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Hosting Emirati general, Israel sees airpower cooperation
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The chief of the United Arab Emirates Air Force visited Israel on Monday on...
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U.S. will move forward with reopening its Palestinian mission in Jerusalem -Blinken
By Humeyra Pamuk, Matt Spetalnick and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday...
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Blinken to meet Israeli, UAE counterparts next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Israeli and United Arab Emirates counterparts next...
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Britain looks to Gulf countries for new trade deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will on Friday take its first step towards trade negotiations with the six-country Gulf Cooperation Council...
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Top Israeli diplomat visits Bahrain, U.S. navy base in signal to Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) -Bahrain hosted the Israeli foreign minister on Thursday for the highest-level visit since the countries established ties last...
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Israeli foreign minister to visit Bahrain on Thursday
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's foreign minister will fly to Bahrain on Thursday, the highest-level official Israeli visit to the Gulf...
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Israel’s Bennett meets UAE, Bahrain ministers ahead of UN address
By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met senior ministers from the United Arab Emirates and...
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Blinken: U.S. will help foster further Israeli ties with Arab states
By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged on Friday to encourage more...
Read moreBahrain releases some political prisoners under new law
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain has conditionally released 30 prisoners under new rules allowing electronic monitoring and home...
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Blinken to host event marking anniversary of Israel-Arab normalization deals
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host a virtual meeting on Friday with his...
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Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahraini authorities have authorised the use of a booster dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the...
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U.S. defense secretary to travel to Gulf countries next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait next week, the...
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Israel appoints first ambassador to Bahrain
DUBAI (Reuters) - Israel has named its first ambassador to Bahrain, after normalising relations with the Gulf Arab state a...
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Egypt’s Sisi and Qatar’s Tamim meet for the first time since reconciliation
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Baghdad on Saturday,...
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Senior UAE official meets Qatar’s emir in rare visit
DUBAI (Reuters) -A senior United Arab Emirates official held talks with Qatar's emir in Doha on Thursday in the first...
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Biden to tell Israel PM he shares alarm over Iran but sticking to nuclear diplomacy
By Matt Spetalnick and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will tell Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at...
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Afghan evacuees start arriving in Kuwait, U.S. envoy says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The first flight carrying at-risk Afghan evacuees arrived in Kuwait, which has approved passage for 5,000 under...
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Saudi Arabia calls on Taliban to preserve lives, property
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia called on the Taliban and "all Afghan parties" on Monday to preserve lives and property,...
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Bahrain to initiate consultations with Gulf countries on Afghanistan
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain will initiate consultations with the other Gulf Arab monarchies regarding the situation in Afghanistan in its...
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England scraps France quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will scrap quarantine for fully-vaccinated travellers returning to England and Scotland from France, rowing...
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