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The uniqueness of Israeli skimmers is that they operate around the clock, including in extreme heat conditions, and regularly scan large areas without the need for human intervention.
Environmental Minister Tamar Zandberg (Meretz) opposes the oil deal.
This is Ahmed Al Khlifa's second visit to Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The crew of the “Asphalt Princess” disabled the engines after the ship was boarded by Iranian gunmen, preventing it from being diverted to the Islamic Republic.
Haik will replace diplomat Eitan Na’a, who has served as interim commissioner in Abu Dhabi for the past six months.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The autonomous fleet will replace security personnel and reduce police response times from 4.4 minutes to 1 minute.
Al-Muhairi's strategy is to see UAE's place on the Global food security index advance from 31st to first place by 2051.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa issued a royal decree appointing Khalid Al Jalahma to head the Gulf country’s diplomatic mission to Israel.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Lapid thanked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who “was the architect of the Abraham Accords and who worked tirelessly to bring them about. This moment is his, no less than it is ours.”
“The Gulf of Eilat is in real danger because of the Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline,” says Tamar Zandberg.
By TPS / WAM
The Abrahamic Family House, the project inspired by the Document on Human Fraternity and constructed on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi and will house a mosque, church, and synagogue, will open in 2020.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Called “AJC Abu Dhabi: The Sidney Lerner Center for Arab-Jewish Understanding,” it will be led by former ambassador Marc Sievers.
"Americans should pray for the peace of Jerusalem and stand without apology for our most cherished ally, Israel, until the violence is quelled and Israel’s security is restored."
The MOU is the most significant agreement of its kind, following last year's signing of the "Abraham Accords."
The identification process will be carried out digitally and will facilitate a quick entry into both countries and is expected to strengthen tourism, trade and economic relations between the two countries.
The two countries agreed to promote cooperation on health issues, including a common fight against global epidemics, cybersecurity and data protection, medical education, digital health, artificial intelligence, innovation, technology integration, and personalized medicine.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
An organization calls on the general public to avoid the show, arguing that art is being used to normalize “colonialism and repression.”
The new joint venture will be called Presight.AI.
Abbas is looking for a way to cancel the PA elections, and escalating tensions in Jerusalem is as good an excuse as any other.
By Israel Hayom
“I aim to work hard to script historical moments and achievements that will be etched forever in the memory of our people,” says recruit Noura Al-Matroushi.
The flights from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv will be available three times per week in April, moving to daily flights in May.
By Eliana Rudee
The cooperation seeks solutions that promote sustainability by mitigating the negative environmental impacts of development.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The agreement will promote the exchange of financial intelligence between the two countries.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The platform would include jamming and cyber-takeover capabilities, as well as guns, missiles, electromagnetics and lasers able to destroy a drone.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Netanyahu will meet with UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan at the airport.
By Josh Hasten
Brian Finkel reached out to Dubai-based Al Barakah Dates Factory, and without knowing he lived in Israel, it became his largest supplier. As the relationship grew, the two companies ended up forming a strategic partnership that is becoming representative of the region.
By Israel Hayom
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office hails the opening of its Tel Aviv mission as “a significant milestone on a journey to advance collaboration between our two markets in pursuit of solutions that can benefit the wider region.”
Chris Froome on his ISN debut: “I want to test my legs after a productive winter.”
Tehran has set its sights on the UAE due to its rapprochement with Israel and efforts to hinder Iran’s nuclear program, says The New York Times.
The treaty was signed on September 15, 2020. It recognizes each state's sovereignty.
An online investment conference was driven by the objective of assisting the Gulf state in meeting one of its central challenges, which came to light even more so amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By Israel Hayom
“One covert attack in the middle of the night, and everything would be over the next morning,” says the deputy police chief of Dubai.
By Eliana Rudee
Yaakov Berg, who owns the Psagot Winery with his wife, expresses his hope that “peace with the Emirates will change our relationship with Palestinians.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
They were joined by Ahmed Bin Sulayem, executive chairman of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre.
The Democrats were opposed to the deal from the beginning.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Eitan Na’eh, the Head of Mission to the UAE is Israel’s former envoy to Turkey.
By Israel Hayom
“This is a historic day for Samaria and the entire State of Israel,” says Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan.
Some 4,000 Israelis traveling to Dubai on a daily basis, especially from the Arab sector.
The organization’s self-described goal is to depose the Bahraini government with the intention of paving the way for Iran to exert greater influence in Bahrain.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
One of the main purposes of the MOU is to examine opportunities for possible collaboration, including cross-listing of securities, mutual trading between members of the stock exchanges, investor access to both markets, the establishment of fintech and other market infrastructure technologies, and the sharing of data and other information for the development of new products.
By Israel Hayom
“Who would have believed that peace would come to our home in such a glorious way? It is a Hanukkah miracle,” says Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch.
The 50 Jews in Bahrain arrived from Iraq, Yemen and Iran. they have lived in Bahrain for more than 140 years.
The sheikh has committed to investing some NIS 300 million over the next 10 years in the team.
“A vision has been set by the leaders of these countries,” said United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba.
The new Kotel brochures in Arabic were produced in honor of the Abraham Accords signed with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and countries which will hopefully follow in their footsteps.
The signers committed to teaching what unites Jews and Arabs and will become hubs of people-to-people cooperation and partnerships.
“This was really a priority of the Trump administration since the day it began,” said U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. “It was a shocking surprise that was four years in the making, and I think the momentum will continue.”
A Jewish Agency emissary will be arriving in the UAE as early as next week to work with the local Jewish community.
