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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday received Gideon Saar, Israel’s Foreign Minister, in Abu Dhabi.
The meeting focused on the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip as they discussed regional and international efforts to reach a sustainable ceasefire.
Sheikh Abdullah reaffirmed the UAE’s position that negotiations to achieve a comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution must resume. He said this would bring stability and achieve security in the region while ending the violence.
UAE company Damac Properties has made a $20 billion investment in the US to build data centres, president-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday. Hussain Sajwani, founder and chairman of the Dubai-based real estate developer, said it could increase its investment under the right market conditions.
Mr Trump said the first phase of the project will be conducted in eight US states, including Arizona, Illinois and Louisiana.
A Syrian Air flight arrived at Sharjah International Airport on Tuesday, the first international commercial flight from Damascus since Syrian rebels toppled former president Bashar Al Assad's government last month.
The plane, carrying 145 Syrians, according to the Sana news agency, landed shortly after 3.35pm. It marked a return to international travel from the Syrian capital after flights were grounded on December 8.
