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Israeli FM Yair Lapid, Blinken discuss Biden’s upcoming visit
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke over the US President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Israel in July. Lapid and Blinken spoke to…
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Israeli FM to visit Turkey next week
Tel Aviv: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is to visit Turkey on Thursday, amid months of thawing ties and fears that its nationals could become a target for Iranian attacks, his office…
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Israeli FM urges int’l help for restoring peace in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called for international help in restoring calm in East Jerusalem during a phone talk with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions.…
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Israeli FM Yair Lapid tests positive for COVID-19
Jerusalem: Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has announced that he has been tested positive for COVID-19. The minister is feeling well and staying in quarantine at his home after he was diagnosed…
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Iran denounces Israeli FM’s visit to Bahrain
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has denounced his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid’s recent visit to Bahrain, according to a local media report. The Bahraini government’s welcoming of Lapid is “a…
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Israel, Egypt FMs agree to boost bilateral ties
Tel Aviv: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry have agreed to strengthen bilateral ties, according to an official statement. During a phone call on Sunday, the two ministers…
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Israeli FM to visit Moscow for talks with Russian counterpart
Tel Aviv: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will fly to Moscow for an official trip to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, according to an official statement. The statement issued by the…
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Israel names first envoy to Bahrain
Tel Aviv: Israel has appointed its first Ambassador to Bahrain, almost a year after the two countries normalised their ties, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Eitan Na’eh, who had served…
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Morocco, Israel sign 3 cooperation agreements
Rabat: In a historic first since the normalisation of bilateral ties last year, Morocco and Israel have signed three cooperation agreements, with the aim of strengthening the relations between the two nations.…
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Israeli Foreign Minister embarks on ‘historic’ trip to Morocco
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid departed on Wednesday for Morocco, marking the first visit to Morocco by Israel’s top diplomat since the two countries normalized ties in 2020. “Departing for a…
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First-ever Israeli embassy opens in UAE
Abu Dhabi: The first-ever Israeli embassy in the United Arab Emirates opened on Tuesday. The embassy was inaugurated by Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in the presence of Noura Al Kaabi, Emirati…
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New Israeli foreign minister lands in UAE on 1st state visit
Dubai: Israel’s new foreign minister touched down on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates, beginning the first high-level trip by an Israeli official to the Gulf Arab state since the two countries normalised…
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Israeli foreign minister to make first visit to UAE
Jerusalem: Israel’s new foreign minister will head to the United Arab Emirates next week for the first-ever visit by a top Israeli diplomat to the Gulf country. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s visit…
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Bahrain appoints first-ever ambassador to Israel
Manama: Bahrain on Tuesday, announced the appointment of Khaled Youssef Al-Jalahma to head its diplomatic mission to the Israeli Occupation. Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi assured his Bahraini counterpart that “the Bahraini government’s…
