Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba rebuffs criticism of $23 billion US arms deal to his country, pointing out that Israel has given green light and rejecting claims of misconduct in Yemen

Measure is a stopgap to open doors to visitors from Jewish state until mutual visa waiver agreement is finalized

After White House officials brief Senate Foreign Relations Committee on planned $23 billion arms deal, lawmakers gear up for long-shot vote to block it

'When the UAE succeeds, Israel succeeds. And when Israel succeeds, the UAE succeeds,' PM says in video; Emirati news agency calls peace treaty the 'major political event of 2020'

Health Ministry concerned about high infection rates in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, but acknowledge putting restrictions on kingdom complicated by its new ties to Israel

Decision comes after Jerusalem reportedly asked US to press Riyadh on the matter; move reportedly only good for four days and does not cover Israeli flights to other destinations

Abu Dhabi calls for restraint 'to avoid dragging the region to new levels of instability'; Israel reportedly concerned Tehran could retaliate against Israeli tourists in Emirates

Travel agents across Middle East and Africa say Gulf state suddenly stopped issuing visas to their citizens, as Dubai welcomes its first visitors from Jewish state

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Nahyan sends letter to owner Moshe Hogeg expressing interest in buying half of the Israeli club

Diplomat in Riyadh says Saudis could use potential normalization as a 'carrot' with Biden to deflect from kingdom's human rights record