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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) gives a statement, May 13, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO); Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, arrives at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 17, 2025. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)
June 28, 2026, 6:13 pm
Iran war fallout puts UAE on tightrope between Jerusalem and Tehran
The conflict boosted security ties with Israel’s chief Abraham Accords ally, but Abu Dhabi remains wary of public warmth and is more convinced it must manage Iran for the long term
By Nava Freiberg
An undated handout photograph released on March 28, 2026, by the United Arab Emirates Presidential Court shows UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R) meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the United Arab Emirates (Abdulla AL-NEYADI / UAE PRESIDENTIAL COURT / AFP)
March 28, 2026, 2:44 pm
Visiting UAE, Zelensky announces defense cooperation with Abu Dhabi amid Iran attacks
Deal follows agreement between Ukraine and Saudi Arabia as Kyiv offers anti-drone expertise to Gulf nations facing Iranian attacks; Tehran targets Abu Dhabi, Omani port in latest strikes
By AFP
UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets with US Senator Lindsey Graham in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on February 18, 2026. (WAM video screenshot)
February 18, 2026, 6:54 pm
UAE president seen in meeting with US senator after rumors spread over health issues
Lindsey Graham says he met Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan for an hour and a half, dismisses ‘false narratives’ of ill health; two reportedly discuss efforts to promote peace in region
By Agencies
Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman waves goodbye while leaving the White House after a meeting in the Oval Office with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
January 2, 2026, 6:54 am
Best of frenemies: In Yemen, rivalry between Saudi Arabia and UAE bursts into view
Analysts say talk has swirled of rifts on several issues between Saudi Arabia’s MBS and the man once thought of as his mentor, the Emirates’ Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
By Callum PATON
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
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right) welcomes his US counterpart Donald Trump upon arrival at the presidential terminal in Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2025. (Giuseppe Cacae/AFP)
May 15, 2025, 6:46 pm
Trump lands in UAE for last leg of Middle East tour as Emiratis seek AI cooperation
US leader meets with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, announces $10 billion Qatari investment in US military base southwest of Doha
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Diplomats attend an Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah on March 7, 2025 (Amer HILABI / AFP)
March 8, 2025, 2:41 am
Islamic nations adopt Arab counter to Trump’s Gaza takeover plan
Proposal to rebuild Strip under Palestinian Authority ‘has now become an Arab-Islamic plan,’ Egyptian foreign minister says of outline rejected by US and Israel
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
An AI image of the reconstructed Gaza Strip from Egypt's "Early Recovery, Reconstruction, Development of Gaza" program, March 4, 2025 (Egyptian Presidency)
March 7, 2025, 5:36 pm
After initial rejection, US sends mixed signals on Arab alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan
While State Department and White House characterize Arab plan as inadequate, Witkoff — who is seen as influential figure — says it has compelling features and is good first step
By Jacob Magid
PA President Mahmoud Abbas at the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AFP)
February 28, 2025, 4:20 am
Feeling heat from Trump to ‘solve’ Gaza, Arab states losing patience with PA’s Abbas
Palestinian Authority president left out of Arab leadership summit in Riyadh, where Gaza was main agenda item; diplomat says regional leaders will abandon Abbas if backed into corner
By Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, walks with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as they meet at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 19, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
February 19, 2025, 2:38 pm
UAE tells Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians from Gaza
Emirati president meets US secretary of state in Abu Dhabi, links two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian conflict to rebuilding of war-ravaged enclave
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, July 25, 2024. (AP/Susan Walsh)
September 24, 2024, 4:50 pm
Biden said increasingly gloomy on Gaza ceasefire as his time in office winds down
Aides reportedly say US president no longer thinks a deal to free hostages and end fighting is likely before he leaves office, as talks falter and anger with Netanyahu grows
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: This handout photo shows US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets, attached to Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) and Belgian Air Force F-16s flying over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea, July 25, 2022. (Christina SEARS / US NAVY / AFP)
September 23, 2024, 10:11 pm
US deploying more troops to region as Israel-Hezbollah conflict ramps up
Biden says he’s trying to deescalate tensions; Pentagon official warns Mideast in ‘dangerous situation’ but widened conflict not a given, as USS Truman heads back to Mediterranean
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Preparations for the inauguration of the BAPS Hindu Mandir, the largest Hindu temple in the Middle East, February 14, 2024. (Ryan Lim/AFP)
February 20, 2024, 8:00 pm
First Hindu temple inaugurated in Abu Dhabi by Indian prime minister
A year ago, the UAE emirate inaugurated its first synagogue as part of the Abrahamic Family House
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, applauds as Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, right, and UAE Ambassador to Israel Mohamed al-Khaja, left, exchange signed copies of the customs agreement between the countries, March 26, 2023. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
January 25, 2024, 3:45 pm
Senior UAE official: Warm peace with Israel ‘could turn cold’ if Gaza war drags on
Remarks to ToI further indicate Abraham Accords countries aren’t weighing severing ties, but suggest relations may become similar to the chilly ones Israel has with Egypt, Jordan
By Jacob Magid
Wounded Palestinians are treated at Al-Najjar Hospital following an Israeli airstrike in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2023, (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
November 7, 2023, 6:28 am
UAE says it will establish field hospital to treat Palestinians in Gaza
As IDF moves in on Hamas positions under Shifa Hospital, five planes take off from Abu Dhabi carrying equipment for Emirati initiative
By Lazar Berman
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