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Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar speaks at Tel Aviv University's Cyber Week 2025 conference, December 9, 2025. (Dror Sithakol)
June 22, 2026, 11:32 am
Report: Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar was whisked out of UAE after Iranian threat
Bar and wife were at conference hosted by Emirati FM, report says, though source close to UAE denies event took place
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump holds a gavel during a signing ceremony at the inaugural meeting of the "Board of Peace" at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
February 20, 2026, 1:22 am
Trump announces $17 billion in pledges for Gaza at inaugural Board of Peace confab
Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Albania agree to contribute to Gaza security force; Top official: Project hinges on disarmament of Hamas, which will soon be presented with proposal
By Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his aircraft before his departure from King Hussein International Airport in Jordan's southern Red Sea coastal city of Aqaba, Jordan, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)
December 5, 2025, 3:27 pm
The day after that never came: How time ran out on Blinken’s plan for postwar Gaza
Top Biden diplomat’s proposal sought to end the war while reviving the Saudi normalization talks derailed on Oct. 7. But he couldn’t get it finalized, and Trump now faces many of the same obstacles
By Jacob Magid
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, September 26, 2025. (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs via X)
September 27, 2025, 3:22 pm
Meeting Netanyahu, Emirati FM calls for Gaza truce, hostage release, 2-state solution
Top UAE official says minister conveyed Abu Dhabi’s position ‘closing the file on Israeli annexation of Palestinian territories’; no immediate comment from Prime Minister’s Office
By ToI Staff
(L-R)Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan hold up documents as they participated in the signing of the Abraham Accords where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, at the White House in Washington, DC, September 15, 2020. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
September 3, 2025, 1:15 pm
UAE warns Israel: Annexing West Bank is a ‘red line’ that would ‘end regional integration’
Emirati envoy Lana Nusseibeh appeals directly to Israelis in Times of Israel interview, as Netanyahu and his ministers weigh controversial response to Western recognition of Palestine
By Jacob Magid
Opposition leader Yair Lapid, left, with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, July 3, 2025. (X/Yair Lapid)
July 4, 2025, 6:07 pm
UAE draws Netanyahu’s ire after Emirati leaders host Lapid
Opposition leader says he discussed hostages, regional developments; Netanyahu’s associates reportedly accuse UAE of ‘political interference’ by inviting Lapid before the premier
By ToI Staff
United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan at a meeting with the Hungarian foreign and trade minister (not seen) in Budapest on April 2, 2024. (Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)
September 15, 2024, 9:20 am
UAE vows it won’t take part in Gaza’s ‘day after’ without Palestinian state
Hamas said to tell ceasefire negotiators it will accept Israel remaining in Philadelphi Corridor, on condition a date is set for when it would leave and war ends completely
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, attends a meeting with Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Hussein al-Sheikh, during a day of meetings about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the Jordanian capital Amman on November 4, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool/AFP)
July 23, 2024, 4:11 pm
Israel, US, UAE said to have held secret Abu Dhabi meeting on Gaza postwar plan
Axios reports proposal similar to that presented by Gallant in January, after senior UAE official signaled Abu Dhabi could contribute troops to a peacekeeping force
By ToI Staff
Then-opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu meets with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed in Tel Aviv on September 16, 2022. (Benjamin Netanyahu/X)
May 11, 2024, 5:17 pm
Emirati FM pans Netanyahu’s suggestion country might help manage Gaza after war
Bin Zayed says Abu Dhabi will not join a plan ‘aimed at providing cover for Israeli presence in Gaza’; says will give all forms of support to a future Palestinian government
By Jacob Magid
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (L) meets with his Emirati counterpart Abdullah Bin Zayed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, September 20, 2023 (Foreign Ministry)
September 21, 2023, 6:43 am
Israeli, Emirati foreign ministers meet to talk 3 years of Abraham Accords
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen sits with his Emirati counterpart Abdullah Bin Zayed in New York, receives invitation to COP28 climate conference in Dubai
By Lazar Berman
Opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid (R) meets with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed in Italy, August 8, 2023. (Courtesy: Yair Lapid's office)
August 8, 2023, 11:57 pm
Lapid meets UAE foreign minister in Italy, amid hiatus in high-level visits
Questions arise around funding for opposition leader’s flight; no senior Emiratis have been in Israel since Netanyahu came to power
By Lazar Berman
In this file photo from June 9, 2019, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan listens during a news conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
March 11, 2023, 1:53 pm
UAE welcomes Iran-Saudi deal as ‘important step for regional stability, prosperity’
Emirati foreign minister hails China-brokered agreement between Tehran and Riyadh; PA, Jordan also issue praise
By ToI Staff, AP and Jacob Magid
Then-opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu meets with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed in Tel Aviv on September 16, 2022. (Benjamin Netanyahu/X)
January 2, 2023, 11:34 am
Netanyahu to make first official trip to UAE, possibly as early as next week
News of upcoming visit comes day after Emirati president called PM to congratulate him on new government
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, left, meets with Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Washington, October 25, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 30, 2022, 7:41 pm
In DC, Herzog reportedly sought to calm US fears over rise of Israeli far-right
Several Biden officials raise concern amid Religious Zionism’s rise in polls; Israeli president urges them to wait until coalition is formed before drawing conclusions
By ToI Staff
Then-opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu meets with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed in Tel Aviv on September 16, 2022. (Benjamin Netanyahu/X)
October 26, 2022, 4:22 pm
UAE warns Netanyahu against government with Ben Gvir and Smotrich
Official says Abdullah bin Zayed told opposition leader partnering with Religious Zionism risks upending bilateral ties; Likud leader responded that he’s handling matter
By Jacob Magid
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