UAE
“I believe Israelis will come to visit after the Expo,” said a senior official in the UAE’s Ministry of Tourism. “Even now, we have a few Israelis visiting us, and we will be happy to accommodate Israeli tourists.”
The FIRST robotics team, which operates under the aegis of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, won a silver medal at the competition that featured 191 teams, representing 191 countries.
In an unmarked villa, Jews gather for weekly prayers, kosher meals, celebrations and holidays. Those who do not travel on Shabbat can stay in the home’s upstairs living quarters.
A small group of Jews who live in the capital reportedly meet for worship in a private residence.
The U.S. secretary of state is also scheduled to meet the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates.
U.S. president calls the bills “ill-conceived,” saying that holding up the sales will damage “important relationships” with “allies and partners.”
The visit came as the IAEA announced that Iran has exceeded the uranium enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal.
“These were efforts by the Iranians to raise the price of crude oil,” he told reporters before departing for Europe, where he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin to discuss Iran and other issues.
A new synagogue opened and has been operating without a rabbi.
The journalists, editors of IRGC-affiliated newspapers, warn of additional attacks at the Fujairah and Yanbu ports, as well as in the Red Sea and on the Golan Heights.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes participation as “another expression of Israel’s rising status in the world and the region.”
The Israeli defense ministry apparently denied the eventual go-ahead because of reservations about giving sensitive technology to the Emiratis and U.S. concerns about the agreement.
