The massive convention is a chance to sell arms to countries Israel now has normalized relations with.
Israel’s airports are closed. Despite several million Israelis vaccinated against the coronavirus, the country is trying to prevent travelers from leaving or coming due to concerns over new coronavirus mutations. This policy almost torpedoed Israel’s first time participation in the massive IDEX defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi. With almost 1,000 exhibitors from sixty countries, the exhibition is important.
Around forty Israeli companies sought to participate. However the airport closure meant many Israeli booths remain empty in the large impressive Israeli pavilion. Israel’s head of mission in Abu Dhabi Eitan Na’eh attended and went to the Israeli section. Israel Aerospace Industries had local staff at their booth and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems had members of a Spanish subsidiary fill in. Other companies, such as Aeronautics showed off their new Orbiter 4 tactical Un
Philia Forum put Greece in the center of new transcontinental geopolitical order
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A geopolitically changing event took place on February 11 when Greece hosted the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Iraq, as well as the Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates. The French Foreign Minister participated via video link.
Their attendance, whether in Athens or via video link, was for the inauguration of the Philia Forum. Officially called the “Philia Forum – Building Friendship, Peace and Prosperity from the Mediterranean to the Gulf,” the name explicitly highlights the intentions of the forum – Philia, coming from the Greek word for friendship.
Mohammed VI received Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), at the Royal Palace in Fez on Wednesday. At the meeting they discussed regional and international issues and discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries to further improve their relations.
Opinion: The deal between the two nations has already halted annexation and can further strengthen the position of Palestinians, foster an atmosphere of peace and cooperation in the region and encourage shift towards moderation and stability