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UAE Says It’s Weathering ‘Cyber Pandemic’, Facing Hack Attacks in Wake of Israel Normalization Deal

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In August, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain became the third and four Arab League member states to normalize ties with the State of Israel, with Washington sweetening the deal by offering Abu Dhabi a $23 billion arms agreement including up to 50 F-35 fighters and over a dozen Reaper drones. … Read More >UAE Says It’s Weathering ‘Cyber Pandemic’, Facing Hack Attacks in Wake of Israel Normalization Deal

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Israel’s Netanyahu, UAE Crown Prince Nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have been nominated for next year’s Nobel Peace Prize for their roles in establishing diplomatic ties between the countries, Netanyahu’s office said on Tuesday. … Read More >Israel’s Netanyahu, UAE Crown Prince Nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

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Pompeo ‘Confident’ Other Nations Will Join Arab-Israeli Peace Deal

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This fall, the US brokered normalisation-of-relations deals between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan, offering Abu Dhabi lucrative weapons contracts, and promising Khartoum that Washington would lift sanctions and the ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ designation against the Northeast African nation. … Read More >Pompeo ‘Confident’ Other Nations Will Join Arab-Israeli Peace Deal

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Mike Pompeo: US Gov’t Greenlights Military Equipment Sale to UAE, Including Up to 50 F-35 Jets

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It is unclear if the Congress will try to prevent the sale of the weapons to the Gulf state, which might contradict a legal obligation of the US to ensure that Israel maintains a “qualitative military edge” over the rest of the regional powers. … Read More >Mike Pompeo: US Gov’t Greenlights Military Equipment Sale to UAE, Including Up to 50 F-35 Jets

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UAE relaxes Islamic laws to allow alcohol consumption, sex outside marriage & criminalizes ‘honor killings’ – state media

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The UAE has moved to revise its Islamic personal laws, loosening restrictions on alcohol and cohabitation of unmarried couples as well as scrapping lenient penalties for “honor killings,” the state media said. … Read More >UAE relaxes Islamic laws to allow alcohol consumption, sex outside marriage & criminalizes ‘honor killings’ – state media