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...

Trump expects Saudi Arabia to join UAE-Israel deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Saudi Arabia to join the agreement announced last week by Israel and the United Arab...

UAE-Israel deal had been brewing since 2006

Touted by US President Donald Trump as a major Mideast breakthrough, the betterment UAE-Israel ties was in fact the culmination of more than a...

Hamas claims UAE-Israel deal detrimental to regional security

GAZA, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Wednesday that the normalization of ties between Israel and Sudan would not benefit the...

Saudi Arabia: Palestinian peace a prerequisite for normalising relations with Israel

Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it will not follow the United Arab Emirates in establishing diplomatic ties with Israel until the Jewish state has signed...

Israel warns Hamas of war while Israeli bombs devastate parts of Gaza

Israeli warplanes bombed the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip overnight after Palestinians fired a rocket into southern Israel, the army said. The latest exchange came as Israel...

Saudi Arabia calls for Hezbollah to be held accountable after Hariri verdict

Saudi Arabia called Tuesday for Hezbollah to be "punished" after a UN-backed tribunal found a member of the Shiite movement guilty over the 2005...

UAE-Israel deal is a “Zionist occupation”, must be rejected: Kuwait lawmakers

Thirty-seven Kuwaiti lawmakers on Tuesday called on their government to reject a normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In a statement,...

Israeli, German fighter pilots commemorate Holocaust victims with flyover

Israeli and German fighter pilots on Tuesday carried out their first joint military exercises in Germany, honouring Holocaust victims and the 11 Israelis slain...