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Pompeo shattering precedent, sparking fury with RNC speech

11:15 pm August 24, 2020

Washington: Mike Pompeo‘s planned speech to the Republican National Convention this week has sparked a fury of criticism for breaking decades of precedent for sitting secretaries of state avoiding overt partisan political activity. Despite State Department assurances that Pompeo will be speaking in his personal capacity and won’t violate prohibitions on federal employees participating in public political events on […]

Telephone service begins between UAE, Israel amid deal

4:34 pm August 16, 2020

Dubai: Telephone service between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has begun as the two countries open diplomatic ties. Associated Press journalists in Jerusalem and Dubai were able to call each other from both landline and cellular phones on Sunday. Officials in Israel and the UAE did not immediately acknowledge the lines had begun working. Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday they are establishing full diplomatic relations in a […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

In historic breakthrough, UAE and Israel establish diplomatic ties

11:36 pm August 13, 2020

Dubai: In a major diplomatic breakthrough, the UAE on Thursday became the first Gulf country and the third in the Arab world to establish diplomatic relations with Israel as part of a deal to halt the controversial annexation of parts of the West Bank that Palestinians see as a part of their future state. US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to break the news […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

President Trump says UAE to open diplomatic ties with Israel

10:05 pm August 13, 2020

Dubai: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state. The announcement makes the UAE the first Gulf Arab state to do so and […]

Israel announces successful launch of new spy satellite

7:55 pm July 6, 2020

Jerusalem: Israel announced the successful launch of a new spy satellite Monday that will help it monitor Iran’s nuclear activities as the Israeli foreign minister hinted that his country may have been behind a fire that damaged an Iranian nuclear site last week. The “Ofek 16” satellite gives Israel what officials described as an additional tool in […]