16th September 2020: The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have signed historic diplomatic normalization deals with Israel at a ceremony at the White House. US President Donald Trump overlooked the accord that was signed by the Emirati foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Bahrain’s foreign minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayan with the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. After Jordan and Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain are the first Arab countries to recognize the Jewish state of Israel as a nation. Trump says peace deals close between Israel and five or six other Arab countries This accord will help these counties set us embassies, open trade, and tourism with one another as well as aiding the development in better political relations. Israel will also be selling fighter jets to the UAE and Bahrain after this agreement. Similarly, the accord will also help the countries stand up against their common enemy, Iran. Pakistan and UAE Sign MoU on Financial Crimes The Abraham Accords, as they have been named, are framed by the Trump administration as a “pathway to peace” for the region and proof of Mr Trump’s credentials as a deal maker. … Continue reading UAE and Bahrain sign an Accord with Israel