Middle East

"The Houthis’ assault on Marib is the action of a group not committed to peace or to ending the war afflicting the people of Yemen."

The gathering coincided with increasing tensions between Iran and the United States in the last days of President Donald Trump's administration, and many in the crowd demanded revenge.

Backers of the sale also described the UAE as an important U.S. partner in the Middle East.

The breakthrough, overseen by U.S. President Donald Trump, is a foreign policy flourish ahead of his reelection bid next month. For the U.S. allies, it is a chance to close ...

That group is alleged to have detained or killed Western hostages, including U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and aid workers Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig.

President Donald Trump hosted the White House ceremony, capping a dramatic month when first the UAE and then Bahrain agreed to reverse decades of ill will without a resolution of ...

"This is a historic breakthrough to further peace in the Middle East."

Israel and the UAE agreed last month to normalize relations in a deal that Trump helped orchestrate.

The United States has around 5,200 troops that were deployed in Iraq to fight the Islamic State militant group.

Kushner later flew to Bahrain and then Saudi Arabia and is expected also to visit Qatar.

On board the packed airliner, passengers were welcomed in Arabic as well as English and Hebrew.

"That is meant to be one of the outcomes of the talks in the next 24 hours in the Emirates - setting a date for the signing."

President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a decree abolishing a boycott law as part of "the UAE's efforts to expand diplomatic and commercial cooperation with Israel.

"We're looking forward to that."

Both Bahrain and Oman praised the UAE-Israel accord, although neither have commented on their own prospects for normalised relations.

"Israel and the United Arab Emirates have taken a historic step to bridge the deep divides of the Middle East."

"I think history is going to remember the president for being a great peacemaker."

"HUGE breakthrough today!"

The government has promised to hold those responsible to account. But few Lebanese are convinced.

Esper said the U.S. government was "still getting information on what happened."