Middle East
Israeli, UAE fighter jets fly together in large international exercise in Greece
April 22, 2021 — Air forces from eight countries take part in the drill
Amid Mosul church ruins, pope laments ‘barbarous blow’ of extremism in Iraq
March 8, 2021 — Francis calls for peace in the ‘cradle of civilization’
Iraqi government prevents Jews from participating in pope’s historic visit
March 8, 2021 — Baghdad blows historic opportunity to reconcile with its Jews
Beit Din of Arabia: Jews in Gulf countries announce first communal organizations
February 16, 2021 — UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia Jews create new body
UAE, Bahrain: We need ‘unified voice’ with Israel on Iran’s missiles, nukes
January 27, 2021 — Gulf ministers say we and Jerusalem can ‘exert greater influence on the US’
New report condemns Turkish airstrikes near Assyrians
January 25, 2021 — Assyrian Christians in Iraq are caught between Turkey and the PKK
US-UAE arms deal signed an hour before Biden takes office
January 21, 2021 — Order for 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 armed drones
Morocco 2nd Arab country to promote combating antisemitism, anti-Zionism
January 21, 2021 — Rabat inks pact with US envoy to fight Jew-hatred, after normalization deal
US envoy: Trump turned Middle East from challenge to positive force
January 14, 2021 — Abraham Accords are bringing stability to the region
Sudan signs Abraham Accords with US, paving way for Israel normalization
January 7, 2021 — After Trump administration removes it from terrorism list as part of deal
In new playground Dubai, some 70,000 Israelis find parties, Jewish rites
January 4, 2021 — Enjoyed a brief relief from COVID restrictions—until the latest lockdown
First Israel-Morocco flight arrives in Rabat to seal normalization deal
December 23, 2020 — Signing deals on aviation, tourism, health, water, agriculture