As of 2019, according to Rabbi Marc Schneier, it is estimated that about 150 families—some 3,000 Jews, live and pray freely in the UAE.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“There is a great opening here for trade, the economy and tourism that, in effect, makes for a truly new and different Middle East,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel's first official business delegation landed in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, and met with Bahrain’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Ziad Al Zayani and with senior banking and business officials, on Wednesday.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Nobel laureate Lord David Trimble calls for the two leaders to be granted the award for their “far-reaching achievements, courageous leadership and relentless pursuit of peace.”
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday evening with Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and discussed the strengthening ties between the two countries.
The study draws a business road map for future cooperation between both countries.
Abu Dhabi plans to invest $122 billion dollars in oil and natural gas over the next five years to boost production.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Israel and Bahrain signed the Abraham Accords on the White House lawns on September 15, the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab country in 25 years.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Such a link would be “shorter, faster, cheaper and safer” than currently used trade routes, says the Bank of Israel.
By Israel Hayom
“Our common goal is solidifying the peace in the region,” says TRENDS Research and Advisory head Mohammed Abdullah al-Ali.
Nearly 2,000 people are participating in Ben-Gurion University’s 2020 Drylands, Deserts & Desertification Conference (DDD) which began on Monday.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Israeli delegation is being led by Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan • Abbas adviser Nabil Shaath says the visit is “painful to witness.”
Israel and Bahrain signed a historic peace agreement at the White House on September 15, the Abraham Accords.
The Ritz Carlton Manama will be under OU supervision.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“We are here today to normalize the normalization in reality,” says Hussein Suleiman, the leader of a delegation of Arab businessmen aboard the flight.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The move comes a week after the Trump administration reports that it intends to sell 50 F-35 fighter jets to the UAE.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
This is one of the latest developments in the rapidly developing commercial relationship between Israel and the UAE.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
UAE and Israeli citizens can visit each other’s countries visa-free, owing to the recently signed Abraham Accords.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
UAE official Dehrar Belhoul Al Falasi: “The UAE is committed to the cause, to the Palestinian people. ... If we want to pay, we pay the people.”
By Chabad.org
Rabbi Levi Duchman first came to the UAE in the winter of 2015, following up months later to lead a Passover seder in the capital city of Abu Dhabi. He moved to the country later that year.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Negotiations are expected to be completed in the next few days • “This is the type of purchase that could be the start of something amazing,” said Koen Group owner Naum Koen.
“This is not just a business opportunity, but a political opportunity for a new page between the Israeli hi-tech community and the entire Middle East."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Joint Arab List was alone in voting against the normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates in the Knesset, upsetting many Israeli Arabs that welcomed a move that is likely to become a key economic, education and tourism opportunity for the community.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“I am glad that so many Senate Democrats have now echoed that sentiment,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The EAPC-MED-RED plan, which will include other countries as well, is to avoid crossing the Suez Canal and save time for Asia buyers.
“The Abraham Fund will tackle challenges facing the region and increase economic opportunity for everyone."
The MSC Paris made history last week when it became the first ship from the UAE to dock at Haifa’s port.
"We are excited and together we will pray that God might lead us to peace and that we might reach our destination for good life and peace."
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Arab's leadership in Israel is opposed to real peace.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Haifa Port Chairman of the Board Eshel Armoni: “This is very exciting. This is a new era in the Middle East."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The UAE and other Arab Gulf states have boycotted Qatar since 2017 and have demanded that it close the base.
The sukkah was presented by Rabbi Levi Duchman, the rabbi of the local Jewish community in Dubai.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital made history when it held a medical conference in collaboration with an Abu Dhabi Medical Center, the first medical collaboration between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The population of Bahrain is 60 percent Shiite while the royal house is Sunni.
By Israel Hayom
“Hello, friend,” featuring Israel’s Elkana Martziano and the UAE’s Walid Aljassim conveys a message of peace between the two countries.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Gulf nation will work to ensure that its agreement with Israel “opens new intellectual horizons in the region,” says UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump predicted Kuwait would establish ties with Israel in the near future.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Dia Saba is to sign a three-year contract for $3 million per season after previously playing for the Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F.
By Ariel Kahana
Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge “is a matter of U.S. law, not policy,” says U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The deal reportedly must honor an agreement with Israel that guarantees a “qualitative military edge” over any Middle Eastern states that purchase U.S. weapons.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The restaurant will be operated under the rabbinical supervision of Rabbi Levi Y. Duchman, rabbi of the UAE, who has certified the venue with glatt-kosher and pas Yisroel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“With recent developments, we expect that demand for kosher food in the UAE and region will grow quickly,” says Emirates Flight Catering CEO Saeed Mohammed.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Amir Peretz spoke by phone with the UAE Minister of Economy Abdullah bin Touq Al-Marri on Sept. 17, 2020.
The two companies will cooperate in establishing a shipping line on a direct route from Jebel Ali Port in Dubai to the Port of Eilat and Israel Shipyards will examine the possibility of cooperation in the production and marketing of various products in Dubai.
The Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The historic event will take place at the White House on Tuesday.
Dr. Al Jaber stated that welcomed the opportunity to “collaborate with such a renowned establishment as the Weizmann Institute of Science.”
Palestinian Authority security forces have arrested a number of political activists associated with Muhammad Dahlan after he criticized the PA for burning United Arab Emirates (UAE) flags and insulting Arab rulers who announced the normalization of ties with Israel.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Sultanate of Oman welcomed Israel and Bahrain’s announcement on their normalization of ties, leading the speculation the Gulf country was the next in line to announce its normalization of ties with the Jewish state.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The UAE and Bahrain are contributing to Trump’s presidential campaign at the expense of the inalienable rights of the people of Palestine,” tweeted PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Israeli aviation is going to completely change,” says expert Yossi Fischer. “The UAE understands what a wonderful opportunity they have and they know the Israeli market well through the companies they own.”
August 21, 2026 
