UAE: first ever passenger flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel has landed near Tel Aviv, a month after the countries signed an agreement normalizing ties. Etihad Airways Flight 9607 landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion international airport just after 7am on Monday. Etihad said it plans regular passenger flights between the countries in the future […]
The talks, at a United Nations base on the land border between the two countries, were mediated by the United States. Agreement to hold the talks was announced weeks after the United States stepped up pressure on allies of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah. NAQOURA, Lebanon: Long-time foes Lebanon and Israel met on Wednesday for unprecedented talks […]
Israel, a major supplier of arms to Azerbaijan, has come under diplomatic fire from Armenia. Due to the struggle between the Caucasus neighbors in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia only opened an embassy in Tel Aviv on September 17. But Yerevan recalled its ambassador barely two weeks later, citing weapons sales to Azerbaijan. While Israel’s president on […]
Palestine quits chairmanship of Arab League meetings. They are condemning as dishonorable any Arab agreement to establish formal ties with Israel. JERUSALEM: Palestine has quit its current chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning as dishonorable any Arab agreement to establish formal ties with Israel. Earlier this month, the […]
