Abu Dhabi worried naming far-right firebrand minister would embarrass them and may make future cooperation with Jerusalem more difficult; Netanyahu reportedly in the know
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Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that the latest attack on civilian targets in Abu Dhabi, and the hijacking of a UAE-flagged ship, fall squarely in that category
- This diary is filed daily. Indicates new events - TUESDAY, MARCH 9 ACCRA – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses the nation in his first State of the Nation speech after re-election – 1300 GMT. BRUSSELS – The EU’s foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell debates the political situation in Georgia with European lawmakers – 1530 GMT. BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the National Integration Summit at the Chancellery in Berlin – 1130 GMT. MADRID – Spain’s economy minister Nadia Calvino speaks at a plenary session in Senate – 1500 GMT. ABU DHABI – Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed and Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed during his visit to the United Arab Emirates. BRUSSELS – United States climate envoy John Kerry and European Union Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans give a statement on Kerry’s visit to Brussels to d