Trump: Saudi-Israel ties may be next

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged that he expects Saudi Arabia to soon follow in the footsteps of its closest regional-ally, the United Arab Emirates – to normalize relations with the…

Abbas: UAE stabbed Palestinians in the back

In his first public remarks since Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced their agreement to normalize relations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused the Gulf Arab state of turning its…

Israel-UAE accord faces regional opposition

The Director General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat decried Israel’s emerging peace accord with the United Arab Emirates as a blatant attempt to alter existing policy regarding…

Historic Israel & UAE deal to normalize ties

A new era of peace between Jerusalem and the Arab world was ushered in when U.S. President Donald Trump made an announcement yesterday evening that the State of Israel and…

US urges regional unity to thwart Iran

U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook has warned that the ongoing rift between Qatar and its Gulf Arab neighbors has lasted too long. “The dispute has continued for too…

Hamas: Annexation is a declaration of war

The Islamist Hamas organization has proclaimed that “Israeli plans to annex the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley will be regarded as a declaration of war against the Palestinian people.”…

UAE pursues stronger ties with Israel

The United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash highlighted his country’s ambition to bolster relations with the State of Israel. In a televised interview as part…

Israel approves building of Trump Heights

Israel’s cabinet has approved plans to build a new village named for U.S. President Donald Trump in the Golan Heights. The announcement was made on the 74th birthday of the…

US to sanction ICC over war crime probes

The United States will no longer “stand by” as its people and allies around the world including Israel are threatened by the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has itself become…