A Star of David-adorned El Al plane took off Monday from Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport, carrying a high-ranking American and Israeli delegation to Abu Dhabi in the first-ever direct commercial passenger …
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Success in the UAE-Israel accord is good news for everyone except the Palestinians
Israel since the peace treaties with Jordan in 1994 and Egypt in 1979. Unlike Egypt and Jordan who fought a total of four wars with Israel, the Israel-UAE accord won’t have the same strategic or …
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First Israeli commercial flight between Israel and UAE takes to the skies
The first commercial flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took to the skies on Monday, after an agreement to normalize relations between the two countries following a peace deal.
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With the UAE deal, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is over
With the recent developments between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, it’s become clearer than ever that there’s no future for the discriminatory and racist Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions …
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Can Judge & Priestley Really Collect a UAE Debt From Me in the UK?
Jon, Received an email from Judge & Priestley saying there client Emirates NBD bank in Dubai is chasing me for an unpaid credit card. I haven’t acknowledged or rang j&p to discuss. Can they legally …
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Maiden Israel-UAE Flight May See Trade, Tourism Gains Take Off
President Donald Trump tweeted that the United Arab Emirates and Israel would begin a historic process of normalizing relations. The lack of any formal agreement hasn’t stopped Israeli businesspeople …
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Grocery retailer Bindawood announces intention to list on Saudi bourse
The company has a total of 73 stores, of which 51 are hypermarkets and 22 are supermarkets, making it the third-largest operator of hypermarkets and supermarkets in Saudi Arabia …
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Historic Israel-UAE flight opens possibility for $6.5B in trade
Things are changing rapidly in the Middle East as the first Israeli commercial airliner flew over Saudi Arabia on a non-stop flight from Israel.Aboard the El Al (OTC:ELALF) Boeing 737 were top aides …
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Israeli, US delegations depart to UAE in 1st direct flight
BEN-GURION AIRPORT, Israel (AP) — A Star of David-adorned El Al plane took off Monday from Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport, carrying a high-ranking American and Israeli delegation to Abu Dhabi in …
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Deal With UAE Caps a New Phase of Israeli Diplomacy
The agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced in mid-August is the product of a third phase of Israeli peacemaking that builds on lessons learned from previous treaties with …
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Dubai to come back to debt market with 10-yr sukuk, 30-yr bonds
Dubai has hired banks to arrange investor calls ahead of a potential s ale of U.S. dollar-denominated 10-year sukuk, or Islamic bonds, and …
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Israel Sees $6.5 Billion in Trade as UAE Peace Talks Kick Off
Talks to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates launch this week with a focus on economic issues, with thornier defense matters pushed off as controversy churns around the …
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Fund transfers between UAE’s banks amount to$1.4trln in six months
ABU DHABI: The total value of fund transfers among the UAE’s banks amounted to AED5.054 trillion during the first six months of 2020, according to the statistics released by the Central Bank of the …
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UAE Team Emirates’ Pogacar banking on calm as Tour de France debut beckons
UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar is banking on staying calm as the storm of his Tour de France debut approaches on Saturday. The young Slovenian rider will spearhead the UAE Team Emirates’ …
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Foreign investment to UAE surges to $667 million over four days
Foreign investors endowed the UAE with $667 million in funds between Monday and Thursday last week, UAE state news agency WAM reported. The investment accounted for nearly half, 48.3 percent, of the …
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Bank Leumi, UAE bank, negotiating partnership amid normalization
Shmulik Arbel, an executive at Bank Leumi, said the collaboration might influence other countries to follow suit on normalization.
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World Bank Halts Report on National Competitiveness Rankings Amid Concerns of Data Manipulation
The bank is pausing publication of its flagship report on business competitiveness after data related to China, Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia appeared to be inappropriately …
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