Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

President Isaac Herzog meets his new UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan to pay his condolences on the passing of the Gulf state's late leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2022. (President's Office)

May 15, 2022, 10:11 pm

Herzog, ministers meet new UAE leader during condolence visit to Abu Dhabi

President hails his counterpart Mohamed bin Zayed for normalizing ties with Israel: ‘Together we will advance and strengthen the prosperous ties of peace’

By TOI staff and Agencies

President Isaac Herzog meets with then-Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on January 30, 2022. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)

May 14, 2022, 11:56 pm

Herzog to represent Israel at funeral of late UAE leader

President to meet new Abu Dhabi ruler ‘alongside other leaders’ during brief trip to Gulf state; Lapid congratulates MBZ on selection as president

By TOI staff

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates at the presidential palace, in Ankara, Turkey, on November 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

May 14, 2022, 2:05 pm

Crown prince, longtime de facto ruler Mohamed bin Zayed elected UAE president

Succeeds half-brother Sheikh Khalifa day after his death; MBZ led push for Gulf nation’s normalization with Israel

By Agencies and TOI staff

In this 2013 file photo, President of the United Arab Emirates Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrives to meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in Windsor in England (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool)

May 13, 2022, 1:47 pm

UAE ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies at 73

Country declares 40 days of mourning for its leader; Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed, long the de facto ruler, is expected to succeed

By Agencies and TOI staff

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with then-Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog in Ramallah on August 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser/File)

May 1, 2022, 11:38 pm

Herzog speaks to PA’s Abbas for the 1st time since outbreak of Temple Mount clashes

President also calls leaders of UAE and Bahrain to wish them a happy Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan

By TOI staff

Jordan's King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel-Fatteh el-Sissi and United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on April 24. 2022. (Royal Hashemite Court)

April 24, 2022, 9:55 pm

At Cairo summit, leaders of Jordan, Egypt, UAE discuss Jerusalem tensions

Following clashes on Temple Mount, leaders stress ‘readiness to exert all efforts to restore calm in Jerusalem’; call for renewed diplomatic efforts along two-state solution

By TOI staff

A house damaged by an Iranian ballistic missile attack is seen in Irbil, Iraq, March 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahmed Mzoori, Metrography, File)

March 31, 2022, 1:01 am

US targets Iran missile program with sanctions after strikes on regional rivals

Announcement comes a day after Blinken’s meeting with Abu Dhabi crown prince, two days after call with Saudi FM as US seeks to calm their frustrations over lack of support

By Agencies and Jacob Magid

(From left to right): Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan at a press conference in Washington, DC on October 13, 2021. (GPO)

March 25, 2022, 4:40 pm

Israel to host Blinken and FMs of UAE, Morocco and Bahrain in ‘historic summit’

First in-person gathering of each Abraham Accords country’s top diplomat will be held on Sunday and Monday, as US secretary of state visits Jewish state, Foreign Ministry says

By Jacob Magid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) meets with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2021. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)

March 24, 2022, 7:21 pm

Blinken to visit next week, with Russia, Iran, Abraham Accords on the agenda

In second trip to region, secretary of state looks to shore up Israeli support for Western effort to end Ukraine war and coordinate ahead of a possible Iran deal signing

By Jacob Magid

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett photographed in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt March 22, 2022. UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs/AFP

March 22, 2022, 9:15 pm

Bennett’s Egypt summit touched on Assad’s UAE visit, air defense, bilateral trade

Abu Dhabi’s crown prince updated Israeli and Egyptian leaders on Friday’s meeting with Syrian dictator; PM presented vision of regional air defense network

By Lazar Berman

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R), Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (C) and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meet in Sharm el-Sheikh, March 22, 2022 (Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency)

March 22, 2022, 3:23 pm

In first, Bennett meets Sissi, MBZ in Egypt amid concerns over Ukraine war

As European war continues and Iran nuke deal seemingly nears completion, PM holds unprecedented trilateral summit with regional partners in Sharm el-Sheikh

By Lazar Berman

(From R-L) Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, and UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. (Collage/AP)

March 21, 2022, 8:33 pm

Bennett in Egypt for first-ever trilateral summit with Sissi and UAE crown prince

PM flies to Sharm el-Sheikh for unannounced visit, as US nears signing of Iran nuclear deal — a move generally supported by Cairo and Abu Dhabi, but opposed by Jerusalem

By Jacob Magid

Illustrative: US soldiers near a Patriot missile battery at Al-Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 5, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson/US Air Force via AP)

February 5, 2022, 11:38 am

As Mideast wars encroach on UAE with Iran-backed attacks, US starts to get drawn in

US troops in Abu Dhabi have twice fired Patriot missiles in recent weeks to help intercept air assault by Yemeni Houthis, with escalation risk against background of Iran nuke talks

By Jon Gambrell

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog tour the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, January 31, 2022 (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)

January 31, 2022, 5:23 pm

At Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque, Herzog says region has a choice: Peace or Iranian terror

President concludes historic trip to UAE with tour of landmark house of worship, says visit shows potential of ‘great future’ ahead

By Lazar Berman

President Isaac Herzog is joined by Expo 2020 Dubai Commissioner-General Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan at the Israel pavilion on Israel's national day at the expo, January 31, 2021 (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

January 31, 2022, 1:53 pm

Herzog opens Israel national day at Dubai Expo

President meets with emirate’s ruler, discusses expanding trade and investment between new allies

By Lazar Berman