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Israel’s flagship carrier El Al set for unprecedented UAE flight

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

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa scraps Israel boycott law

On August 13, the UAE and Israel reached an historic agreement to normalise relations between the two countries

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in UAE

His visit to the UAE forms part of a broader Middle East tour

Bahrain stresses it backs two state solution in Pompeo meeting

Pompeo was in Israel and Sudan this week as part of an outreach

UAE denies reports that it has signed an agreement with Israel on security

Reports claimed contacts had been established at the ministerial level between the two countries to conclude a security agreement

Dubai’s Emirates nears deal on Boeing 777X, 787 deliveries

Emirates was supposed to take delivery of three A380s in June, but the carrier agreed with Airbus to delay these until later this year

Saudi foreign minister

Saudi will stick to 2002 Arab peace plan – foreign minister

The plan proposes normalised relations with Israel only after it withdraws from the Palestinian territories

Israel asks UAE Crown Prince to visit as peace moves intensify

Israel and the UAE disclosed on Thursday that they had decided to put aside decades of official animosity in favour of normalising ties

UAE Israel Stem Cells

UAE and Israel sign agreement to cooperate on stem cell research

Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre and Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. signed an MoU on Monday

Israeli airline Israir seeks UAE landing permit

The two countries announced last week that they plan to normalise relations

UAE summons Iranian envoy over denunciation of Israel deal

Tehran termed the pact as a strategic mistake

Anwar Gargash, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs

UAE says pact with Israel not about confronting Iran

The deal is all about the UAE, Israel and the United States, says Gargash

UAE Israel Covid-19

UAE, Israeli companies agree to jointly combat Covid-19 and develop testing device

The agreement was signed between APEX National Investment and TeraGroup at the headquarters of Al Qudra Holding in Abu Dhabi

President Trump Meets With Israeli PM Netanyahu At The White House

UAE, Israel agree on historic deal to establish diplomatic ties

US President Donald Trump said the deal will facilitate peace in the Mideast

Abu Dhabi Group 42 (G42)

Abu Dhabi-based G42 joins Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael to combat Covid-19

They will jointly leverage their combined knowledge, human and technological assets, to accelerate the delivery of solutions to combat the pandemic

Saudi crown prince says focus on “end not means” of reforms, hints at Israel cooperation

Mohammed bin Salman was speaking to Time magazine for an April cover story

Egypt’s Sisi Urges Israel To Consider 2002 Arab Peace Initiative

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.

Hamas Says Israel Killed Three Top Gaza Commanders

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.