United Arab Emirates

Honoring the Abraham Accords: Why Israel, US must stand with the UAE - opinion

When an ally is targeted because of the alliance, this is an opportunity to show what the Abraham Accords alliance means in the Middle East.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the inaugural session of the Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2025.

MBS’s gamble: Saudi leans toward Turkey and Qatar, avoids Israel-US bloc - opinion

Police troopers patrol a street after in Aden, Yemen, January 7, 2026

Yemeni experts support allegations of secret UAE prisons, despite Emirati denial

Yemeni children play soccer at a displaced persons camp in Marib, Yemen, October 29, 2024.

Yemen’s fractured power struggle deepens its humanitarian, political crisis - opinion


Smotrich proposes annexing 82% of West Bank, UAE officials condemn move

The UAE warned Israel that any annexation of the West Bank would constitute a red line for Abu Dhabi that would severely undermine the spirit of the Abraham Accords.

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a news conference, announcing plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 area between Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim, last week.

Current Gaza deal 'no longer relevant,' talks will resume on Israel's terms, official says - N12

A new venue for negotiations, outside of Qatar and Egypt, is reportedly to be up for debate, with a European capital or the United Arab Emirates (UAE) presented among the potential options.

Israelis demonstrate for an immediate hostage deal, August 16, 2025.

Russia and Ukraine stage new prisoner exchange after UAE mediation

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 146 prisoners of war from each side on Sunday

 (L-R): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia's Vladimir Putin seen near the US embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine (illustrative)

US Embassy in UAE urges US nat'ls to avoid locations affiliated with Judaism, Israel

As of Wednesday, the State Dept. urged US travelers to the UAE to exercise increased caution due to the threat of terrorism and missile or drone attacks.

US President Donald Trump visits the Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue at the Abrahamic Family House during his visit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025.

UAE one of 'appropiate places' to meet Trump, Russia's Putin says

Putin said that he was not 'on the whole' against meeting Zelensky adding that 'certain conditions should be created' for such a meeting.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018

Israeli embassies remain open in UAE despite travel advisory warning, terror concerns

The National Security Council recently updated its travel advisory for the UAE after it received intelligence regarding potential revenge attacks against Israelis.

 A Dubai beach as seen from a helicopter.

Egyptian border opens, allowing dozens of trucks to bring aid into Gaza

Since the resumption of aid entry, more than 5,000 trucks of humanitarian aid have been transferred to Gaza.

Truck carrying aid lines up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, July 28, 2025.

Israel Air Force, security officials track F-35 sales as regional powers eye stealth jet

Meanwhile, the Defense Ministry is closely monitoring the F-47 fighter jet project, a sixth-generation aircraft.

 IDF releases footage of the approximately 20 Israel Air Force fighter jets that took part in striking Houthi sites in Yemen, July 7, 2025.

Gulf, Arab states celebrate Israel's shift on Gaza aid as achievement - analysis

This highlights the significance of this for these countries and other Arab states. The UAE is a member of the Abraham Accords. Some have assumed that Saudi Arabia might join in the future.

 Trucks carrying aid enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing on July 27, 2025 in Rafah, Egypt.

IDF to allow foreign countries to drop aid in Gaza Strip

Additionally, the World Central Kitchen organization has begun operating its kitchens inside Gaza again.

Trucks and Humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip seen at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025.