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Every Iranian regime survivor was left alive for a purpose, UAE journalist tells 'Post'

"It's not a coincidence that Iran is attacking Dubai, because Dubai is the antithesis of what Iran represents," Emirati senior journalist and TV commentator Nadim Koteich told The Jerusalem Post.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Media personality Nadim Koteich with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at the MEAD Conference in Washington DC
Emirati Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja at a Ramadan iftar hosted by the Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv on February 26, 2026.

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

How Hamas turns Palestinian death into a political strategy - opinion

Hamas frames death as heroism while protecting its own, all while exploiting the suffering of the Palestinian people.

|BySALEM ALKETBI
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

At its core, the Saudi-UAE feud reflects fundamentally incompatible visions of regional order.

|ByAMINE AYOUB

Israeli sentenced to death in UAE returns home

Kewan was arrested in Dubai in March 2022, two weeks after arriving for her work in graphic design, according to Walla!

MARCH 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An El Al plane flying above the clouds.

UAE, Jordan consider reducing diplomacy with Israel - report

Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the senior adviser to the President of the UAE, is currently visiting Israel.

MARCH 22, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
UAE Ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Al Khaja, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog cut a ribbon during the opening ceremony of the Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel July 14, 2021.

Syria-UAE ties are growing after Iran-Saudi deal - analysis

The Syrian regime clearly believes it is moving back to its former role in the region.

MARCH 19, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syria's President Bashar Assad meets with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Damascus on November 9

Israel's Arab neighbors express dismay at Smotrich's ‘erase Huwara’ comment

“For each stone that is thrown, a [Palestinian] shop should be closed,” Smotrich said.

MARCH 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich and Minister of Foreign Affairs Eli Cohen at a press conference, at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, on January 25, 2023.

How to succeed in business with the UAE - opinion

Six rules to successful business dealings in the UAE from a CEO.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023ByMARK GAZIT
UAE Embassy in Tel Aviv

India-Israel-UAE-US business forum in Abu Dhabi important for region - analysis

These are countries that have historical ties and have a lot to gain together - their partnership is more than the sum of its parts.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The Israeli flag and the UAE flag seen outside the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange where UAE Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja and Israeli President Isaac Herzog held an opening ceremony of the United Arab Emirates embassy in Tel Aviv, July 14, 2021.

Dubai-based rabbi has tefillin straps cut by Jordanian airport security

Security guards said the leather straps posed a security risk and cut them off. The rabbi was allowed to take the box.

FEBRUARY 22, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
An illustrative photograph of a man wearing tefillin

Blinken, PA’s Abbas discuss Security Council session on settlements

The United Arab Emirates and Palestinians worked together to draft a potential resolution on Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

FEBRUARY 18, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with PA leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, in March. The Biden administration treats leaders of the PA as children or worse, says the writer.

The Saudis are growing sick of Palestine - opinion

There is no possibility of a two-state solution with the current Palestinian or Israeli leaders

JANUARY 26, 2023ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
Right to left: UAE Ambassador to the State of Israel, Mohamed Al Khaja; ADGM Chairman, Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi; and TASE CEO, Ittai Ben Zeev

The Arab world is ready to learn about the Holocaust -Opinion

As the UAE introduces Holocaust education in schools, the Arab world prepares itself to tackle the historical gap of knowledge.

JANUARY 25, 2023ByMARC SCHNEIER
UAE PRESIDENT Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed attends the G20 Summit in Bali, in November. We should praise the UAE for pioneering the inclusion of Holocaust education in its curriculum for primary and secondary schools, says the writer.