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Bahrain and Israel have agreed to start operating commercial flights and initiate procedures to open embassies based on the memorandum of understanding concluded between the two countries for cooperation in the field of air services. — BNA photo
Bahrain, Israel to launch flights from early 2021
TEL AVIV — Bahrain and Israel have agreed to start operating commercial flights and initiate procedures to open embassies based on the memorandum of understanding concluded between the two countries for cooperation in the field of air services.Starting from the beginning of 2021, 14 weekly flights will operate between Bahrain and Tel Aviv, as well as other airports including Eilat and Haifa airports. Five weekly cargo flights will also operate on the route, said Bahrain's Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani.The steps were announced during the trilateral session of talks which was held in Tel Aviv, in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Al-Zayani, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo, and Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, the...
November 19, 2020

Bahrain, Israel to launch flights from early 2021

A researcher in a laboratory in Gaza analyzes data as part of efforts to fight the coronavirus. — Courtesy photo
Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian ties amid surge in coronavirus welcomed
NEW YORK — With COVID-19 cases on the rise in the Middle East following weeks of decline, the top UN official in the region has welcomed the Palestinian Authority’s decision to resume coordination with Israel. In a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday, UN Special Coordinator Nikolay Mladenov told ambassadors that Gaza remains the most pressing concern as the territory is ill-equipped to face a major spike in cases due to poor living conditions and a fragile healthcare system.He warned that any major outbreak of the disease would have a catastrophic impact on the two million Palestinians living there, who are already affected by severe movement and access restrictions, cycles of violent escalation, and years of the humanitarian crisis. “For these reasons, I welcome the...
November 19, 2020

Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian ties amid surge in coronavirus welcomed

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
US sanctions target Khamenei-linked network, Iran's intelligence minister
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a major Iranian foundation and the country's intelligence minister as part of its maximum pressure campaign.In a statement on Wednesday, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it took action against a key patronage network for the Supreme Leader of Iran, the Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation (Bonyad Mostazafan, or the Foundation), an immense conglomerate of some 160 holdings in key sectors of Iran’s economy, including finance, energy, construction, and mining."While the Foundation is ostensibly a charitable organization charged with providing benefits to the poor and oppressed, its holdings are expropriated from the Iranian people and...
November 18, 2020

US sanctions target Khamenei-linked network, Iran's intelligence minister

Bahrain has approved Israel’s request to open an embassy in Manama and has sought authorization to open an embassy in Israel, the kingdom’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani said on Wednesday after his meeting with his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi. — BNA photos
Bahrain, Israel foreign ministers agree to open embassies to strengthen relations
TEL AVIV — Bahrain has approved Israel’s request to open an embassy in Manama and has sought authorization to open an embassy in Israel, the kingdom’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani said on Wednesday after his meeting with his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi.The process should be completed by the end of the year, the Israeli foreign minister said at a joint press appearance in Jerusalem.Al-Zayani, who was heading a Bahraini delegation making a historic visit to Israel, said during the round of talks at the Israeli foreign ministry that official measures would be taken to open the Israeli diplomatic mission soon to serve the development of relations between the two countries.During the talks, the two sides reviewed ways to strengthen relations between the two...
November 18, 2020

Bahrain, Israel foreign ministers agree to open embassies to strengthen relations

 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is on an official visit to the United Arab Emirates, met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed here on Wednesday. — WAM photos
Greek PM discusses regional developments with Abu Dhabi's crown prince on UAE visit
ABU DHABI — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is on an official visit to the United Arab Emirates, met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed here on Wednesday.During the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed welcomed Mitsotakis and his delegation, and both sides discussed the distinguished relations between the UAE and Greece and ways of developing and consolidate their joint interests in all areas, in addition to several regional and international issues of mutual concern.They also highlighted multiple areas of cooperation between the UAE and Greece and promising development opportunities, most notably in the areas of investment, commerce, politics, culture, and defense. Thereafter, then discussed the coronavirus pandemic and the efforts of the international...
November 18, 2020

Greek PM discusses regional developments with Abu Dhabi's crown prince on UAE visit

 Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held extensive talks on Wednesday as part of a tripartite summit held in Abu Dhabi. — WAM photo
Bahrain king, Jordan king, Abu Dhabi's Crown prince attend tripartite summit
ABU DHABI — Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held extensive talks on Wednesday as part of a tripartite summit held in Abu Dhabi.The summit focused on the deep-rooted fraternal ties between the three countries and ways to enhance them to achieve the aspirations of their people. Also discussed were regional and international developments of common interest.The three leaders reviewed means for stepping up cooperation and integration in various fields, particularly healthcare, food, medicine, and security, and the efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus and mitigate its economic, health, and social impacts.The summit also touched on regional and international developments, including...
November 18, 2020

Bahrain king, Jordan king, Abu Dhabi's Crown prince attend tripartite summit

A Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) unit is seen participating in the joint military exercises. — BNA photo
Joint Arab military drills begin in Egypt 
CAIRO — The armed forces of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates are participating in joint military exercises in Egypt.Held at the Mohamed Naguib Military Base and other parts of northern Egypt, the joint drill kicked off on Tuesday (Nov. 17), and will run until Nov. 26.Troops and equipment arrived from the UAE, Bahrain, Jordan and Sudan arrived in Egypt via airbases and marine ports in recent days.Saudi Arabia is participating in the maneuvers as an observer.The first phases of the joint exercise feature many theoretical and practical lectures to unify operational concepts and coordinate joint efforts to implement all planned training tasks, according to a report carried by the Bahrain News Agency.The joint drill is within the framework of joint Arab...
November 18, 2020

Joint Arab military drills begin in Egypt 

Kuwait recorded on Tuesday 452 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 138,33. — Courtesy photo
Kuwait's single-day coronavirus cases fall to 452, deaths rise to 9
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait recorded on Wednesday 452 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 138,337, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by state news agency KUNA.The ministry also announced nine more deaths due to complications caused by the deadly virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 857.According to the ministry’s spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, there are currently 7,641 active cases in the country out of which 105 are receiving treatment in intensive care units.A total of 6,068 tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of COVID-19 examinations in the country so far to 1,029,227, Dr. Al-Sanad said.Earlier in the day, the ministry announced that a...
November 18, 2020

Kuwait's single-day coronavirus cases fall to 452, deaths rise to 9

 The Palestinian Authority said it would resume cooperation with Israel after cutting off contact in May. — Courtesy photo
Palestinian Authority decides to resume coordination with Israel
RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority said it would resume cooperation with Israel after cutting off contact in May.The decision to resume ties was taken after receiving assurances that Israel would abide by the signed agreements with the Palestinians, the authority said in an announcement.“In light of the calls made by President Abbas regarding Israel's commitment to the bilateral signed agreements,& based on the official written and oral letters we received, confirming Israel's commitment to them. Accordingly, the relationship with Israel will return to how it was,” Palestinian Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al Sheikh, who is in charge of coordination between the Palestinians and Israel, said in a tweet on Tuesday.Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh also said that...
November 18, 2020

Palestinian Authority decides to resume coordination with Israel

The United Arab Emirates recorded on Wednesday 1,292 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 154,101. — Courtesy photo
UAE records 1,292 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, 890 recoveries
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates recorded on Wednesday 1,292 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 154,101, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by WAM.The ministry also announced four more COVID-19-related deaths, taking the country's death toll to 542.The new patients, all of whom are in a stable condition, and are receiving the necessary care, were detected after the ministry conducted 116,396 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, according to the ministry.In the statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry...
November 18, 2020

UAE records 1,292 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, 890 recoveries

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