Mideast Ties
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
Discusses “cooperation in the fields of security” and regional developments with the UAE's national security adviser.
Published 18 Aug, 2020 07:18pm
“It would be very good for Saudi business, it would very good for Saudi's defence," says US president's son-in-law.
Updated 18 Aug, 2020 07:19pm
Oman FM calls for "comprehensive, just and lasting peace” in the Middle East, also speaks to top Palestinian official.
Updated 18 Aug, 2020 05:02pm
Netanyahu has not given a timeframe for the opening of an air link with the Gulf Arab country.
Updated 18 Aug, 2020 01:54pm
UAE says it gave a “strongly worded memo” to Iran’s charge d’affaires in Abu Dhabi in response to Rouhani's speech.
Published 17 Aug, 2020 01:31pm
Stranger still is the framing of this as a ‘peace’ deal as these countries were never at war.
Published 17 Aug, 2020 11:35am
First business deal signed since the understanding; foreign ministers of the two countries ‘agree to meet soon’.
Updated 17 Aug, 2020 11:03am
“In the wake of this agreement [with the UAE] will come additional agreements," says Israel's intelligence minister.
Published 16 Aug, 2020 07:15pm
The companies will also cooperate on developing a testing device.
Published 16 Aug, 2020 02:13pm
The UAE could not previously obtain advanced American weapons due to 'qualitative military edge' restrictions.
Published 15 Aug, 2020 03:27pm
Peace must be based on justice and fair play; otherwise such ‘peace deals’ are fig leaves for capitulation.
Published 15 Aug, 2020 09:57am
FO statement instead of clarifying Pakistani position leaves more questions especially with regards to normalisation with Israel.
Updated 15 Aug, 2020 10:26am
Saudi Arabia keeps quiet as Emirati minister defends move.
Updated 15 Aug, 2020 01:23pm
Attack comes hours after Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalise ties in a landmark US-brokered deal.
Updated 15 Aug, 2020 11:09am
Trump says the peace deal would “be known as the Abraham Accord”.
Updated 15 Aug, 2020 11:15am
Pakistan has consistently supported a two-state solution for a "just, comprehensive and lasting peace" in ME: FO.
Updated 15 Aug, 2020 08:22am
King Salman’s position as custodian of Islam’s holiest sites makes it harder for the kingdom to take the same step as the UAE.
Updated 14 Aug, 2020 08:50pm
Erdogan says he is considering downgrading Turkey’s relations with the UAE and recalling its ambassador.
Updated 14 Aug, 2020 05:39pm
Netanyahu says West Bank annexation plans have been "delayed" in agreement with Trump.
Updated 14 Aug, 2020 05:44pm
