement announced by Dubai Media Office, Gulf Business reports, will allow Israeli clients Read more
Bank Hapoalim, Israel’s largest bank, is expecting to sign several deals with UAE’s lenders in a significant signal of cooperation between Israel and the Gulf country following their August agreements, Time of Israel reports. Dov Kotler, CEO of the Hapoalim, Read more
US President Donald Trump will host in Washington next week, September 15, the official signing of the normalization agreement between Israel and UAE. American sources at the White House who asked not be named, Tuesday told the Associated Press, that Read more