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UAE issues decree to end Israel boycott, allows economic agreements

Based on the decree, it will be permissible to enter, exchange or possess Israeli goods and products of all kinds in the UAE and trade in them

Germany and Israel agree that Iran arms embargo must be extended

Germany agreed with Israel that an effort must be made to extend a weapon embargo on Iran, while stressing that it still sees the 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers as the best way forward

First-ever Israel-UAE flight scheduled for next week: US officials

The flight, likely on an Israeli El-Al airliner, would carry a US delegation headed by President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner and NSA Robert O'Brien, the officials said

Mahindra ties up with Israel's REE Automotive to develop commercial EVs

The tie-up will leverage REE's electric vehicle corner module and platform technology of integrating powertrain, suspension and steering components in the arch of a vehicle wheel

1st ever Israel-UAE commercial flight scheduled for next week: US official

US officials announced that the first commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is scheduled for next week, carrying American and Israeli delegations to Abu Dhabi

UAE cannot be more secure through deal with Israel: Iran foreign minister

Iran's foreign minister said that the United Arab Emirates cannot become more secure through a recent normalisation deal with Israel

Netanyahu, rivals agree to stick together, prevent new election in Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief coalition partner said that they had both accepted a proposal to delay a fateful budget vote, averting the collapse of their fractious alliance

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accepts compromise, avoids election

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has accepted a proposal to extend budget negotiations, preventing the government from collapsing and plunging the country into a new election

In a bind over UAE-Israel ties, Pak has eye on the 'prize': F-35 jets

It is well known Israel would welcome diplomatic ties with Pakistan and feelings of a section of the Pakistani military, an Israelogist at the School of Oriental and African Studies observe

Closure of border crossing by Israel incurs heavy losses on Gaza Strip

The chairman pointed out that the humanitarian situation in Gaza has been deteriorating, noting that 80 per cent of the people live under the poverty line

US State Secretary Pompeo starts his visit to Israel, Sudan, Bahrain, UAE

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo kicked off his four-country trip starting on Sunday, the US State Department said in a statement

Pompeo, Kushner to visit West Asia as US presses for Arab-Israeli peace

Pompeo is expected to depart on Sunday for Israel, Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Sudan, according to reports

Strained ties with Saudi, UAE-Israel peace deal put Pakistan in tough spot

As Prime Minister Imran Khan completes two years in power, Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi's recent adverse remarks about its traditional ally Saudi Arabia along with the UAE-Israel

Israel launches airstrikes on Hamas targets after rockets fired from Gaza

There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage

Analysis: UAE-Israel relations may get Abu Dhabi advanced weapons

A US-brokered deal that saw Israel and the United Arab Emirates begin to open diplomatic ties may end up with Abu Dhabi purchasing advanced American weaponry

Years of secret talks, quiet ties paved way for UAE-Israel peace agreement

The deal leaves behind what had been a cornerstone of US policy in the region: resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Bahrain, Sudan may follow UAE in making peace with Israel, says minister

The Gulf Arab state's agreement with Israel "broke a taboo" that could do just that, Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen said in an interview

Israeli GDP contracts 28.7% in Q2, sharpest drop in over 40 years

The decline was mainly due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the steps taken by the government to stop the spread of the virus

West Asia's new deal

Israel-UAE agreement hardens political fault lines

South Africa 'regrets' Palestine's exclusion from UAE-Israel peace deal

The agreement does not commit Israel to halting of plans to further extend Israeli sovereignty over Palestinian territories and its people