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UAE foreign minister congratulates newly-elected deputy PLO chief in phone call

By Nurit Yohanan 26 April 2025, 10:46 pm Edit

Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed calls Hussein al-Sheikh and congratulates him on his election as deputy head of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

In a statement published by the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, bin Zayed emphasized during the phone call the historic relations between the Palestinians and the United Arab Emirates.

Since the signing of the Abraham Accords, there has been tension between the UAE and the Palestinian Authority, and senior Emirati officials have previously expressed support for the need for comprehensive reforms within the PA.

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