Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan

UAE official denies Abu Dhabi's MBZ warned Netanyahu of large-scale attack ahead of Oct. 7 - report

Abu Dhabi's state-owned English-language newspaper, "The National," described the statement as rejecting recent claims that a direct warning had been conveyed to Netanyahu.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
An illustration of the Israeli and UAE flags.
The former Chief of Staff, Dan Halutz, in a speech against the legal revolution. Suddenly they remembered his stock portfolio

Former IDF chief Halutz: Netanyahu concealed warnings before Oct. 7, bears ultimate responsibility

"The bottom lines of a discussion convened by the prime minister are the responsibility of the prime minister, not the other participants in the discussion," the former IDF chief said.

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Ron Dermer speaks with Yaakov Katz at the MEAD Conference in Washington, DC.

Dermer denies Netanyahu, UAE leader spoke before October 7 massacre, war

Dermer, one of Netanyahu’s closest confidants and a central figure in Israel’s relations with the US and the Gulf states, said he would have known had such a call taken place.

|ByHERB KEINON
Then-US president Joe Biden speaks with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, September 9, 2023; illustrative.

Officials in Biden admin. 'unaware' of UAE's October 7 warning to Netanyahu, sources tell 'Post'

Even in the period after the massacre, Biden administration officials did not hear that the UAE had issued a specific warning, the sources told the Post.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

US Senator Lindsey Graham visits UAE President in Abu Dhabi

Earlier in the week, social media speculation about MbZ’s health had surged after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan postponed a planned visit to Abu Dhabi.

FEBRUARY 18, 2026ByREUTERS
Senator Lindsey Graham speaks at the David Kempinski hotel in Tel Aviv, February 16, 2026.

'I'm tired of this c***': Lindsey Graham attacks Gulf leaders, compares Iran's Khamenei to Hitler

Graham claimed that the Iranian regime is currently at its weakest point and that the time has come for US military intervention.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
Sen. Lindsey Graham, Member of the US Senate, speaks to the people during the demonstration for human rights in Iran at Theresienwiese during the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026 in Munich, Germany.

UAE urges Iran talks as US deploys warships and Tehran signals openness to negotiations

Anwar Gargash, advisor to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said the Gulf state does not want to see another regional confrontation.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser of UAE's President, speaks during a joint news conference with Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi in Paphos, Cyprus April 16, 2021.

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.

Netanyahu speaks with Emirati president

The two leaders discussed regional developments following the recent deadly attack by Hamas against Israeli civilians.

OCTOBER 16, 2023ByBARAK RAVID/WALLA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed

Israeli soccer star faces online abuse after transfer to UAE team

The abuse focuses on anti-normalization with Israel and suspicions by fans that this is a political move.

JUNE 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Maccabi Haifa player Omer Atzili during the final of the State Cup between Hapoel Beer Sheva and Maccabi Haifa at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, May 24, 2022.

Netanyahu gets long-awaited invite to UAE, will attend COP 28

COP 28 kicks off on November 30, and the prime minister or president and at least five other senior ministers are expected to participate.

MAY 22, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
United Arab Emirates Ambassador Mohamed Al Khaja handing an invitation to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mutual Jewish-Muslim scholarly influence explored at Dubai conference

Academics from NY Yeshiva University and Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities meet for the first time to discuss the influence that medieval Muslim and Jewish scholars had

MAY 19, 2023ByOMNIA AL DESOUKIE/ THE MEDIA LINE
100.jpg - The "Interacting Philosophies, Shared Friendships" conference stage at the Crossroads of Civilization Museum in Dubai, May 3, 2023. (

All Israeli parties back the Abraham Accords, Herzog tells bin Zayed

“The Abraham Accords are a national consensus in the State of Israel, for all parties and for all factions of Israeli politics,” Herzog said.

DECEMBER 5, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
(L-R) Israeli President Isaac Herzog with Emirati president Mohamed Bin-Zayed

UAE's Mohamed bin Zayed to meet Russia's Putin to discuss Ukraine

UAE's foreign ministry said the visit aims to help reach "effective political solutions" to the Ukrainian crisis, UAE state news agency WAM reported.

OCTOBER 10, 2022ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan shake hands in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 15, 2019.