Foreign embassy

Syria condemns UAE embassy attack, Gulf nations voice outrage over protests

Protests targeting the UAE Embassy in Damascus spark regional condemnation, with Gulf nations criticizing the attack as a violation of international law, while Syria seeks to restore UAE ties.

APRIL 5, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Men walk past the UAE Embassy in Damascus on December 12, 2024; illustrative.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hosts Honduran President-elect Nasry “Tito” Asfura in Jerusalem, January 18, 2026.

Israeli FM Gideon Sa’ar hosts Honduran president-elect in Jerusalem, vows reset in diplomatic ties

Sa’ar said Latin America is undergoing “major political change” and framed Asfura’s visit as an opportunity to reset ties.

JANUARY 18, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

Prime Minister of Samoa La’auli Leuatea Schmidt spoke with Gideon Saar on Sunday January 11, 2026.

Samoa to establish embassy in Jerusalem, deepen Israeli ties, PM Laoli Lauatea Schmidt says

Israel and Samoa deepen ties as Samoa plans embassy in Jerusalem, building on years of cooperation through MASHAV and UN support.

JANUARY 11, 2026|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS, MATHILDA HELLER

Commander of the Rescue and Fire Department at ACCM David Vocat leaves a teddy bear outside the "Le Constellation" bar, after a fire and explosion during a New Year’s Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 1, 2026.

Authorities work to ID victims of deadly fire at Crans-Montana New Year’s party

Parents of missing youths anxiously issued pleas for news of their loved ones as foreign embassies scrambled to work out if their nationals were among those in the fire.

JANUARY 2, 2026|ByREUTERS

Meet the 36 new ambassadors approved to new posts around the world

MK Emilie Moatti congratulated the new appointees on Twitter, saying that former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been holding them as "political hostages."

JUNE 20, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV

Foreign Minister and alternate Prime MInister Yair Lapid accepts his new role from his predecessor, Gabi Ashkenazi, June 14, 2021.

Italian dockworkers walk back brief Israel boycott action

Italy’s embassy in Israel intervened and USB ended its boycott action, leading the Histadrut to reciprocate.

MAY 21, 2021ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA

Iran attempted to target embassies in Africa in revenge attacks - report

A spokeswoman for the Iranian Embassy in Addis Ababa denied the report, calling it "baseless allegations...provoked by the Zionist regime’s malicious media."

FEBRUARY 15, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE

Iranians burn U.S and Israeli flags as they gather to mourn General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran January 4, 2020

Israel opens embassy in UAE

The embassy is in a temporary structure until a permanent one is found.

JANUARY 24, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV

Czech Republic to open ‘diplomatic office’ in Jerusalem

The new office will be part of “efforts to further strengthen Czech-Israeli relations.”

DECEMBER 2, 2020ByLAHAV HARKOV

Tomáš Petříček, Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs

Dominican Republic to weigh relocating embassy to Jerusalem

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi thanked his Dominican Republic counterpart Roberto Alvarez.

NOVEMBER 1, 2020ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Foreign Ministry: We will work to open an embassy in Bahrain soon

“Movement of people, goods and finance is the central key to realizing the great potential in the relations."

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020ByCELIA JEAN, REUTERS

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks with Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa during his visit to Manama, Bahrain, August 26, 2020.

Iran-backed militia leader threatens embassy attacks on Saudi Arabia, UAE

'When the Popular Mobilization Forces are capable of besieging the embassy of evil in Baghdad on this day, then they will soon besiege all the US military bases in Iraq.'

JANUARY 2, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF