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UAE ambassador hosts Israeli government officials for Ramadan iftar at Emirati embassy

Speaking before a crowd that included President Isaac Herzog, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Al Khaja framed peace with Israel as a strategic choice.

Emirati Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja at a Ramadan iftar hosted by the Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv on February 26, 2026.
Hamas members stand at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

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 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.

The Gulf’s Cold War: How Saudi-UAE rivalry is tearing the region apart - opinion

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and UAE National Security Adviser, arrive at Doha International Airport, in Doha, Qatar, September 10, 2025

UAE celebrates its 54th anniversary as it presses for ceasefire progress, Gaza plan - analysis


Israel's environment ministry blocks oil pipeline deal with UAE

"We blocked the entry of dozens of oil tankers into the Gulf of Eilat," Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg said in a statement.

 A still image taken from underwater video footage shows corals and fish near barrels, as divers from Israel Nature and Parks Authority remove corals from objects, in the Red Sea, near Katza beach in Eilat

Bennett in UAE: trade is at the fore, but Iran is always lurking – analysis

The prime minister couldn’t take full advantage of the visit to make a big public deal promoting Israeli business interests.

 United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi

Israel, Morocco celebrate one year of normalization in DC

Ambassador to US Herzog: ‘We are natural partners in a highly turbulent region.’

 Ambassador Herzog and Ambassador Joumala, December 10, 2021.

Inside Israel’s ‘reverse periphery’ strategy – analysis

Israel has changed its regional strategy. Its closest friends are now in the Gulf.

 Emirati and Israeli flags fly upon the arrival of Israeli and U.S. delegates at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates August 31, 2020.

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 Marianna Bulbuc, CEO, Bizzmosis

Trizac Holding invites Israelis to join their regional expansion plans

Israel’s gateway to the Arab world and Africa - learn more

 Bikash Giri, CEO, Trizac Holding Group

TII and ASPIRE to lead UAE’s transition toward a knowledge-based economy

With a workforce of nearly 400 people from 50 different countries, TII is focused on driving top-quality outcome-based R&D.

 Dr. Ray O. Johnson, CEO, TII and Dr. Arthur Morrish, CEO, ASPIRE

1st joint UAE-Israel art expo prescribes shared destiny for Jews, Arabs

Challenging preconceived notions of division between Hebrew and Arabic is just one of the appeals, and purposes, of the “Maktoub” art project.

 ‘SHALOM,’ a work by Chama Mechtaly interweaving indigenous Amazigh symbolism with Hebrew calligraphy from 2011.

Hanukkah candle-lighting held at Dubai’s EXPO 2020

The ceremony was held in the Israel Pavilion at EXPO 2020, the 182-day trade fair-style exhibition that has seen over two million visitors.

 Rabbi Levi Duchman lights the Hanukkah Menorah on November 28th, 2021 at Dubai Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE.

Emirates postpones inaugural flight to Israel over Omicron restrictions

The first flight was scheduled for December 6 but the company said on Sunday that it was postponing them "until further notice."

  Emirates Airlines to launch daily Israel- Dubai route Dec. 6