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The UAE meeting will also prepare the groundwork for a Negev Forum summit of foreign ministers in Morocco, possibly as early as March. The Negev Forum countries held working group meetings in Abu Dhabi on Monday to advance regional projects with a lot of fanfare from the participants, while Jordan remained absent from the gathering. "The convening of the Negev Forum working groups of in the Emirates is another step in advancing and deepening the Abraham Accords," Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said in a message he sent to participants from Jerusalem. The regional meeting of delegations from Israel, the...

What does the US president hope to accomplish in his diplomatic trip to the Middle East? WASHINGTON – Despite Israeli media reports on Sunday night that US President Joe Biden’s planned visit to Israel and the Middle East had been rescheduled to July 14, there has been no confirmation from Washington. According to Reuters, citing a source familiar with the planning, the White House is planning to announce the trip this week. On Sunday, Biden didn’t mention Israel but said that he hasn’t decided yet if he’ll travel to Saudi Arabia next month. Speaking to reporters before Air Force One...

Iran was surprised to see the recent Negev Summit where Israel hosted the foreign ministers of the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt. It is now examining how strong this new alliance might be. Iran was surprised to see the recent Negev Summit where Israel hosted the foreign ministers of the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt. While Tehran has been shouting about the Abraham Accords since the beginning, accusing Arab states of betraying the Palestinian cause and threatening them against working with Israel, it appears that the Islamic Republic now understands that this new era of peaceful diplomacy is actually happening...