Mideast Ties
Govt expresses hope the "new strategic path will contribute to bringing about peace based on end to Israeli occupation".
Published 13 Sep, 2020 04:00pm
Bahrain has agreed to formalise the deal with Israel at a ceremony to be held on Sept 15 at the White House.
Updated 12 Sep, 2020 08:30am
No consensus was reached on the resolution proposed by the Palestinian delegation.
Updated 11 Sep, 2020 08:54am
Palestinian FM refers to UAE-Israel accord as a “surprise”, “a normalisation” and an “earthquake” that hit Arab consensus.
Updated 10 Sep, 2020 10:42am
Bank Hapoalim head describes the visit as “the first groundbreaking step, with great expectations ahead”.
Published 08 Sep, 2020 09:12pm
King Salman says Saudi Arabia wants permanent solution based on the Arab Peace Initiative proposed by the kingdom in 2002.
Published 07 Sep, 2020 11:49am
Hamas chief given hero's welcome at Palestinian refugee camp.
Updated 07 Sep, 2020 10:11am
Bahrain's state-run news agency made the announcement without directly naming Israel, just as Saudi Arabia had.
Published 04 Sep, 2020 10:54am
The cargo flight is scheduled to take off from Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on September 16.
Updated 04 Sep, 2020 09:52am
“We have an excellent relationship [with the army’s top brass], I think it is the most harmonious relationship," says the premier.
Updated 04 Sep, 2020 08:02am
Says country's economic future is linked with China but that doesn't mean ties with US are being reset.
Updated 04 Sep, 2020 08:03am
“Of course, the UAE’s betrayal will not last long, but this stigma will always be remembered,” he says.
Published 01 Sep, 2020 02:39pm
In another rare development, Saudi Arabia allows its airspace for Israeli flight.
Updated 01 Sep, 2020 01:07pm
Delegates make history by taking an Israeli commercial airliner directly from Tel Aviv to the UAE capital over Saudi territory.
Updated 31 Aug, 2020 04:53pm
The date could be decided by senior officials from the two countries when they fly to Abu Dhabi on Monday, says Israeli minister.
Published 30 Aug, 2020 05:50pm
Israeli channel says bilateral trade could initially be worth $4 billion a year.
Updated 30 Aug, 2020 10:49am
Israel's National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat will be leading the “professional delegation”.
Updated 29 Aug, 2020 10:32am
Bahrain's king in talks with US State Secretary Mike Pompeo stresses importance of ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Published 26 Aug, 2020 06:17pm
Foreign minister says both sides understand Xi's visit will be of “extraordinary nature”, dates to be decided in coming meetings.
Updated 25 Aug, 2020 08:05am
Pompeo, wearing a face mask in the colours of the American flag, met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Published 24 Aug, 2020 02:47pm
India may find succour in an Arab détente.
Published 24 Aug, 2020 10:01am
Official says White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, is expected to travel to Israel and UAE in early Sept.
Published 23 Aug, 2020 02:03pm
Why would Arabs care about Israeli repression of Palestinians?
Published 22 Aug, 2020 08:49am
“Any Arab state that is considering following the UAE should demand in return a price," wrote the Saudi royal in a newspaper.
Published 21 Aug, 2020 05:55pm
“They’d like to buy F-35’s, we’ll see what happens, it’s under review," says US President Trump.
Published 20 Aug, 2020 12:16pm
“Peace must be achieved with the Palestinians” as a pre-condition for any normalisation of relations, says Saudi FM.
Published 19 Aug, 2020 08:40pm
"The embassy heartily appreciates the stance of the premier when answering a question about Israel."
Updated 19 Aug, 2020 10:11pm
The deal was in fact the culmination of more than a decade of quiet links rooted in frenzied opposition to Iran.
Updated 20 Aug, 2020 05:00am
From the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, every reference to Israel had to be changed to ‘the Zionist entity’.
Published 19 Aug, 2020 09:25am
Says Pakistan would have to give up the Kashmir cause if it ignores Israel's "tyranny faced by Palestinians".
Updated 19 Aug, 2020 05:44pm