#Israel
The Israeli delegation will include Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The normalisation process announced last month is the first between Israel and a Gulf Arab state
The decision follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the UAE central bank and the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office
The collaboration will focus on innovation and technology
In another event on Monday, the UAE reiterated its support for the cause of an independent Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital
A delegation of Israelis and Americans were onboard El Al flight 971 that departed from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv earlier on Monday
On August 13, the countries announced their plan to normalise ties, a first between Israel and a Gulf Arab nation
Discussions between Bank Leumi and Emirates NBD Bank are at an early stage and no final decisions have been made
An Etihad Airways cargo plane from Abu Dhabi made the first known commercial flight between the countries in May with a humanitarian shipment for the Palestinians
On August 13, the UAE and Israel reached an historic agreement to normalise relations between the two countries
His visit to the UAE forms part of a broader Middle East tour
Pompeo was in Israel and Sudan this week as part of an outreach
Reports claimed contacts had been established at the ministerial level between the two countries to conclude a security agreement
Emirates was supposed to take delivery of three A380s in June, but the carrier agreed with Airbus to delay these until later this year
The plan proposes normalised relations with Israel only after it withdraws from the Palestinian territories
Israel and the UAE disclosed on Thursday that they had decided to put aside decades of official animosity in favour of normalising ties
Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre and Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. signed an MoU on Monday
The two countries announced last week that they plan to normalise relations
Tehran termed the pact as a strategic mistake
The deal is all about the UAE, Israel and the United States, says Gargash
The agreement was signed between APEX National Investment and TeraGroup at the headquarters of Al Qudra Holding in Abu Dhabi
US President Donald Trump said the deal will facilitate peace in the Mideast
They will jointly leverage their combined knowledge, human and technological assets, to accelerate the delivery of solutions to combat the pandemic
Mohammed bin Salman was speaking to Time magazine for an April cover story
The plan, rejected by Israel, offered full recognition of the Jewish state but only if it gave up all land seized in the 1967 Middle East war and agreed to a “just solution” for Palestinian refugees.
Egyptian-mediated talks to end weeks of deadly fighting between Israel, Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza collapsed on Tuesday when violence broke out after ten days of relative calm.