Abu dhabi

Saudi Arabia’s changing strategy and the quiet strain with the UAE - analysis

Growing tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE reflect shifting Gulf alliances, with implications for Israel and the US role in the region.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022.
(From L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner and Josh Gruenbaum, Commissioner of the US Federal Acquisition Service, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 22, 2026.

Putin agrees next steps with US envoys but Kremlin says territory is key

Russia, the US, and Ukraine hold security talks in Abu Dhabi, with Moscow stressing the need to resolve territorial issues for lasting peace, despite ongoing military operations.

|ByREUTERS
Yemeni children play soccer at a displaced persons camp in Marib, Yemen, October 29, 2024.

Yemen’s fractured power struggle deepens its humanitarian, political crisis - opinion

As Yemen fractures between competing power centers, millions face poverty and hunger.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER
Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) wave flags of the United Arab Emirates and of the STC, during a rally in Aden, Yemen, December 30, 2025.

How the UAE built its sphere of influence across the region, including role in Yemen - explainer

From Yemen and Sudan to Israel and Somaliland, the UAE has built a wide network of allies, investments, and security ties aimed at countering political Islam and shaping regional power dynamics.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Wizz Air suspends Abu Dhabi operations amid regional instability

Airline's Abu Dhabi venture faced increasing losses, prompting strategic shift back to Europe.

JULY 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Wizz Air suspends Abu Dhabi operations amid regional instability.

Armenia, Azerbaijan hold substantive talks to end four decades of conflict

Armenia and Azerbaijan have been at loggerheads since the late 1980s when Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan.

JULY 10, 2025ByREUTERS
A checkpoint of Azerbaijani law enforcement officers in Stepanakert city, known as Khankendi by Azerbaijan, following a military operation conducted by Azeri armed forces and a further mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, October 2, 2023

Israel denies claim that Syria's Sharaa met top Israeli official Tzachi Hanegbi in Abu Dhabi

Syrian outlet Al-Jumhuriya claimed the meeting took place on Monday, Israel responded that Hanegbi is in Washington as part of Netanyahu’s delegation visiting the White House.

JULY 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on as he attends the “Aleppo, Key to Victory” celebration marking Syria’s liberation, in Aleppo, Syria May 27, 2025.

Lapid meets with president of UAE to discuss regional developments, hostage deal

Lapid reiterated a promise that his party would lend its 23 votes to any initiative aimed at bringing the hostages home.

JULY 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Opposition head, Yesh Atid chair Yair Lapid, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Syria's Sharaa meets UAE counterpart in second visit to a Gulf country as leader

Syria’s new Islamist-led government looks to reassure Gulf leaders during President Sharaa’s visit to Abu Dhabi.

APRIL 13, 2025ByREUTERS
UAE's Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan greets Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa, as UAE's Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan looks on, at Al Shati Palace, in Abu Dhabi.

'Tolerance, coexistence': Sa'ar meets with UAE counterpart in Abu Dhabi

The two discussed a variety of regional issues, including the advancement of bilateral relations between the two countries.

APRIL 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

A spiritual excursion from the deep blue sea to the desert in Abu Dhabi

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 103.

MARCH 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi

Gaza and Abu Dhabi: Comparing a society of 'destroyers' to Emirati 'builders' - opinion

Gaza and Abu Dhabi could not be further apart, Hamas and the leadership of the UAE could not be more polar opposites. 

MARCH 6, 2025ByDAN FEFERMAN
An illustrative image of skyscrapers in the city of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Abu Dhabi hosts second International Dialogue of Civilizations and Tolerance Conference

According to the conference’s organizers, the event aimed to convene experts from academia, politics, and other sectors to address the ‘core issues at the heart of civilizational dialogue.’

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByOHAD MERLIN
Israeli Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muwafaq Tariq speaking at the conference.

EuroLeague Final Four 2025 to be held in Abu Dhabi, first time outside Europe

The Etihad Arena, located in Yas Island, will host the event with capacity for 18,000 spectators.

JANUARY 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Entrance of the Etihad Arena on Yas Island. Abu Dhabi, UAE.