Gulf States / UAE

Israel approved the internet satellite service for the Rafah facility in February.

“Iran must cease its escalations with regard to its nuclear program as well as its other destabilizing actions,” said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

The list includes the “Council of the United Arab Emirates,” and the members of the Gulf States Council, also known as the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) which brings together the following six countries in the Gulf: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar.

Kuwait’s national carrier, Kuwait Airways, dispatched the first aircraft on Saturday “to evacuate nationals from Lebanon."

God help us from Americans pursuing visions. They tend to be lethal.

"Why would the UAE give assistance to the Palestinian Authority without real reforms?" asked Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

"The UAE is steadfast in its commitment to . . . safeguarding the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, and establishing an independent sovereign Palestinian State."

“We have ways of communicating with Iran when it’s in our interest."

The Arab states were initially hesitant to share the information, fearing Iranian reprisal, according to The Wall Street Journal.

"The October 7 lesson is that retreat brings terror. The October 8 lesson is that the Palestinian Authority = Hamas, with the same motivations, only with less capabilities. "Kfar Saba will not be Kfar Gaza."

Mrs. Tzila Netanyahu did not raise a fool, and Bibi, who will turn 75 next October, is hoping to weather even the tsunami of October 7.

Emirati members of the Muslim Brotherhood undergo a proxy allegiance ceremony.

Earlier this week, US and UK military vessels shot down 21 ballistic missiles and explosive drones fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen at ships transiting the Red Sea.

“Everywhere around Israel, there is one actor that continues to pull the strings, though its proxies, and this is Iran,” says Albania’s envoy.

The UAE is buying a seat at the table for the day after the war.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the Russian embassy in Tehran’s charge d’affaires to protest “Russia’s repeated support for claims on Iran’s trio Persian...

Use of the route has grown exponentially in the wake of the Houthi attacks on commercial vessels.

The UAE altered the resolution to exclude a call for suspension of hostilities, and a call to establish a UN inspection mechanism in Gaza.

Bahrain is the only Arab country to publicly sign on to the initiative.

Thanks to the Houthis attacking ships, the land-route has become very popular.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have been ramping up their attacks on Israeli-linked and other commercial vessels as they traverse the international waterway.

Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa also condemned Israel's operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

“The House of Representatives confirms that the Israeli ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain has left Bahrain, and the Kingdom of Bahrain decided to return the Bahraini ambassador from Israel to the country.”

Israel is still retaliating.

The Trump administration actively supported the expansion of the Abraham Accords, Biden has no such goodwill in store for Netanyahu.

The Trump administration reportedly assured the UAE that the U.S. would not recognize Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria until 2024 at the earliest.

Cohen was welcomed in Manama on Sunday night by his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani.

Eli Cohen will inaugurate the permanent home of the Israeli embassy in Manama.

Haddad was attacked by Arabs who oppose his activities on behalf of the Jewish State, and who recognized him on the plane prior to departure.

“The Abraham Accords are changing the Middle East."