Dubai gets ready to go kosher after Israel peace deal

At the plush Armani hotel in the shadow of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, a rabbi switches on the stoves at what...

Hezbollah says border talks not ‘normalisation’ with Israel

Hezbollah on Thursday said US-backed talks aimed at delineating Lebanon's disputed maritime border with Israel did not signify "reconciliation" or "normalisation" with the Jewish...

Israel under diplomatic fire over arms to Azerbaijan

A major supplier of arms to Azerbaijan, Israel has come under diplomatic fire from Armenia over the struggle between the Caucasus neighbours in disputed...

Israel posts video of alleged Hezbollah Beirut arms plants

The Israeli army released videos on Friday meant to prove the presence of Hezbollah missile factories in the suburbs of Beirut, despite the denials...

Netanyahu says Hezbollah arsenal next to Beirut ‘gas’ depot

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Lebanon's Hezbollah of manufacturing weapons next to a "gas station" in Beirut, warning of "another tragedy"...

Normalization with Israel to provide Gulf states cover against growing influence of Iran

The unveiling of the peace agreements between the state of Israel and the Gulf States of UAE and Bahrain depicts a classic example of...

No deal with Israel, but Saudi Arabia pushes outreach to Jews

From scrubbing hate-filled school textbooks to a taboo-defying religious sermon, Saudi Arabia is pushing for another kind of normalisation after declining to establish formal...

Op-ed: Time not far when Pakistan will have to take firm stance on Israel

The Emiratis are trying to justify their move by giving the example of Egypt and Jordan which have normal relations with Israel. Then why...

Bahrainis protest US-sponsored Israel normalisation deal

Dozens protested Friday in Bahrain against the government's normalisation of ties with Israel, in a rare display of dissent in the small oil-rich kingdom,...

Op-ed: Saudi gestures signal kingdom’s endorsement of Arab rapprochement with Israel

The odds are that Saudi Arabia is not about to formalize relations with Israel. But the kingdom, with its image tarnished by multiple missteps,...

Israeli jets bomb helpless Gaza as UAE, Bahrain sign peace deal with Tel Aviv

Israel bombed Gaza on Wednesday after militants fired rockets through the night, overshadowing the signing of landmark normalisation deals with the United Arab Emirates...

UN chief: Israel deals opportunity for two-state solution

Recently inked normalization deals between Israel and two Gulf Arab states pose an opportunity for headway on achieving a two-state solution, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...