Abu dhabi

IDF Chief of Staff Zamir visited UAE during Op. Roaring Lion, sources confirm

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visited the UAE secretly during Operation Roaring Lion, accompanied by a US delegation, to strengthen strategic cooperation and discuss defense against Iran.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026.
A FULL MOON, also known as a blood moon, is seen behind the flag of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. What Iran actually did was answer, once and for all, a question that had lingered over Middle Eastern geopolitics for the better part of a generation: Whose side are the Gulf states

UAE arrests Iran-linked cell after months of missile strikes and civilian deaths

An El Al Boeing 737 takes off from Ben-Gurion Airport, March 5, 2026.

El Al to add nine additional destinations, several int'l airlines to resume Ben-Gurion flights

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Drone, missile attacks escalate across Gulf, target key energy sites


Abu Dhabi hosts second International Dialogue of Civilizations and Tolerance Conference

According to the conference’s organizers, the event aimed to convene experts from academia, politics, and other sectors to address the ‘core issues at the heart of civilizational dialogue.’

 Israeli Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muwafaq Tariq speaking at the conference.

EuroLeague Final Four 2025 to be held in Abu Dhabi, first time outside Europe

The Etihad Arena, located in Yas Island, will host the event with capacity for 18,000 spectators.

 Entrance of the Etihad Arena on Yas Island. Abu Dhabi, UAE.

EDGE Group invests $22m. in Israel's Thirdeye Systems, forms strategic partnership

The deal includes a direct equity investment and the formation of a new joint venture, highlighting growing technological cooperation between the UAE and Israel.

 Thirdeye's Tesseract AI system

Mossad investigating missing Chabad emissary in Dubai, may have been under Iranian surveillance

Kogan is an Israeli who served in the IDF, managed a supermarket in Dubai, and is married to an American woman. 

 Chabad emissary Rabbi Zvi Kogan, November 23, 2024.

Etihad Airways doubles flights to Israel: $863 to Bangkok in August

Etihad Airways to double flights from Israel to Thailand in August, offering fares as low as $863 to Bangkok and $735 in September.


Gulf states, vulnerable but influential, seek to stop new Iran-Israel war

Recent events highlight Gulf states' vulnerability, from Iran's seizure of a cargo ship to Yemen's Houthi attacks, impacting regional dynamics and Saudi-Iranian relations.

 Family group photos of all the participating members during the Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) Summit (ASEAN-GCC Summit) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 20, 2023

The evolution of Comic Con UAE: From fans to families

The Middle East Film & Comic Con, in its 12th edition in the UAE, celebrates movies, TV, comics, and gaming, drawing fans and artists globally.

A salesperson at The Middle East Film & Comic Con in the United Arab Emirates.

Despite Israel’s ambitious climate vows, sparse delegation heads to COP28

 THE COP28 insignia is on display in Abu Dhabi, ahead of the conference in the UAE, which gets underway at the end of this month.

YU president headlines historic interfaith sustainability panel in UAE

This event, according to the AFH, was the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates in which Jews, Muslims, and Christians discussed the issue of sustainability. 

President Berman meets with H.E. Mubarak Hamad Mubarak Almheiri, President of the Board of Trustees at MBZUH.

Man tests positive for MERS in Abu Dhabi near Oman border - WHO

Cases of MERS-CoV - which can cause fever, coughing and shortness of breath, and in some cases can lead to pneumonia - have been recorded in 27 countries since 2012, according to WHO figures.

 Colorized transmission electron micrograph showing particles of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).