UAE
Israeli tech’s ‘thirst’ for UAE cash must overcome old enmity
Middle East
August 27, 2020
Israeli tech’s ‘thirst’ for UAE cash must overcome old enmity
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A thaw in relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has raised expectations of an influx…
Pompeo to have closed-door meetings in Bahrain, UAE
Middle East
August 26, 2020
Pompeo to have closed-door meetings in Bahrain, UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold closed-door meetings Wednesday with Bahrain’s royal…
Yemeni separatists suspend talks with gov’t, clashes resume
Middle East
August 26, 2020
Yemeni separatists suspend talks with gov’t, clashes resume
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fighting resumed in southern Yemen between Emirati-backed separatists and the internationally recognized government, officials said Wednesday.…
Sudan PM says he talked with Pompeo about removal from terror list
Middle East
August 25, 2020
Sudan PM says he talked with Pompeo about removal from terror list
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said he held “direct and transparent” talks with US Secretary of State…
Pompeo in Sudan, top US official to visit since uprising
Middle East
August 25, 2020
Pompeo in Sudan, top US official to visit since uprising
CAIRO (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Sudan on Tuesday, the top US official to visit…
Pompeo reassures Netanyahu US will ensure Israel’s military advantage
Middle East
August 24, 2020
Pompeo reassures Netanyahu US will ensure Israel’s military advantage
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States will ensure Israel retains a military advantage in the Middle East under any future…
US Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Sudan in coming days, official says
Middle East
August 23, 2020
US Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Sudan in coming days, official says
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to visit Sudan in the coming days, a Sudanese government…
Trump expects Saudi Arabia to join UAE-Israel deal
Middle East
August 20, 2020
Trump expects Saudi Arabia to join UAE-Israel deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Saudi Arabia to join the agreement announced last…
Sudan fires spokesman after comments on peace with Israel
Middle East
August 19, 2020
Sudan fires spokesman after comments on peace with Israel
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan on Wednesday fired the spokesman for the country’s foreign ministry, a day after he remarked that…
UAE-Israel agreement followed many years of discreet talks
Middle East
August 19, 2020
UAE-Israel agreement followed many years of discreet talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Secret talks and quiet ties — that’s what paved the way for last week’s…