UAE Cabinet Approves Establishing Embassy in Tel Aviv

Gulf

January 24th, 3:20pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and ruler of Dubai, heads the cabinet session. WAM

The United Arab Emirates on Sunday approved establishing an embassy in the city of Tel Aviv in Israel, the UAE government said on its Twitter account, citing a cabinet decision. The UAE and Israel agreed to normalize relations in August. A statement from the Israeli foreign ministry said Israel's embassy in Abu Dhabi officially opened on Sunday with the arrival of the country's envoy there, albeit in a temporary location until permanent premises are found.

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