The United Arab Emirates has become the first Gulf Arab country to reach a deal on normalizing relations with Israel, exposing years of discrete contacts between the two countries in trade and technology. The so-called “Abraham Agreement “, announced by US President Donald Trump on Thursday, secures an Israeli commitment …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan on Thursday unveiled an increase of T $ 42.1 billion ($ 1.4 billion) in planned spending on defense next year, as China announced details of its latest battlefield near the democratic island. FILE PHOTO: A CM-11 Brave Tiger tank burns during the live fire Han Kuang …
Read More »UAE and Israel to normalize relations, West Bank annexations on hiatus
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish normal diplomatic relations in a development that will place Israel’s efforts to annex parts of the West Bank annexed by Palestinians. The president posted a joint statement from the …
Read More »Israel and the United Arab Emirates reach historic deal to normalize relations, with Trump’s help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic deal on Thursday that will lead to a complete normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern countries in an agreement that helped US President Donald Trump broker. First White House adviser Jared Kushner listens as US …
Read More »Israel and UAE announce normalization of US aid relations | USA News
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached a “historic” deal that is expected to lead to full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations in an agreement that US President Donald Trump helped broker. Under the agreement, Israel on Thursday agreed to suspend the application of …
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