Pompeo, Netanyahu express hope of other Arab nations forging ties with Israel

Israel's prime minister and Washington's top diplomat voiced hope Monday the Jewish state would soon build ties with more Arab countries, following its landmark...

After UAE, a list of countries likely to normalize ties with Israel

The UAE's decision to normalise ties with Israel has been welcomed by some Arab countries, but despite cheerleading from the US, others have rejected...

Pompeo to tour middle-east after finalization of UAE-Israel deal

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due in Jerusalem on Monday to start a tour focused on Israel's normalising of ties with the...

UN nuclear chief to visit Iran to visit nuclear sites

The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, will visit Tehran on Monday to review the country's nuclear sites, his...

The US brokered “Abraham Accord” between Israel and UAE

On 13th August 2020, UAE and Israel signed a US-brokered agreement that has come to be known as the ‘Abraham Accord’, implying that the...

Israel continues to bomb Gaza despite suspending annexation “for the time being”

Israeli warplanes bombed the Gaza Strip for the eighth consecutive night after alleging that Palestinians had fired a rocket into southern Israel. The latest attacks...

Activist dies in wave of increasing violence in Iraq

In under a week, two activists have been assassinated and three more narrowly survived murder attempts in southern Iraq, city of Basra, where tensions...

Increasing number of Palestinian babies unrecognized by Israel

Israel does not recognize 25,000 Palestinian babies born in recent months, Palestine’s Interior Ministry said Thursday. That policy has ramifications for parents of the newborns...

Qatar stays quiet about “Abraham accord” in talks with Palestinian authorities

Qatar kept mum on the UAE's accord with Israel to normalise ties, in a statement after talks Thursday with Palestinian official Saeb Erekat. Palestinian chief...

Netanyahu hints at UAE visit before end of the year

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he intends to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the end of 2020. "I intend to visit...

UAE to establish embassy in Tel Aviv

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will establish an embassy in Tel Aviv, its Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash said Thursday at a video conference with...

Iran detains UAE boat after local fishermen deaths

Tehran said Thursday it seized an Emirati boat following a Gulf incident in which two Iranian fishermen died, stoking tensions after the UAE said...